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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT gmail.com>]

I found this message in my drafts folder...not sure if I ever sent it or 
not!  Senility...


Speaking of Asian veggies, I've become a big fan of gai lan (gailan,
kailan, and various other spellings) AKA Chinese broccoli.  I'm growing
it, and from what I understand, it is a cut and come again kind of
broccoli/brassica that does well throughout the summer.  You eat the
leaves and flowerheads.  It is great in stir fries or alone with some
lemon and pepper.  If you like broccoli, you should try it.

Today is my first day back in the garden as well.  I transplanted a row
of bush cherries into another, thinner row, combining two varieties into
 one hedge.  I meant to do this in January; hope I haven't doomed them
to an early death.  I guess the chickens scratched and ate my garlic
because I can't find it. I did find a few onions and carrots under the
leaf mulch.

Bev

Clansgian AT wmconnect.com wrote:

> Some years back I began to grow all manner of oriental greens in the 
> gardens.  Bac Choi, Joi Choi, and I'm not sure I recall them all.  One, though, we 
> grow quite a bit of,  tsa-tsoi (also rendered ta-tsoi, tat-soi, and sever 
> others).  By the bye, soi, tsoi, choi, and other spellings are attempts at 
> transliterating the Chinese word for cabbage or brassica.
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