You've found the famous Dave's Garden website! Join this friendly global community that shares tips and ideas for home and gardens, along with seeds and plants!
Check out the DG homepage for a brief overview of what you'll find in this gardening mega-site.
Login
If you don't have an account yet, visit the registration page to sign up.
I'm writing from America, interested in planting some of these garden greens which are not very commonly grown here. I have found at least one site that sells seed for some of these (gourmetseed.com) and wondered if there were any European gardeners out there more fatmiliar with these plants of whom I might ask questions (things like 'is mache eaten raw or sauteed usually, or what?' or 'how do I blanch endive?', ...that sort of thing.) Anyone willing to play twenty questions with a slightly adventurous gardening Yank? Other than trying to find a source for radicchio, I haven't actually got any just yet, but I'm sure I will, and so just trying to line up some help for the future.
I haven't purchased seed yet. I'm trying to learn to grow a 4-season potagere if possible, and to learn more about the sort of greens and veggies one can cover with straw and/or leave in the ground and harvest at one'a leisure in the late fall and/or winter. (Did that make sense?) I'm in a 5b zone, and we get fairly cold winters here without the benefit of snow cover. Winter kill here usually means plants got parched and wind-beaten or heaved.
I'm in town, but have a nice, large yard with several gardening spots.
Melis
This thread has 43 replies. This forum is accessible only to subscribing members of Dave's Garden. There are many free features here, and about half of our forums are completely open to all members. Take a tour of our site and learn more about Dave's Garden, and explore the benefits of becoming a subscribing member.
