Comments on: Red Greens

By: Sheryl

Sheryl — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 21:57:08 +0000

I would like to try your orach seeds! Please let me know where to send my $5. Thank you so much!

By: Gaby

Gaby — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:39:57 +0000

I would love to buy some seeds and try them out in my garden. I’m from Romania and my mom used the ochra to make soup in the summer. I miss it and I can’t find it anywhere. She brought me one time (10 yrs. ago) some seeds from Romania, I planted them in my garden (I live in S.California) and all I got out of all those seeds was one tall, thin plant, with just a few leaves on it. It dries up in the winter but comes back in the spring. I treasure those leaves and I throw them in whatever soup I’m making just for the color. Pls. e-mail to let me know how can I purchase them. Thank you.

By: Annie Chrietzberg

Annie Chrietzberg — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:00:18 +0000

Hi -

I came across your blog by searching “orach.” I would love to buy some orach seeds from you, complete in their wrapper, if you have any available. I will soon be gardening a small holding in Longmont, Colorado.
I had a taste of orach this summer, purchased from a local farmer’s market and look forward to my next taste of it!
Please email me your address, if seeds are available and I will send you the dosh along with my address.

best,

Annie

By: Dwight

Dwight — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 04:40:14 +0000

My grandmother had this plant in her flower garden in Saco, Montana. As far as I know she never knew it was edible. Rain is very rare in northeastern Montana and grandpa would not let her waste water on her flowers. It was very hardy, drought resistant, and self-seeded like crazy. It self-seeds here in Butte, Montana as well. It is beautiful in the flower borders, and since it self-seeds so well it is almost perfect. FREE FOOD, but yes it is hard to get people to try it.

By: David Carver

David Carver — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:27:19 +0000

Would love some seeds plus info/directions; when, where to plant. When I receive seeds, I’ll gladly send you the $5.
Best regards,
David Carver
3148 Corby Dr.
San Jose, CA 95148

By: Sue

Sue — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:50:05 +0000

Thanks for the information about the beautiful orach plant. It is new to me, and I appreciate having a bit of “local” data. I got seeds from a friend at Christmas, spouted some, and have gorgeous plants in my coastside (San Mateo County) garden. Germination was easy - the seeds still had their paper jackets on them. I have both pale green and deep purple plants and look forward to growing them for years to come.

By: MARGARET

MARGARET — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:05:02 +0000

I was given a few seeds for “tree spinach” several years ago and only learned last fall that the plant is orach. Mine is the green variety and once planted, I’ve never been out! I let too much go to seed (the birds like to harvest them) and would have seeds to share–if this year is like others. I’m in northeast Oregon.

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:37:15 +0000

Yes, I would like to sow some of the seeds with my greens. Thanks! Mary

By: Judith

Judith — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:59:39 +0000

You may be amused to read this but the way I found about purple orach was as an ornamental planting. I was watching a Penelope Hobhouse DVD about gardens in England, Ireland and America. In the famous garden of Helen Dillon, who gardens in Dublin, she had orach growing in her red border. It looked beautiful. Penelope called it orach or the botanical name Atriplex. I searched for it and have located a source for it in Canada where I live. I did not know it was a vegetable and a very healthy one at that. Needless to say I’m grow to try and grow it this year as an ornamental AND a veggie too!

By: andy

andy — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:04:49 +0000

hello all: I have seed now I can send out to those gardeners interested! let me know…: you can email me directly: julia at mariquita dot com.

thanks!

Julia