Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Aesthetically Superior Vegetables

What if I only plant aesthetically superior vegetables in my small garden? 

 The thought just occurred to me as I stumbled across this broccoli, Romanesco broccoli.  As a Benoit Mandelbrot groupie from decades back, how could I have never seen this plant!  

Back to seed buying...my garden is small, having been carved from an oak pine forest.  I have been having problems deciding which seeds to buy as so many sound so good - but this filter of only choosing from the beauty queens cuts down the number!  Of the remaining contenders,  hopefully one is great tasting.  If not, forget the good looks! 
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Romanesco_broccoli
 Whatever you call it, this variety of  Brassica oleracea is extremely handsome.  I'm glad I finally found out about it!
http://www.johnnyseeds.com/c-339-romanesco-cauliflower.aspx
It is available from many places...here is the list from Google.