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tjg911 · March 23, 2010

many if not all of these are in the mustard family. i have grown many different varieties of asian greens from the mustard family years ago, some you mentioned and some you did not. if you have flea beetles then you'll really make them happy. i gave up on all these, i like them but they are decimated by flea beetles and not worth the trouble. i have a packet of tatsoi that i bought a few years back but never planted as i know what will happen. i've fallen back to beet greens and swiss chard as these aren't bothered by flea beetles. i never tried frc that might help.

tom

March 23, 2010	#3
tjg911 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: zone 5b northwest connecticut Posts: 2,570	many if not all of these are in the mustard family. i have grown many different varieties of asian greens from the mustard family years ago, some you mentioned and some you did not. if you have flea beetles then you'll really make them happy. i gave up on all these, i like them but they are decimated by flea beetles and not worth the trouble. i have a packet of tatsoi that i bought a few years back but never planted as i know what will happen. i've fallen back to beet greens and swiss chard as these aren't bothered by flea beetles. i never tried frc that might help. tom __________________ I need a hero I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the end of the night He’s gotta be strong And he’s gotta be fast And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight I need a hero I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the morning light He’s gotta be sure And it’s gotta be soon And he’s gotta be larger than life