A popular lecturer and author, Niki gardens in Halifax, Nova Scotia, producing harvests in all four seasons and not just your basic everyday edibles, either. I welcomed her back to the program to talk about a wacky wide range of things to grow this year—and especially about eight surprising substitutes for spinach, in case you crave the flavor but have trouble with spinach in some portion of your growing season, like maybe in the hottest part of summer. I learned that we can eat our hosta shoots (well, not if you want to look at the plants all season) and also purple hyacinth beans and more surprises.
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unusual edibles to grow, with niki jabbourQ. I see that you’re going to be in my area pretty soon, Niki. In March, I think you’re doing an event at Berkshire Botanical Garden.
A. I am. I’m so excited because I’ve been to the Boston Flower Show before and I’ll be heading there again, but I was lucky enough that the Berkshire Botanical Garden invited me to come as well, so I’ll be there on March 18th,
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