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Kohlrabi, Early Purple Vienna	Strawberry Spinach, Strawberry Sticks
Winged Pea (Asparagus Pea)

Kohlrabi, Early Purple Vienna - Item # KOH101 Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes A vegetable that looks like an alien spaceship! Kohlrabi is almost indescribable, but anyway the swollen stem makes a bulb and that's the part you eat, although the leaves may also be eaten when young and tender. This variety has a purple outside, and pale green flesh inside. Kohlrabi is crisp with a mild taste, and is usually eaten uncooked. Pick and enjoy the bulbs when they are about the size of plums for mildest taste. Kohlrabi is sometimes eaten plain, and often used with dips. It can also be put in salads or cole slaw. Refer to my brassica article for three simple, easy, effective ways to protect this plant from damage caused by the larvae of cabbage butterflies and cabbage moths. Growing directions. (From Cornell University's Cooperative Extension Website - will open in new window: close window to return here). (By the way, the picture at this web page doesn't look anything like kohlrabi and I'm not sure what the strange pink thing reaching down is - maybe someone's hand. Anyway, it's not part of the kohlrabi.) Recommended container size: At least 8" deep and the plants will need to be about 10" apart from each other. I've grown three plants in a 14" container. Quantity - 40 seeds Price - $1.30

Strawberry Spinach, Strawberry Sticks - Item #STS101 Chenopodium capitatum (foliosum) Strawberry spinach, also called "beetberry," is a green leafy plant, about one to three feet tall at maturity. It has been under cultivation for more than 400 years, and recently rediscovered at monasteries in Europe. Young leaves (best picked when the plant is about 10" to 12" tall) are eaten raw in salads, or cooked like spinach. The leaves are said to taste like walnuts, and to be very delicious in salads. But there's a bonus here: at each leaf axil, the plant bears sweet, red berries. The berries are also edible, and may be eaten raw or cooked, or used as a natural red dye for coloring other foods. The berries give this plant considerable interest in a decorative container, and considerable "child appeal." Start seeds indoors a couple of weeks before your last expected frost date and transplant to the garden when danger of frost is passed, or direct seed outdoors in late spring. Note: germination tends to be erratic, so start more seeds than required for the number of plants you wish to have. This plant may reseed itself and grow in subsequent years, if undisturbed. Recommended container size: 10" of depth, or more, and space the plants about 8" apart. Recommended for part of a decorative planter or grouping. Quantity - 60 seeds Price - $1.60

Winged Pea (also known as Asparagus Pea) - Item #WP101 Psophocarpus tetragonolobus, also called Lotus tetragonolobus, and Tetragonolobus purpurea This legume isn't asparagus and it isn't a pea, either. It is a low-growing plant, that sprawls (or could trail over the edge of a container) - it will be about 6" high, and up to 24" wide. It has pretty little red flowers, and edible (winged) pods. The foliage looks very like pea foliage to me. The pods are best eaten when very young, about 1" long and they will be this size in about 60-75 days after planting out. The pods are good steamed or stir-fried, alone or with other vegetables. I think they would go nicely wherever you'd use green beans. But pick them when very small or they will be tough and unpleasant. I've not grown this yet, but Williams Woys Weaver describes this plant at some length in his book Heirloom Vegetable Gardening - A Master Gardener's Guide to Planting, Seed Saving, and Cultural History. He describes it as a trouble and pest-free plant with a "profusion of bright red flowers." Weaver says that the pods are best when picked at about 3/4" long and stir-fried or steamed for 15 minutes, and added to other dishes for "visual appeal and texture." Pick them daily, and store them in a plastic bag in the fridge until you have enough for a serving, and then cook them: or mix with other vegetables. Weaver starts his seeds indoors in April and plants them out in May, after danger of heavy frost - but adjust for your own location: start seeds about three weeks before your last expected frost date. Best germination temperature is around 65 to 70F, and germination will take about 7-14 days. Transplant them outdoors after danger of frost. After transplanting out, they will thrive in average sun, with average soil and average fertilization (they aren't at all picky!). Succession plantings can be made until mid summer. The germination on this batch of seeds is fairly low, so plant more than you want. We have made the quantity we're selling a larger amount than we normally would to compensate. Recommended container size: 12" deep, 12" diameter or anything larger, or as part of a mixed planting. Cascading over the edge of a container, this would be a terrific addition to a decorative container planting. Quantity - 40 seeds Price - $2.00