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From the lens Rare Vegetable Plants for your Home Garden.

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  • huvalbd Mar 17, 2012 @ 7:07 pm | delete
    We grew purple stem broccoli a few times. It takes 11 months to mature and bear, and can grow nearly 6 feet tall--ours did! The butterflies love it, so during the summer we had to pick caterpillars off twice a day. But it was worth it for the taste. Eight plants kept 2 people eating broccoli nearly every day for 2 months.
  • Pam Kennedy Mar 3, 2012 @ 7:33 am | delete
    A great source here in Northeast Kingdom of Vermont is High Mowing seeds. Great for folks looking for hardy veggies, they also have heirloom and very interesting varieties.
  • elynmac Mar 3, 2012 @ 2:36 am | delete
    Awesome awesome webpage. I love it! How much fun is this?? I am creating a page on unique Chinese vegetables (I live in China) but I am not done yet. Your page is an inspiration. Thanks for the encouragement.
  • gemjane Feb 1, 2012 @ 8:47 pm | delete
    I am going to try a squash called tromboncino rampicante. It is said to be of the "zucchetta" type, which can be used as both a summer and a winter squash. It is supposed to be very tender and very tasty.
  • kingsrookie Nov 6, 2011 @ 5:46 pm | delete
    Amazing lens! I would love to grow the blood red carrots!
  • EchoTarpeian Aug 31, 2011 @ 2:17 pm | delete
    fab!
  • turtleface Aug 25, 2011 @ 10:02 pm | delete
    This lens is one that I'm going to have to come back to. I want to do things and once I get my wallfarm and such larger and more diverse then I'll be getting better foods to eat. I can't wait.
  • RawBill Aug 24, 2011 @ 4:00 am | delete
    Awesome stuff! I have never seen some of these veggies before. I voted for tomato above, even though it is a fruit and not a vegetable! LOL :-)
  • ---Chazz Aug 14, 2011 @ 7:38 pm | delete
    Hope to add some of these to my veggie patch next year. Blessed on the Squid Angels Epic Back To School Bus Trip Quest. Your lens will be featured on ?Wing-ing it on Squidoo,? our lensography of some of the best Squidoo has to offer, as soon as the quest has been completed.
  • GetSillyProductions Jun 17, 2011 @ 6:30 am | delete
    who knew there were so many different colored carrots and tomatoes?! I love veggies, I've got to get my hands on some of these :)
  • MamaBelle May 6, 2011 @ 9:27 am | delete
    I would love some of these plants in my garden. Great lens!
  • RinchenChodron Apr 21, 2011 @ 12:31 pm | delete
    Very interesting lens. Congrats on your angel blessing. Isn't rare fun?
  • hampstead Apr 9, 2011 @ 8:15 pm | delete
    lovely lens. I have a backyard garden but do not know some of these plants. I will be on the lookout for them.
  • hampstead Apr 9, 2011 @ 8:15 pm | delete
    lovely lens. I have a backyard garden but do not know some of these plants. I will be on the lookout for them.
  • KonaGirl Apr 1, 2011 @ 11:06 pm | delete
    Great lens! I have eaten all of these unusual veggies except two. They are all so pretty aren't they? Happy April Fool's Day! Leaving you with a Fool's Day Blessing (no April Fool's prank here). This lens has also been added as a featured lens on My Squid Angel Wings blessing lens too. Look for it in the April Fool's Day section for the "Home & Garden" neighborhood.
  • GonnaFly Mar 18, 2011 @ 3:54 am | delete
    Just returning to say that this lens has been blessed and added to my Growing Vegetables and Herbs lens.
  • Miss_Organic Feb 28, 2011 @ 6:29 pm | delete
    What a fun lens! I love unusual veggies too. I have tried purple sprouting broccoli but it never forms heads. Have you ever ordered from Baker Creek? That is my favorite place to get heirloom and unusual seeds. They have an amazing selection. This year, I am trying is pink bananas, paprika peppers, and Wonderberries. I am going to try making my own paprika this fall!
  • Murphypig Feb 13, 2011 @ 1:28 pm | delete
    I've never heard of some of these before. Good lens. thanks.
  • ravi551854 Jan 19, 2011 @ 2:28 pm | delete
    in the future every one like to make his own vegetable garden
  • the777group Jan 9, 2011 @ 11:39 pm | delete
    Hooray for unusual vegetables!
  • Greg O'Neill Sep 16, 2010 @ 11:04 am | delete
    Hi, thanks for sharing pics and names of these rare veggies, but no mention is made of seed sources to get them, a glitch perhaps?
  • oztoo Sep 9, 2010 @ 1:47 am | delete
    Fantastic collection of unusual veggies. I love some of the colorful ones like orange or purple cauliflower
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  • Kimsworld Sep 2, 2009 @ 7:42 am | delete
    I really liked the selection of differrent plants, but I was wondering how many of them are hybrid and how many of them are true. I am looking for non hybrid seeds. Are all of these heirloom?
  • Rachel Jul 9, 2009 @ 8:51 pm | delete
    The romanesco broccoli I got at the farmers market make me curious about other rare veggies. This was a great informative mix!
  • susannaduffy Jun 18, 2009 @ 6:24 am | delete
    Another gorgeous lens from you!
  • OhMe May 31, 2009 @ 2:36 pm | delete
    This was so interesting. I really enjoyed the great read and wonderful pictures.
  • LindaJM May 15, 2009 @ 1:47 am | delete
    I love these unusual veggies... too bad I've run out of room in my garden this year! 5* and blessed!
  • Ramkitten May 4, 2009 @ 6:00 pm | delete
    Love your lens! We used to grow loads of veggies and sold some at a stand out in front of the house and at the farmers market in Kent, CT. We always had lots of the common stuff, but people really enjoyed some of the lesser-known, rare varieties. We'd give out recipes with them, too, which definitely helped move them from our table to other people's kitchens. I'm lensrolling this to my Ideas For Your Farmers Market Booth Or Vegetable Stand. Now I'm hungry.
  • gardenlady Apr 20, 2009 @ 1:17 pm | delete
    I've already planted the my usual favorites, but boy what a selection of unusal choices. I'll have to try some of these goodies - the purple & orange cauliflower would be a fun addition to any vegetable tray at parties. Nice Job. Adding to favs, and lensrolling.
  • Ener-G Apr 18, 2009 @ 8:23 pm | delete
    Fantastic lens. Love the recipes mixed in with the pictures of the vegies.
  • cyberpunkdreams Apr 18, 2009 @ 7:08 pm | delete
    Great lends. I particularly liked the section on heirloom tomatoes. I grow a few of them myself.
  • LeanneChesser Apr 18, 2009 @ 6:32 pm | delete
    Yum. I'm a vegetarian and I love this lens - I've been back a couple of times today already. Thanks!
  • C-Joy Apr 18, 2009 @ 3:01 pm | delete
    Recipes look yummy!
  • Katee Apr 17, 2009 @ 6:33 pm | delete
    Hey Hey I love fruits veggies and more
  • SusanFaye Mar 5, 2009 @ 1:24 pm | delete
    What a wonderful lens to discover as I ponder what to plant this spring! Thanks for the recipes too!

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