She growing red peppers, sweet potatoes, some special kind of Korean onion and purella leaves which are a common thing to wrap meat in to eat sort of like a small tortilla. She’s going to be planting spinach soon as that apparent is a winter thing. She manages this entire garden herself. Did I mention she’s 85? 😀
by TheManInTheShack
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My wife just picked some peppers.
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The peppers get used to make teng-jung which is a spicy, brown paste that is used to make many Korean dishes. It ripens in a clay pot for a year before she uses it.
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When she knows I’m coming she makes something called nurungi. It’s made by taking your old rice from your rice cooker and then pressing it into a frying pan to heat it up. It’s a warn and crunchy treat which for some reason is even better when eaten with an ice cold coke. 😀
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Those peppers look super nice and happy. How does she get the ground to be so clear and free of weeds without any mulch?
This is pretty cool! One year I planted an Asian vegetables garden because it helped fill in things that you couldn’t get at the grocery store. This is so beyond what I had.