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Cooking & Baking

NJCher

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1. when I was a beginning gardener

Reply to justaprogressive (Original post)

Fri Jul 25, 2025, 04:43 PM

Jul 25

I planted a row of turnips, thinking it was arugula.

I kept giving them to one particular friend who raved about them.

Thought they were the greatest "roughage" she ever had, as she put it.

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when I was a beginning gardener NJCher Jul 25 #1

I harvested two large turnips this morning NJCher Jul 25 #2

My mom and dad were always so excited when they got beets with actual greens on them. applegrove Jul 25 #3

deer love beet greens NJCher Jul 26 #4

Odd they mention turnip greens -- those are sold canned by the millions. Traditional Southern potherb. eppur_se_muova Jul 27 #5