White Strawberries Podcast

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Here’s my experience of the first 4-
Kohlrabi- sure, if you like sliced radish/ brasica then go for it; otherwise just grow thread which is kale, collards and others.
Ground cherry- in NZ we call them cape gooseberry, the self seed prolifically, zero effort, large rewards, easy to propagate once and then never again. Kids love them!
Celeriac- same as the kohlrabi- if you think you’d like the starch go for it. I prefer the leaf therefor celery is better for me.
Sunchoke, 0/100. I have a million and can’t eat another one, want some? Text me! 😆 cool flower and carbon crop, good medicinal benefits, but know as fart-a-chokes for a reason!

The most interesting crops in American gardening aren't hard to grow.

They're just hard to find — buried in specialty seed catalogs because grocery stores never carried them and garden centers never stocked the transplants. Most of these are easier than tomatoes.

🌱 Nine crops worth searching for:

- Kohlrabi — tastes like a broccoli stem crossed with an apple. About fifty-five days from seed. Eat it raw in slices or roast it in wedges

- Ground cherry — pineapple-tomato flavor in a papery husk. Hundreds of fruit per plant. Grows well in containers

- Celeriac — celery flavor from a knobby root. Stores for months in a cool space. Mash it like potatoes

- Sunchoke — grows tall with sunflowers on top. Dig nutty tubers in fall. Give it a contained spot or it takes over the bed

- Malabar spinach — a spinach substitute that climbs a post or trellis. Thrives in the heat that makes regular spinach bolt

- Luffa — eat it young like zucchini. Let it mature on the vine and it becomes a natural sponge

- Shiso — Japanese herb with a flavor somewhere between basil, mint, and anise. Used as a sushi wrap. Self-sows reliably

- Tomatillo — essential for salsa verde. Highly productive, often producing more fruit per plant than most people expect

- Yardlong bean — pods grow over a foot long. Cut into stir-fry lengths. A heat-loving climber that produces heavily

They're unusual because of marketing, not difficulty 🌿

Well said Bill!

One more day to enter 🌿

Want to garden in the kitchen?
I've teamed up with to gift a seed-soaking starter kit.

Soaking seeds is one of those small, simple habits that makes a real difference — better digestion, more nutrients, and an easy way to add something good to your day.

If you’ve been curious, this is your nudge ✨
Winner drawn tomorrow.

🎧🥕🌸This week's episode is a shorty!
15 minutes and I'll run through the things you need to consider before planting your garden bed this autumn.

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🌱 GIVEAWAY TIME! 🌱

In honour of this week’s White Strawberries Podcast episode all about soaking, sprouting, and unlocking the nutrition in seeds, we’ve teamed up with the wonderful team at Kings Seeds to give one lucky Kiwi a Sprouting Starter Kit.

If you’ve ever wanted to grow fresh, nutrient-dense sprouts right on your kitchen bench, this is the perfect place to start.

This kit includes:
✨ A sprouting jar with mesh lid (thick glass — we love it!)
✨ 4 packs of organic sprouting seeds
✨ Everything you need to start growing food in just a few days

Sprouting is one of the easiest ways to grow your own nutrient-dense food at home, even if you don’t have a garden.

🌿 To enter:
1️⃣ Tag a friend who loves real food or gardening
2️⃣ Follow so we can contact you if you win
3️⃣ That’s it!

💚 Open to anyone in Aotearoa New Zealand
📅 Winner drawn 31 March

Huge thanks to Kings Seeds for helping share the sprouting love with the White Strawberries community.

Good luck everyone — and may your sprouts grow fast and crunchy 🌱