{"id":1338,"date":"2012-03-03T07:16:25","date_gmt":"2012-03-03T07:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chickenfish.cc\/bio\/?page_id=1338"},"modified":"2020-02-02T04:16:24","modified_gmt":"2020-02-02T04:16:24","slug":"growing-list","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.chickenfish.cc\/bio\/growing-list\/","title":{"rendered":"growing list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For a current seasonal produce list contact me directly or\u00a0see the &#8216;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chickenfish.cc\/bio\/category\/harvest\/\">Harvest<\/a><\/strong>&#8216; menu item.<\/p>\n<p>You can see more generally what I am growing by looking at the main posts on this blog under &#8216;notes&#8217; &#8211; as i am just taking photo snaps and making basic notes about the plants and varieties I have found interesting usually as they come to my attention as they are harvested on any given day.<\/p>\n<p>There is always more growing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I grow a very wide selection of plants and many varieties that are old or &#8216;heritage&#8217; \/\u00a0&#8216;heirloom&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>My primary current largest supply crop is a selection of Garlic Varieties.<\/p>\n<p>I also collect and grow a fairly large and unusual range of Broad Bean (faba-fava) varieties<\/p>\n<p>Interests extend to a selection of plants with a collection from Australia, NZ and the pacific, the Andes region, Mexico and the\u00a0Central American region, Japan and other Asiatic regional destinations along with the older european edibles.<\/p>\n<p>Some selected examples of my favourites \u00a0that I produce regularly:<\/p>\n<p>Japanese cuisine \u2013<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Burdock \u2013 (Arctium Lappa sp.) \u2013 Takinogawa, Watanabe<\/li>\n<li>Cucumber \u2013 (Cucumis sativus) \u2013 Nishiki (Sooyow)<\/li>\n<li>Japanese pepper \u2013 (Zanthoxylum piperitum) \u2013 leaf &amp; berry<\/li>\n<li>Kabocha Pumpkin\/Squash \u2013 Black Futsu, Chirimen, Shishigatani, Hokkaido, Yokogama, Red Kuri<\/li>\n<li>Komatsuna \u2013 (Brassica rapa var. perviridis)<\/li>\n<li>Mitsuba \u2013 (Cryptotaenia japonica)<\/li>\n<li>Mizuna &amp; Mibuna &#8211; (Brassica rapa japonica)<\/li>\n<li>Shingiku \u2013 (Chrysanthemum coronarium) \u2013 serrated &amp; round leaf<\/li>\n<li>Shiso \u2013 (Perilla frutescens var. crispa) &#8211; Green &amp; red<\/li>\n<li>Turnip \u2013 (Brassica rapa subsp. rapa) \u2013 White &amp; Hinona Kabu<\/li>\n<li>Wasabi &#8211; Wasabia japonica &#8211; Mazuma &amp; Daruma (leaf, stalks and then flowers and main stem in season)<\/li>\n<li>Winter melon &#8211; (Benincasa hispida)<\/li>\n<li>Myoga Ginger \u2013 (Zingiber mioga)<\/li>\n<li>Watermelon \u2013 ( Citrullus lanatus) \u2013 Suika white flesh<\/li>\n<li>Daikon &#8211; (Raphanus sativus)<b><\/b>Minowase<\/li>\n<li>Bunching onion &#8211; (Allium fistulosum) \u2013 red and green stem, Ishikura<\/li>\n<li>Rakkyo &#8211; (Allium chinense)<\/li>\n<li>NZ spinach &#8211; (Tetragonia tetragonioides) &#8211; native to Japan<\/li>\n<li>Chili &#8211; (Capsicum sp.) &#8211; Shishito, Santaka<\/li>\n<li>Edamame &#8211; (Glycine max)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Americas<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Capsicum \u2013 (Capsicum annum) \u2013 Small Chocolate<\/li>\n<li>Chili \u2013( Capsicum annuum) \u2013 Ancho (dried)\/poblano (red &amp; green)\/ mulato (brown\/black), Pasilla bajio (brown\/black &amp; dried), Serrano (red &amp; green), Jalapeno &amp; fresno (red &amp; green), Mirasol (red &amp; green)\/Guajillo(dried)<\/li>\n<li>Rocoto \u2013 (Capsicum pubescens)<\/li>\n<li>Aji \u2013 (Capsicum baccatum) &#8211; Amarillo, Chanca, lemon drop<\/li>\n<li>Mexican micro sour gherkin\/cucumber (Melothria scabra) \u2013 tiny and sour pre pickled flavour<\/li>\n<li>Tomatillos \u2013 (Physalis philadelphica) green, purple &amp; michoacan<\/li>\n<li>Mexican Tarragon &#8211; (Tagetes lucida)<\/li>\n<li>Huacatay \u2013 Ocopa (Tagetes minuta)<\/li>\n<li>Mountain Marigold &#8211; (Tagetes lemon) &#8211; flowers<\/li>\n<li>Huauzontle \u2013 (Chenopodium nuttalliae)<\/li>\n<li>Anise Hyssop &#8211;\u00a0(Agastache foeniculum)<\/li>\n<li>Mexican giant Hyssop \u2013 (Agastache Mexicana)<\/li>\n<li>Papalo \u2013 (Porophyllum ruderale ssp macrocephalum)<\/li>\n<li>Hopi Tea \u2013 (Thelesperma filifolium)<\/li>\n<li>Epazote \u2013 (Dysphania ambrosioides, syn Chenopodium ambrosioides)<\/li>\n<li>Artichoke root &#8211; 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