In article >,
"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:

> >> > Here I thought I was the only one. I just can't stand the taste of
> >> > arugula and always use a substitute for it in recipes.
> >>
> >> Have you ever grown it?
> >
> > I have.
> >
> > It still smelled like dirty socks.
>
>
> Don't you live in Texas?

South Central, around Austin.
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"Omelet" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>
>> >> > Here I thought I was the only one. I just can't stand the taste of
>> >> > arugula and always use a substitute for it in recipes.
>> >>
>> >> Have you ever grown it?
>> >
>> > I have.
>> >
>> > It still smelled like dirty socks.
>>
>>
>> Don't you live in Texas?
>
> South Central, around Austin.


Do you ever get a month of growing season when it stays below 50?

In article >,
"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
> > In article >,
> > "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
> >
> >> >> > Here I thought I was the only one. I just can't stand the taste of
> >> >> > arugula and always use a substitute for it in recipes.
> >> >>
> >> >> Have you ever grown it?
> >> >
> >> > I have.
> >> >
> >> > It still smelled like dirty socks.
> >>
> >>
> >> Don't you live in Texas?
> >
> > South Central, around Austin.
>
>
> Do you ever get a month of growing season when it stays below 50?

Depends on when you plant.
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"Little Malice" > wrote

> One time on Usenet, Omelet > said:

>> It still smelled like dirty socks.
>
> Oooh, they need to print that on the seed packages... ;-)

(laugh!) That cracked me up. I'm leery of flowers they claim are
fragrant. I think that's flower-speak for stinks like crazy.

nancy

"Omelet" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>
>> "Omelet" > wrote in message
>> news
>> > In article >,
>> > "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>> >
>> >> >> > Here I thought I was the only one. I just can't stand the taste
>> >> >> > of
>> >> >> > arugula and always use a substitute for it in recipes.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Have you ever grown it?
>> >> >
>> >> > I have.
>> >> >
>> >> > It still smelled like dirty socks.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Don't you live in Texas?
>> >
>> > South Central, around Austin.
>>
>>
>> Do you ever get a month of growing season when it stays below 50?
>
> Depends on when you plant.


Should I take that as a yes, or are you drunk?

In article >,
"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:

> "Emma Thackery" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > Marcella Peek > wrote:
> >
> >> In article . com>,
> >> " > wrote:
> >>
> >> > OK, my palate is perhaps a bit unsophisticated, but I can't eat bitter
> >> > greens. Just. Can't. (For scale - I ate a single leaf of raw arugula
> >> > last night. Had to wash it down with water.)
> >> >
> >> > Anyway, I think I'll be getting a lot of them in my new-to-me-this-
> >> > year CSA subscription. So... what can I do to make them tasty? Any way
> >> > to tone down the bitterness? Also, what leafy greens are not bitter?
> >> > I'm familiar with a large variety of Asian greens (eg, bok choi, napa
> >> > cabbage, pea tips, etc), but what "American" greens are not bitter?
> >> > (Chard?)
> >>
> >> I don't find chard or kale to be bitter. I cannot gag down arugula -
> >> lord knows we've tried and blech every time.
> >
> > Here I thought I was the only one. I just can't stand the taste of
> > arugula and always use a substitute for it in recipes.
>
> Have you ever grown it?

Yes..... and what a terrible waste it was. It grows so nicely here too.
It tastes better when very small/young. But I still can't stand it. We
have to grow greens early here before it gets hot. In the winter, we
use a cold frame.

In article >,
Omelet > wrote:
[...]
>
> Oh yeah... ;-d
>
> Zesty sprouts!!!
>
> Our local grocer sells a mix of Alfalfa and Radish sprouts.
> They are wonderful stuffed into a pita with a little lime mayo and
> sliced tomato.
>
> I had a co-worker that used to tease me about eating chia pet
> sandwiches. <G>
>
> I love pitas and sprouts!

I wish I could find a source of radish seeds for sprouting so I could
sprout my own. Just love those sprouts. I put them in salads mostly or
sometimes I just eat them plain. But you've given me the idea to try
them on a "sandwich" made from one of those new (gluten free) teff wraps.

In article >,
"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
> > In article >,
> > "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
> >
> >> >> > Here I thought I was the only one. I just can't stand the taste of
> >> >> > arugula and always use a substitute for it in recipes.
> >> >>
> >> >> Have you ever grown it?
> >> >
> >> > I have.
> >> >
> >> > It still smelled like dirty socks.
> >>
> >>
> >> Don't you live in Texas?
> >
> > South Central, around Austin.
>
>
> Do you ever get a month of growing season when it stays below 50?

