Just Veggies

Growing Shiso

This will be my first year growing shiso, which is an herb grown for its aromatic, citrusy-tasting leaves. It’s used primarily in Asian dishes such as salads, noodle dishes and sushi rolls. While I have never grown shiso, I believe I’ve had it in a few dishes during my lifetime. I’m growing Bicolored Shiso from ...

Potato ‘Clancy’ Grown from Actual Seed

Potato 'Clancy', an All-American Selections (AAS) Edible Award Winner for 2019, is a blush- to red-skinned potato grown from seed. Okay, hold on. Wait just a minute. A potato from seed? You usually grow potatoes from a “seed potato,” a.k.a. a tuber—typically from a previous crop—that sprouts when buried and grows into a new potato ...