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Boiled up some gigandes supposed to be drying out for storage, but going mouldy....added olive oil, salt, pepper, parsley and coriander - absolutely lovely. I simply CANNOT increase their numbers fast enough. I intend to put in 20 seedlings next year. Or 30.Also chewed raw a final runner bean and a slightly manky mangetout.
Quote from: artichoke on November 10, 2011, 18:18:09Boiled up some gigandes supposed to be drying out for storage, but going mouldy....added olive oil, salt, pepper, parsley and coriander - absolutely lovely. I simply CANNOT increase their numbers fast enough. I intend to put in 20 seedlings next year. Or 30.Also chewed raw a final runner bean and a slightly manky mangetout.Are gigandes the same as what we'd call lima beans or some folks call them butter beans? They take a long growing season here.
Quote from: GrannieAnnie on November 10, 2011, 18:30:10Quote from: artichoke on November 10, 2011, 18:18:09Boiled up some gigandes supposed to be drying out for storage, but going mouldy....added olive oil, salt, pepper, parsley and coriander - absolutely lovely. I simply CANNOT increase their numbers fast enough. I intend to put in 20 seedlings next year. Or 30.Also chewed raw a final runner bean and a slightly manky mangetout.Are gigandes the same as what we'd call lima beans or some folks call them butter beans? They take a long growing season here.Butterbeans are lovely! Tell us more, please!!!!
Quote from: Aden Roller on November 10, 2011, 23:31:14Quote from: GrannieAnnie on November 10, 2011, 18:30:10Quote from: artichoke on November 10, 2011, 18:18:09Boiled up some gigandes supposed to be drying out for storage, but going mouldy....added olive oil, salt, pepper, parsley and coriander - absolutely lovely. I simply CANNOT increase their numbers fast enough. I intend to put in 20 seedlings next year. Or 30.Also chewed raw a final runner bean and a slightly manky mangetout.Are gigandes the same as what we'd call lima beans or some folks call them butter beans? They take a long growing season here.Butterbeans are lovely! Tell us more, please!!!! Grew those in 2009 but we ate them green after boiling and buttering.
What an awesome thread!Swiss Chard, Turnip leaf, Cabbage leaf, various mixed leaf salad, a round lettuce, Mizuna, a few Tsoi sim flowers, Thyme, Rosemary, Continental Parsley, Curly Parsley and some mixed micro herbs/salad (first try, as seen on HFW River Cottage, not sure as it just seems like some cress, but tasty, maybe a waste of seeds?) oh, and some Rocket. This was lunch and dinner, and quite a surprising haul for November, I think lucky weather here :) Makes it all worthwhile!
http://www.realseeds.co.uk/orientalgreens.htmlFurther down the page... Though I fancy a few of the others too x