I spent a week in Elko, Nevada a while back. They boast one of the
shortest growing seasons in the US, at 90 days. First frost is
September, last is June. If you want to farm, you have a choice of two
crops, hay and grass. The hay requires irrigation, since the annual
average precipitation is 8 inches.

In article >,
"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
> > In article >,
> > "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
> >
> >> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> >> news > >> > In article >,
> >> > "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> >> > Here I thought I was the only one. I just can't stand the taste
> >> >> >> > of
> >> >> >> > arugula and always use a substitute for it in recipes.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Have you ever grown it?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I have.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > It still smelled like dirty socks.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Don't you live in Texas?
> >> >
> >> > South Central, around Austin.
> >>
> >>
> >> Do you ever get a month of growing season when it stays below 50?
> >
> > Depends on when you plant.
>
>
> Should I take that as a yes, or are you drunk?

Greens grow in the winter here.
That is when I grow broccoli and chard.

It has survived temps down to 12 degrees AND ice storms.

Texas has a winter.
It was an ignorant question.
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In article >,
Emma Thackery > wrote:

> In article >,
> Omelet > wrote:
> [...]
> >
> > Oh yeah... ;-d
> >
> > Zesty sprouts!!!
> >
> > Our local grocer sells a mix of Alfalfa and Radish sprouts.
> > They are wonderful stuffed into a pita with a little lime mayo and
> > sliced tomato.
> >
> > I had a co-worker that used to tease me about eating chia pet
> > sandwiches. <G>
> >
> > I love pitas and sprouts!
>
> I wish I could find a source of radish seeds for sprouting so I could
> sprout my own. Just love those sprouts. I put them in salads mostly or
> sometimes I just eat them plain. But you've given me the idea to try
> them on a "sandwich" made from one of those new (gluten free) teff wraps.

If you can't find them locally at a health food store, I'll bet you can
get some on line. :-)

They really are very good!
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Emma Thackery > wrote in
:

> In article >,
> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>
>> "Emma Thackery" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Here I thought I was the only one. I just can't stand
>> > the taste of arugula and always use a substitute for it
>> > in recipes.
>>
>> Have you ever grown it?
>
> Yes..... and what a terrible waste it was. It grows so
> nicely here too. It tastes better when very small/young.
> But I still can't stand it. We have to grow greens early
> here before it gets hot. In the winter, we use a cold
> frame.

are you a supertaster?
i like arugala, but i rarely eat it. i do buy it a lot for my
tortoises though.
there are a few greens i find that people either love or
hate: mustard, arugala, dandelions, sorrel...
plaintain (common broadleaf) is edible, but i don't know
anyone that eats it by choice.
lee

Emma Thackery > wrote in
:

> In article
> >,
> Omelet > wrote:
> [...]
>>
>> Oh yeah... ;-d
>>
>> Zesty sprouts!!!
>>
>> Our local grocer sells a mix of Alfalfa and Radish
>> sprouts. They are wonderful stuffed into a pita with a
>> little lime mayo and sliced tomato.
>>
>> I had a co-worker that used to tease me about eating chia
>> pet sandwiches. <G>
>>
>> I love pitas and sprouts!
>
> I wish I could find a source of radish seeds for sprouting
> so I could sprout my own. Just love those sprouts. I put
> them in salads mostly or sometimes I just eat them plain.
> But you've given me the idea to try them on a "sandwich"
> made from one of those new (gluten free) teff wraps.

Johnny's has sprouting seeds for radish (& a few others):
http://www.johnnyseeds.com/catalog/search.aspx?
scommand=search&search=sprout%2bseeds
or:http://tinyurl.com/264jyz

there's also the SproutPeople:
http://www.sproutpeople.com/seeds.html

but i haven't ordered from them yet.
lee

On Sat, 09 Jun 2007 14:40:44 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>I had a co-worker that used to tease me about eating chia pet
>sandwiches. <G>

Funny! If I ever own a sandwich shop, I'll put a chia pet sandwich on
the menu. I just like the sound of it. I like sprouts on sandwiches,
too.


Tara

In article >,
Tara > wrote:

> On Sat, 09 Jun 2007 14:40:44 -0500, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> >I had a co-worker that used to tease me about eating chia pet
> >sandwiches. <G>
>
> Funny! If I ever own a sandwich shop, I'll put a chia pet sandwich on
> the menu. I just like the sound of it. I like sprouts on sandwiches,
> too.
>
>
> Tara

Marketing is everything... ;-D

Chia sprouts are supposed to be edible, but I've never tried them.
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Emma Thackery wrote:
> In article >,
> Omelet > wrote:
> [...]
>> Oh yeah... ;-d
>>
>> Zesty sprouts!!!
>>
>> Our local grocer sells a mix of Alfalfa and Radish sprouts.
>> They are wonderful stuffed into a pita with a little lime mayo and
>> sliced tomato.
>>
>> I had a co-worker that used to tease me about eating chia pet
>> sandwiches. <G>
>>
>> I love pitas and sprouts!
>
> I wish I could find a source of radish seeds for sprouting so I could
> sprout my own. Just love those sprouts. I put them in salads mostly or
> sometimes I just eat them plain. But you've given me the idea to try
> them on a "sandwich" made from one of those new (gluten free) teff wraps.


