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   Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 03-Jun-2024 10:56:07 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

   I learned how to grow my own vegetables during the pandemic. Have been reaping a good harvest since 💃

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 03-Jun-2024 11:12:52 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     @thepoliticalcat Kang Kong!

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     thepoliticalcat (thepoliticalcat@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 03-Jun-2024 11:12:53 JST thepoliticalcat

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     @liztai KangKong? Or NZ Spinach?

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 03-Jun-2024 11:13:05 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     • Ganga

     @LifeTimeCooking these are called Kang kung

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     Ganga (lifetimecooking@mastodon.au)'s status on Monday, 03-Jun-2024 11:13:06 JST Ganga

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     @liztai Yay! there is nothing better than picking your own produce. What greens are these?

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 03-Jun-2024 11:20:18 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     • Ganga

     @LifeTimeCooking it's best with sambal (a type of chilli paste) but a lot times I just stir fry them 😆

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     Ganga (lifetimecooking@mastodon.au)'s status on Monday, 03-Jun-2024 11:20:19 JST Ganga

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     @liztai Oh yes, I know of them. Do you have favourite ways of using them?

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 03-Jun-2024 12:15:58 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     • Flying_Donny for democracy

     @kateiacy You can also cultivate them by cutting the stems and soaking it in water. Wait for the roots to grow and wala, in the soil it goes.

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     Flying_Donny for democracy (kateiacy@med-mastodon.com)'s status on Monday, 03-Jun-2024 12:16:00 JST Flying_Donny for democracy

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     @liztai Thank you for posting! I had never heard of these, and I just ordered seeds!

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 03-Jun-2024 12:16:31 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     @thepoliticalcat I could never successfully grow tomatoes for some reason lol. But lettuce, yes. Always good to have a pot!

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     thepoliticalcat (thepoliticalcat@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 03-Jun-2024 12:16:32 JST thepoliticalcat

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     @liztai Aiyo, can invite oneself over to pick or not?

     /JK, I got a thousand tomatoes quietly growing in my barrels, the smallest one barely have ONE set of true leaves, and I'm already making plans to lay some foliar spray of kelp on them. There's a whole hillside of arugula and another one of miner's lettuce.

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 03-Jun-2024 12:16:59 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     @LifeTimeCooking They're pretty easy to cultivate! Just cut the stems, soak in water, wait for roots to appear and plant. But they're very water hungry, so be sure to constantly water them.

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     Ganga (lifetimecooking@mastodon.au)'s status on Monday, 03-Jun-2024 12:17:00 JST Ganga

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     @liztai Yum! I have a few recipes for it, now that I look, including Indian and Sri Lankan. I think I can get it at my local Asian/Vietnamese grocery. I'll be interested to make something.

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 03-Jun-2024 13:04:16 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     @LifeTimeCooking that is actually a good idea. I use a clay pot irrigation system https://youtu.be/0MDQsydIGlg?si=uO4oPFSt034W6KrS

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     Ganga (lifetimecooking@mastodon.au)'s status on Monday, 03-Jun-2024 13:04:17 JST Ganga

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     @liztai It is hard to grow water-hungry plants here, although I have been considering getting a huge pot without drainage, and using that as a place to grow some things like brahmi which thrives with lots of water. I will consider further.