Tuesday 11 June 2013

Planting Vegetables

 
 
I love to eat this but only certain supermarkets sell it. So after removing the leaves for preparing the soup, I planted the stems in my balcony garden. It is growing long and spindly as it does not get enough sun to grow. It is a climber and if you do not cut it back it will twine around the iron grilles of the balcony. This vegetable is called Malabar Spinach. See the cooked soup here.

3 comments:

  1. that is a pretty plant with the pink/red stem.
    It is always nice when you can grow your own food, both a sense of accomplishment, and you know how the plant(s) have been treated - no chemicals. and clean

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  2. It's nice to be able to grow a few bits on a balcony, hope it starts to really grow well on your balcony.
    Margaret

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  3. Interesting balcony.... Do you have shutters that open? I am looking at the apartments opposite... Nosy me!
    Fox

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