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Harvest Monday. September 15, 2014 – Smooth-skin Luffa + Purple Sweet Potato + Windowbox Bok Choy + Okinawan Sweet Potato

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Norma Chang

Not much harvest this past week and not much garden chores got done as I had company and was out-of-town for a few days. My daughter and son-in-law came for a short but very fun visit. Among the things we did were to check out the cats … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, September 10, 2012 + First Blogoversary

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Norma Chang

Actually my first blogoversary is tomorrow, 9/11. Hard to believe it is was one year ago I published my first post with the title: Stir-fried Okra, everyone had seconds! Yes, my first post was about okra. I have to thank my garden friend, Kim, … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, August 20, 2012 – Angled Luffa, Butternut Squash, Eggplants & Asian Pear

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Norma Chang

Angled luffa First angled luffa. Well, actually this is the second one. The first one was camera shy but it was tender and delicious. Right photo: Cross section of the luffa. There was no seed. Could have waited a few … Continue reading →

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Angled Luffa or Loofah (luffa acutangula)

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Norma Chang

Angled luffa (luffa acutangula) Click on photo to enlarge There are two species of luffa (loofah) – angled luffa (luffa acutangula) and smooth skin luffa (luffa cylindrical). This article will focus on angled luffa. I will write about smooth skin … Continue reading →

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