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glad to hear you liked a few of Jeres faves :D

I have tried to order the python snake bean two years in a row but they have been sold out.

Thanks

@@gardengirl7226 I just ordered some from Kitazawa Seed company. Hope that helps.

I have to say my introduction to Asian veggies was a neighbor who had brought home a Korean bride. She was the nicest lady about teaching us her veggies and how to make kimchee. And then my one sister in law married a very nice half Japanese man who shared his mom with us. She likes to tell people she's "Full on Japanese! " and ive learned even more. Being able to now find these lively and totally delicious veggies here in the US is fantastic. The only veg I cant find that was a favorite and I've only had a few times is water spinach. But I know why. If it got loose in the southern waterways it could be very invasive. I did find a couple seed places have it and im up north so I could get it but its banned in many states.

Wow thanks for the honest experienced review. Appreciated because I already have an edible gourd called Cucuzza /Gagootz. I love it and even though it needs to be eaten small to taste best it never gets stringy like my luffas, but its fat and not as long as these on the video. You saved me a year of growing this one instead of my personal favorites. Best of wishes to your gardening!

Chandra White I’m growing yod fah this year but it is extremely pungent, like wild rocket. That’s not how it’s described so I was wondering if you have experienced that issue?

@@Just-Nikki it might be the temperature (high temperature) and water issue (lacking water). Try it in a cooler season

I forgot I'd ordered it and im going to shoot for fall plantings as it said it will do better here in fall. I love to stirfry veggies and im looking forward to trying it.

@@Emeraldwitch30 the whole plant is edible including the leaves in a salad but rather bland to my taste, then again I prefer mustard greens and cabbage, my advice, peel the stem before tasting it, the exterior is EXTREMELY bitter.

@@omfug7148 thank you for your advice. At least the bitter outside doesn't seem to bother the chickens i hope as they love any of my lettuce that goes bitter on me. I was told by my Korean neighbor(I sure miss her. They retired to Arizona) that while it van be unpleasant to eat bitter things are very good for your body. Supposed to help liver functions, another jewel of wisdom she gave me was about green corn silks. She and I were talking about girl problems one day and I mentioned UTI(urinary tract infections) were just awful and how I hated having to get medications for them, she said that for many different urinary issues that they make tea out of green corn silk adding mint or chamomile to make it taste better but one heaping tablespoon of silks in 3 cups of water simmered for anout 15 minutes then try to drink as much as you can. Taken at first sign of UTI it can change the ph of your urine(much like cranberry) and burn out the bacteria and keep it flushed out. It was summer and I had nothing to lose and tried it. It works. I do know when to go to the dr if its not but I haven't had a uti needing antibiotics in 6 years. She said it works for men or children who are up too much at night too but they need to drink it in late afternoon to help empty the bladder more fully so less trips or night time accidents. I do recommend googlibg it as there are some medications you can't mix it with(its a natural blood thinner) but that it has all types of minerals and even vitamin K. Oops got carried away again. Have a great night. 🥰

Yeah I was a bit confused when they called them beans rather than gourds.

Me to my favorite 😋 They are so delicious! Try pickling some! 😋😋😋

Thank you! So glad you are enjoying them!

Thank you for the great suggestion! We do feature some recipes on our website, rareseeds.com. There are links at the top of every variety page, but we are always interested in finding new and novel ways of preparing these wonderful vegetables.

Cliff Mays that’s one of my favorites. It produced through my 6a winter in a low tunnel and is still going!

I would also like to know this. Seems like a natural fit. I would snap that up, if so....

@@promet Me too!

The "Jere's Favorites Collection" seems pretty Marketable to me as well.Hope someon e in PR at Baker Creek is reading the comments!

Add me to this group as well. It would be a fantastic bundle.

Was going to suggest the same thing.

Stay tuned. I believe we have the Opalka tomatoes on our radar once again. :)

@@RareSeedsBC yay! It holds a tender place in my heart as it was the first heirloom tomato I ever bought. I so miss the forum yall had. I dig my gardens was a great place to hang out and share info with other like minded people. If any other idiggers read this Emerald says hello and I hope yall doing great!

yes you can, just please read the international section of our ordering policy here first please! ---> www.rareseeds.com/ordering-info

Kyoto tends to do best for fall/winter plantings, did you plant then or in spring?

