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Re: Looking for out of the ordinary vegetable suggestions

>I ran across a Asparagus Pea in my WWW travels and that seemed out
>of the ordinary to me...  I appreciate any input...

Asparagus Pea is Tetragonolobus purpureus -- a small, frost-sensitive crop
with nice, brown-red flowers (therefore also called "Coffee Pea") and
winged peas (-> "Winged Pea"). Don't seed before the last frost and harvest
the pods at a length of about one to one and a half inch, not more. The pods
are cooked for about 10 minutes in butter and a bit of water. The taste is
not enormous, but quite distinct.

Spacing in the SQFT garden: 2 per sqft. Do this by planting 2 seeds in the
diagonale of one square:

+------+
| #    |
|      |
|    # |
*------*

This spacing according to my experience here in Switzerland, a climate
comparable to coastal Maine or eastern Oregon.



Andreas


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E-mail: viviani@active.ch  Dr. Andreas Viviani
Tel: +41 1 786 11 16    Fax: +41 1 786 11 25
Homepage:  /http://www2.active.ch/~viviani
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