RE: Exotic/unusual vegetables

Hallo Petra Thanks for getting back to me. I am thinking of doing a feature
on unusual/ different veg .......so anything out of the ordinary with a
reason behind why it is grown  is great. Where are you Petra? Do you grow at
home or on an allotment? is there still stuff to harvest or have I left it
too late?! Does that make sense?!
Hear from you soon
Kay 

Kay Maguire
Specialist Horticultural Researcher
BBC Gardener's World 2003
0121 4329510  07968 898319

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Petra Suckling [SMTP:suckling@ntlworld.com]
> Sent:	Tuesday, September 24, 2002 5:21 PM
> To:	veggie-list@eskimo.com
> Subject:	Re: Exotic/unusual vegetables
> 
> Hi Kay
> 
> depends what you call unusual  I grow lots of different tomatoes most of 
> which are not on the european seed list.  Ditto beans.  Ditto 
> cucurbits.  So once seed is acquired - from swaps, HDRA, Future Food etc
> it 
> is a case of saving own seed..
> 
> Why?  Mainly so that old varieties do not become extinct despite being no 
> longer or not ever on the seed list.
> 
> Real exotic veg could be Achocha (a fun sort of cucumber),  Fig leaf gourd
> 
> aka Courge de Siam (because they make ace pickles), Oca (nice decorative, 
> crunchy little tubers),  Tomatillo (not really exotic, but they keep for 
> such a long time) etc
> 
> What info are you after in particular Kay?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Petra
> 
> 
> 
> At 16:58 24/09/02 +0100, you wrote:
> >I'm looking for information from anyone who grows unusual or exotic
> >vegetables in their gardens or allotments. If you could drop me a line
> >letting me know what you grow, where, why & where you get your seed etc
> that
> >would be lovely thanks!
> >
> >Kay Maguire
> >Specialist Horticultural Researcher
> >BBC Gardener's World 2003
> >0121 4329510  07968 898319
> >
> >
> >
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