Here is a source for Radish Seeds.

http://www.territorial-seed.com/stores/1/search.cfm

margaret suran wrote:
> Emma Thackery wrote:
>> In article >,
>> Omelet > wrote:
>> [...]
>>> Oh yeah... ;-d
>>>
>>> Zesty sprouts!!!
>>>
>>> Our local grocer sells a mix of Alfalfa and Radish sprouts.
>>> They are wonderful stuffed into a pita with a little lime mayo and
>>> sliced tomato.
>>>
>>> I had a co-worker that used to tease me about eating chia pet
>>> sandwiches. <G>
>>>
>>> I love pitas and sprouts!
>>
>> I wish I could find a source of radish seeds for sprouting so I could
>> sprout my own. Just love those sprouts. I put them in salads mostly
>> or sometimes I just eat them plain. But you've given me the idea to
>> try them on a "sandwich" made from one of those new (gluten free) teff
>> wraps.
>
>
> Here is a source for Radish Seeds.
>
> http://www.territorial-seed.com/stores/1/search.cfm


I believe I sent the wrong page

http://www.territorial-seed.com/stor...ishes_C144.cfm

In article t>,
margaret suran > wrote:

> Emma Thackery wrote:
> > In article >,

> > I wish I could find a source of radish seeds for sprouting so I could
> > sprout my own. Just love those sprouts. I put them in salads mostly or
> > sometimes I just eat them plain. But you've given me the idea to try
> > them on a "sandwich" made from one of those new (gluten free) teff wraps.
>
> Here is a source for Radish Seeds.
>
> http://www.territorial-seed.com/stores/1/search.cfm

Thanks! I did not realize Territorial sold seeds for sprouting. How
does $14./pound seem for seeds for sprouting? I've never sprouted
radish seeds before.

Emma Thackery wrote:

>
> Thanks! I did not realize Territorial sold seeds for sprouting. How
> does $14./pound seem for seeds for sprouting? I've never sprouted
> radish seeds before.

Sorry, I didn't realize that there are different seeds for sprouting and
for growing new plants. I assumed, or didn't give it much thought, that
all seeds are meant to sprout. I can see that $14.00 a pound seems
excessive for sprouts meant to be eaten in one or two meals. MS

margaret suran > wrote in
link.net:

> Emma Thackery wrote:
>
>>
>> Thanks! I did not realize Territorial sold seeds for sprouting. How
>> does $14./pound seem for seeds for sprouting? I've never sprouted
>> radish seeds before.
>
> Sorry, I didn't realize that there are different seeds for sprouting
and
> for growing new plants. I assumed, or didn't give it much thought,
that
> all seeds are meant to sprout. I can see that $14.00 a pound seems
> excessive for sprouts meant to be eaten in one or two meals. MS

A pound of radish seeds is probably at least 4 months supply of sprouts.
1 oz of seeds at a guess would make a lb of sprouts or more. And a lb of
sprouts is probably 4 or 5 meal side dish garnishes, additions, salad
ingredient, sandwich condiment...whatever.

In fact a lb might be overkill unless your timing is good.

--

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It'll be a sunny day in August, when the Moon will shine that night-
Elbonian Folklore

On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:55:58 -0500, Emma Thackery >
wrote:

>In article t>,
> margaret suran > wrote:
>
>> Emma Thackery wrote:
>> > In article >,
>
>> > I wish I could find a source of radish seeds for sprouting so I could
>> > sprout my own. Just love those sprouts. I put them in salads mostly or
>> > sometimes I just eat them plain. But you've given me the idea to try
>> > them on a "sandwich" made from one of those new (gluten free) teff wraps.
>>
>> Here is a source for Radish Seeds.
>>
>> http://www.territorial-seed.com/stores/1/search.cfm
>
>Thanks! I did not realize Territorial sold seeds for sprouting. How
>does $14./pound seem for seeds for sprouting? I've never sprouted
>radish seeds before.


Johnny's seeds sells radish seeds and gives the number of seeds/oz.
For radish it is 2175 seeds/oz. That should keep you busy for a
while.


www.johnnyseeds.com
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Susan N.

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