Trying Something New

A new brand of lettuce which I really like. It's now a keeper.

I tried a mini pumpkin plant last year but it amounted to a very, VERY mini pumpkin. Just one. That was all so that was a waste of time.

I've recently tried a few new recipes for foods I like but hadn't made myself before. Other than that, I think the most recent new food I tried was sweet plantain. I've only had it at a Caribbean restaurant, but it made me want to return for more! I am running out of new foods to try. I now enjoy taking my dad out to try new things! I'm not great at gardening, and my garden isn't really suitable for growing anything but nettles!

I like to try new varieties of tomatoes out each year. This year's new variety is Mamie Brown! Last year I tired Cherokee Purple tomatoes and Hillbilly Tomatoes. With the drought none of the tomatoes did very well. The Hillbilly did make a couple and they were good, but not as big as they should of been. Got nothing from the Cherokee Purples. Will try them again maybe next year.

That's such a cool gift for her salad garden! The last new thing I tried . . . I made a tamarind paste from a block of tamarind pulp for a Thai recipe . . . I've never used that ingredient in cooking before.

I no longer have a garden. I do remember some failures in our garden in Latvia like pumpkins that would not grow and a failed corn crop. However, the tomatoes, cucumber, potatoes, and strawberries were always very good.

Not garden time here yet, but I rooted a celery end and have a pot with a nice celery in it. I will be able to use the leaves and such for garnish soon. I guess you could say that regrowing kitchen scraps is my new thing right now.

Last new thing..not sure, but it won't be Easter Egg radishes. Not a radish fan. I generally avoid

I tried pumpkin last year and actually got some seedlings then the ground squirrel got em and poof they were gone.

A cant quite recall, but I'm thinking it was something at a church potluck!

I also like to grow new things in my garden. I tried nothing you in the recent weeks.

A new flavor of hot sauce.

I only knew the pink beauty radish, all the others are new to me. I also enjoy growing new things in my garden, I will look for those here.

As far as growing new things, not many the past few years. Last year i did grow some purple sage, and a weird type of ornamental gourd just to see if it would do well. I planted fennel and some heirloom leeks, that worked out. I had not ever planted those before. Of course, I had my tomato plants, spinach, lettuce, bell peppers, and my usual ton of carrots! This is in addition to having access to my daughter's garden not far away. I helped with it some, and we canned and froze our bounty. I need to try some new things to plant.

Sounds interesting enough. You know, I don't remember.

We used to plant radishes when we had a garden. We haven't grown anything in a while, the last we did was just a little salad garden.

She will enjoy those

I'm sure she'll love those radishes.

I didn't know there was more than one kind of radish. I don't eat them. I can't remember when I tried something new. It's time.

Haven't tried anything new in ages. I hope your friend enjoys her radishes. Have a good weekend.