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.
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."
Don't forget your Drunken Woman to keep her company ACE ;)
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!
How about lady fingers.
I thought Lazy Housewife French bean was pushing your luck!
;D
I think that Nun's bellybuttons are also available - ( a chap on our plot boasts having some!) ;)
Has anyone grown Okra (lady fingers) looks nice in the book. ::) :P ;D ;D
I've heard they go really gloopy when you cook them :P
cj :)
so've i, I was told they went like snotty stuff ;D
tried to grow okra last year without much success. I have eaten an okra/tomatoe stew in Cyprus and it was delicious
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.
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
Dry Okra Curry - Bhindi bhaji - is delicious :P
Have tried growing okra with no success - think it needs a high temperature ???
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 :)
Quote from: carolinej on January 17, 2007, 21:37:44
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 (http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e220/supersprout/smilies/teech.gif)
Quote from: flossie on January 17, 2007, 22:11:03
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
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
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.