@@RareSeedsBC I tried spring and fall and none worked good. The fall/winter was even worse than the spring/summer.

@@Atimatimukti where are you growing and are you using hoophouse/greenhouse or any winter protection? This is a Fall/winter Japanese type so growing best when coming on in the Fall/winter but mild winter weather. Most people strike this balance with a greenhouse if they don't have mild winter weather.

@@RareSeedsBC thank for answering :-). I live in the north of Portugal on a very temperate climate. I grow avocados, cherimoya, mangos and macadamias and also all the temperate fruits. Temps can go to 0º C /32ºF but only for a few hours and only 2 or 3 days in winter. Very nice weather here :-). Some other portuguese varieties of carrots like the purple Pau Roxo do not grow here wich is strange because your Cosmic Purple (very similar) is fantastic here.

@@Atimatimukti hmmm that is a bit odd, how hot is the late Summer/Fall? Perhaps the roots are struggling with heat?

Thank you for your kind words, Jere is healing swiftly :)

@@RareSeedsBC awesome!

Susie Hanson that would be helpful for those that don't know how to find them. But you can go to Rareseeds.com & thats the site to order from Baker Creek.

Hope you don't mind me stepping in to help out. Here you go: 12) Chinese Pink Celery - CE108 - $4.00 11) Chinese Red Meat Radish - RD114 - $3.00 10) Red of Florence Onion - ON103 - $2.75 (or bulk pack at ON103B - $9.00) 9) Celtuce - LT147 - $2.50 8) Okinawa Purple Sweet Potato Molokai - PL115 - $36.00 reduced to $20.00 (now sold out) 7) Chinese Red Noodle Bean - LG109 - $3.00 6) Purple Lady Bok Choy - OR156 - $3.50 5) Tatsoi Green - OR103 - $2.50 (or bulk pack - OR103B - $8.00) 4) Dragon Tongue Bush Bean - BN126 - $3.00 3) Yod Fah Chinese Broccoli (Kale) - OR132 - $2.25 2) Kyoto Red Carrot - CR132 - $4.00 1) Chinese Python Snake Bean - SM106 - $3.00 Hope this helps! Best wishes from Kate in Olympia, WA

Thanks so much! :)

Both work. I like the grean bean verson more tho. But if u fall behind on the harvest and a few pods dry out don't stress it

I prefer them raw, they taste amazing.

Its a dual purpose variety, that can be used for both! just harvest young for green beans! :)

See below: 12. Chinese Pink Celery, 11. Chinese Red Meat Radish, 10. Red of Florence Onion, 9. Celtuce, 8. Okinawa Purple Sweet Potato, 7. Chinese Red Noodle Bean, 6. Purple Lady Bok Choy, 5. Tatsoi, 4. Dragon Tongue Bean, 3. Yod Fah Chinese Broccoli, 2. Kyoto Red Carrot, 1. Chinese Python Snake Bean

See my reply to Susie Handon's post. It includes not only the item, but the catalog number and price. BAKER CREEK really does a good job. Best wishes from Kate in Olympia, WA

It seems a few people beat us to the punch! :)

Here is a recipe page from our website! -> www.rareseeds.com/recipes

Hi, yes! There's a box on the right-hand side of the product page where you can enter your email address for a notification when the out-of-stock seeds become available again. Hope that's helpful.

RareSeeds thank you so much! I'll do that now.

Oh no! :( where are you located? and we do have a two year guarantee on those seeds! if you contact us via phone, email or facebook we can get it taken care of for you!

yes, we do have an affinity for purple produce and we have really enjoyed growing and cooking with some of the lesser known Asian crops!

Jelly melon (Africa) and the red onion (Italy)

A hot pepper based spray often works wonders to keep critters away!

We do usually carry okinawa purple and/or molokai purple, its only listed on the website for spring in the live plant section, as we only do ship and sell live plants in spring! :)

I’ll check back again this spring because it wasn’t selling last year!