Re: Asian greens
- Subject: Re: Asian greens
- From: T* V* O*
- Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 07:48:57 -0800
- Resent-Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 07:46:11 -0800
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Janet,
We grow tatsoi here in Vancouver through October & November without any
protection. By about December/Jan when hard frost hits and temperatures
reach about the 20s, tatsoi usually goes. It will overwinter quite well in a
cold frame.
Arzeena
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----- Original Message -----
From: <Meconella@aol.com>
To: <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 5:57 PM
Subject: Asian greens
> In a message dated 11/14/01 9:06:26 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> nesa@pacific.net.sg writes:
>
> << Joanne, you might want to try some of our Asian greens like Chinese
celery,
> Choy sum, Gai Lan etc. They do well in the cold. My friend's choy sum
> survived the frost in Texas last winter. >>
>
> I have read that an oriental green called Tat soi withstands more cold
than
> almost anything else. Shepards used to sell it. I grow it here in s.
calif,
> but we dont have cold winters so I have never tested its ability to
> withstand cold.
>
> Janet
>
>
