Quick tour of a backyard kitchen garden, narrated in Tamil. This is in Hardiness Zone 5b. Fresh greens are the best value of a kitchen garden. They are very nutritious and are the most expensive per pound. As well, they can be harvested and cooked immediately to preserve the nutrition.
General household groceries can be used as seed. Methi, coriander, amaranth , mustard can all be sown with great results. Manathakkali aka Black Nightshade can be a great addition to backyard garden. Pigweed (amaranth), lamb's quarters (paruppu keerai), purslane (ponnanganni) are all edible weeds in N.America. We will also explore varieties of clover , dandelions in keerai recipes. Please research before consuming as there are toxic varieties of several wild plants. As summer rolls in , we will forage and post some recipes.
