Post #1523271
2026-04-21 05:40 UTC
Welp, I just spent $30 dollars at the local feed store on 3 gallon-sized pots of what is essentially a lawn weed. Where the heck will I put all of them??
But said weed is commonly called juicy fruit because it tastes like lettuce infused with that gum. Buying it saves me from eventually getting into a car crash because I keep looking for it in seed on the side of the road. (Apparently it also attracts butterflies that may or may not live in my area, which is why it's being offered as an ornamental, when it is decidedly weedy-looking)
And I got something called a "four season squash" (edible in flower form, summer squash form, winter squash form and... In between squash form, I guess?)
I'm forever looking for foods you can grow that are edible at multiple times of year, because I invariably miss one window due to symptom flares. Having two or more options doubles my chances of getting to eat them.
I still need to try shelly beans... There's too many options, and I get sorta paralyzed by choice. Anyone who'd like to recommend a good green bean/soup bean/shelly bean or pea variety for the PNW, I'm all ears.
#gardening
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@Irisfreundin@troet.cafe 2026-04-21 06:16
@Cetraria@neurodifferent.me Just a tip: Follow the gardening group and ask those questions there - you'll reach more people. @ gardening@fedigroups.social (without the blank)
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@marsiposa@social.coop 2026-04-21 14:42
@Cetraria@neurodifferent.me sometimes I think I should ask if I can do an internship at your garden, so I can learn about all those cool plants you have! Aah... I grew a green bean I found at the library seed box and it was excellent. It produced so much. Unfortunately I don't recall the name right now. I saved seeds, but I wrote something uninformative like "really good green bean" 😅
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@deepmud@mas.to 2026-04-21 17:00
@Cetraria@neurodifferent.me what is this "juicy fruit weed" you mention?