Gardening

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts) Sat Jan 7, 2012, 06:39 PM Jan 2012

Johnny's has a purple okra this year. I may have to grow some.

That's one of my favorite vegetables. I've never seen purple before, but it looks yummy.

Even if you hate okra, the pickled ones can be addictive. They're one of the best "I need a snack" foods available.

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Johnny's has a purple okra this year. I may have to grow some. (Original Post) HopeHoops Jan 2012 OP

going to add white to our beet colors this year...alongside red, golden, and chioggia. NRaleighLiberal Jan 2012 #1

Ah, purple bush beans - one of my favorite. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #2

NRaleighLiberal

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1. going to add white to our beet colors this year...alongside red, golden, and chioggia.

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Sat Jan 7, 2012, 10:30 PM

Jan 2012

also going to try spaghetti squash - since we love it and eat so much of it!

And going back to purple bush beans (been years since I've grown them)

HopeHoops

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2. Ah, purple bush beans - one of my favorite.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 8, 2012, 08:41 AM

Jan 2012

I just wish they would STAY purple when you cook them. Weird, but they go green. I like to use them fresh on salads for color. They grow very well around here - well, if the rabbits don't munch off all of the leaves. That's one of their favorite varieties to demolish.

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