Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners

Reviewed on 01/13/2007 by California Olive - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	California, United States Frost Free Season: More than 203 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
In addition to being sold as a green, this plant is sold as a winter cover crop for mild-winter climates. Sown in fall, it requires little care here, and develops very sweet, mild leaves. My plants, grown on less than ideal soil, were a little spindly, but the leaves were very good. Use in salads when small, cooked when larger. When over-wintered, it bolts in about February in Central California, at about the right time to attract bees to early-blooming stone fruits. I stuck bouquets of the flowers in the trees. The bright yellow flowers are also edible, and fun to eat while out in the garden when there isn't much else ready to eat. They are sweet and would make a nice garnish for salads, too.

Reviewed on 03/25/2006 by NWL - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Oxford, Maine, United States Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Good yield even in poor soil.