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Posted by lilhydro Portland, OR (My Page) on Sun, Aug 14, 05 at 3:00
| I would like to grow some vietnamese veggies and fruits, but i'm not sure what types of plants there are. Could anyone please reccomend some good vietnamese veggies/fruits to grow?
Thanks-Curtis |
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RE: Vietnamese veggies/fruits
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- Posted by Baci z10Ca (My Page) on
Tue, Aug 16, 05 at 6:31
Some of the fruits, vegetables, herbs are: Vietnamese spinach (Malabar, Buffalo spinach) Hottuynia cordata or Lizard’s tail Small & large taro Chinese yucca White yam Various greens, specialty mustards, Chrysanthemum greens Possibly spiny chayote Jicima; combine with carrots & marinated for a garnish. Yard long beans Specialty taro stems Specialty peppers, squashes, including obo & hubbard varieties. You might also see Thai eggplants, such as the India, Kermit or purple prince varieties. Some of the fruits found include: Jackfruit Dragon fruit There are certain annona species native to Vietnam, but you will not find them here. Probably pumello Imported tamarind Rambutan Specialty papayas, guavas Litchi, Logans There are also many herbs & others: Shitaki mushrooms Water chestnuts Eryngium foetidum Long coriander Thai basil Rice paddy herb: Limnophila aromatica Spearmint Chinese celery Galangal, turmeric (orange; possibly yellow) Thai basil Shiso (red & purple) Burdock Lemon grass (Cymbopogon citrate) Fish mint (Houttuynia cordata) Vietnamese coriander (Polygonum odoratum) Some call this rau ram, but it has a different name in the markets. There are plan & variegated varieties Sorrel If you want to grow a garden with these plants, you can start most of them from grocery store produce. Plants you can not start may be sold at the stores. |
RE: Vietnamese veggies/fruits
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- Posted by MingTea z8 OR Corvallis (My Page) on
Tue, Aug 16, 05 at 23:21
| sorry, but that fruit list won't grow unless you have a greenhouse or a lot of space in your home! there are small species of papayas that would be practical to grow, and you can grow jujubees and kumquats, too, as well as "chocolate vine," akebia quinata. ("chinese five star" is another name). as for veggies, i think most of that list will do fine at varying times of the year. if you're in portland, check out either uwajimaya or An-Dong market for produce you can start. Vietnamese coriander (rau ram) will root in water and grow like a weed, and even lemon grass (catch it on the day it's shipped in and pick one with a lot of base) will root in water in a couple weeks. both those stores, as well as many local nurseries sell asian vegetable seeds. the seed i haven't had luck with is yard-long beans, but i have to admit, i probably don't keep as close an eye on them as i should--slugs get 'em. remember cruciferous veggies (gai lan, tsa choy, etc.) will taste best when sown and grown in early spring/late summer. in the spring, you can buy a good variety of asian greens as 6-pack starts even at the local bi-mart and fred meyer stores. -ming |
RE: Vietnamese veggies/fruits
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There are a lot of veggies that can be grown.
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