Fat lazy Blondes

[ACE]

Has anybody grown this lettuce? what is it like, is it worth it.  I heard a reference to this lettuce on gardeners question time, and me being me would love a couple of rows of fat lazy blondes in my garden.

[ACE]

[triffid]

For anyone who thinks "E's 'avin' a larf", this blonde's been around since the 1850s  ;D    Haven't grown it, ACE, but Thomas Etty stocks seed.

http://www.thomasetty.co.uk

Sounds posher in French, doesn't it? : "grosse blonde paresseuse"




BTW, I just love the courteous phrasing from TE's homepage:
"May it please you to note that we continue to modify and improve this electrical website, and we crave your indulgence whilst this necessary work continues."

[supersprout]

Don't forget your Drunken Woman to keep her company ACE ;)

[Doris_Pinks]

Mwahahaha  I grew Drunken Woman last year, she flopped all over the place, but was good! ;D
Sorry haven't tried it Ace, but made me laugh!

[cornykev]

How about lady fingers.

[saddad]

I thought Lazy Housewife French bean was pushing your luck!
;D

[flossie]

I think  that Nun's bellybuttons are also available - ( a chap on our plot boasts having some!) ;)

[cornykev]

Has  anyone grown Okra (lady fingers) looks nice in the book.  ::) :P ;D ;D

[carolinej]

I've heard they go really gloopy when you cook them :P

cj :)

[manicscousers]

so've i, I was told they went like snotty stuff  ;D

[okra]

tried to grow okra last year without much success. I have eaten an okra/tomatoe stew in Cyprus and it was delicious

[kitten]

Re okra: Haven't tried to grow them but have eaten them and they were v tasty! An indian friend I used to have cooked them for me and they were gorgeous.

[ACE]

we use ocra as a thickening agent in our cajun recipes. Iwould not like to eat it on its own.

What a nice lot of names that have come up on this thread, if I grow that lot I will have to have a red light on my plot. ;D

[flossie]

Dry Okra Curry - Bhindi bhaji - is delicious :P
Have tried growing okra with no success - think it needs a high temperature ???

[supersprout]

I'm giving it a go for the first time this year. A relative of hibiscus, delicious IMO and easily available from the market here :)

I've heard they go really gloopy when you cook them :P

They do - nothing sinister, only long carbohydrate chains, which can thicken soups and stews without flour or cornflour. The mucilage doesn't appear if the okra is briefly cooked - long, slow cooking brings it out

Have tried growing okra with no success - think it needs a high temperature ???

Flo and okra, what happened to yours? I'm banking on getting them to fruit - best okra is unripe, so even if they only get that far, into the pot they go ;D

[Hyacinth]

EJ and I (and someone else - in Spain?) tried growing okra last year. I got ONE off a plant in a pot in the 'house (cos they need a high temp) and was getting really excited...til a cat got into the 'house & knocked the pot over >:(  But I've a few seeds left & I'm giving them another go this year. Loves okra, me :D

[Garjan]

Last season I grew okra in the Netherlands. I had just a few plants for experimenting. They produced about eight fingers, most of them from one plant.

We have long hot summers these last years, but I think that they feel more comfortable when sheltered against wind and for keeping them a bit warmer during the night.
Will certainly try again this year. They tasted great.