{"id":6047,"date":"2026-08-29T14:45:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T14:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/?p=6047"},"modified":"2026-08-29T15:18:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T15:18:58","slug":"summer-greens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/?p=6047","title":{"rendered":"Summer Greens!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6047\" class=\"elementor elementor-6047\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7757a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"d7757a5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11ae3df\" data-id=\"11ae3df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dabf02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dabf02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.7 - 03-07-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0When I started gardening here, I realized that our dry summers lack all the delicious greens that we are so used to eat in winter and spring (we&#8217;re in zone 9B with wet winters and dry summers).<\/p><p>So I started researching about different leafy plants that are heat and drought tolerant.\u00a0<\/p><p>Here are some of the plants I&#8217;ve been growing and eating ever since.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e54089d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"e54089d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e99f9b2\" data-id=\"e99f9b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-951193c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"951193c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>PUMPKIN,SQUASH, GOURD LEAVES<\/strong><\/h6><p>Pumpkin leaves are huge and take up so much space in the garden. When I found out that in Africa,Asia and many other countries it was eaten as a regular leafy green, I was jumping up and down!\u00a0<\/p><p>The only trick is to get rid of the strings before cooking it. You can do it by holding the leaf by its stem upside down and pulling a little piece by the stem all the way down the leaf.<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Sf4sA_eZe_s?si=HhX6GJb8yKKM6cRv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here&#8217;s<\/a> a great and short video showing how to do it. Then you chop it and stir fry it. It tastes really good!\u00a0<\/p><p>Sicilians grow cucuzza sometimes only for its leaves. They&#8217;re great with pasta, mixed vegetables, rice,soups, you name it!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fea9ff4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fea9ff4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.7 - 03-07-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260828_121824-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260828_121824-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260828_121824-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260828_121824-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260828_121824-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260828_121824-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260828_121824-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260828_121824-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260828_121824-1140x855.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">pumpkin leaf is delicious!<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ad4251 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"3ad4251\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3379044\" data-id=\"3379044\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b201ed6 elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b201ed6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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The seeds are slow to germinate but they do once the weather warms up.<\/p><p>It&#8217;s a sturdy plant and offers an abundance of leaves. I pinch the tops of the shoots and mix them in stir fries. The taste is very similar to spinach.Since it contains oxalates, it has to be cooked or blanched before eating.<\/p><p>Towards mid-summer it starts to produce seeds on ever leaf node and eventually the seeds become very tough. Unless you want to save seeds, it&#8217;s better to pinch off tops to encourage more leaf growth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1aa971 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1aa971\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121353-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121353-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121353-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121353-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121353-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121353-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121353-1-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121353-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121353-1-1140x855.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">New Zealand spinach<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a746ddf elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a746ddf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;xMidYMid meet&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 117 26&#039; fill=&#039;black&#039; stroke=&#039;none&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M3,1.5C5,4.9,6,8.8,6,13s-1.7,8.1-5,11.5C0.3,21.1,0,17.2,0,13S1,4.9,3,1.5z M16,1.5c2,3.4,3,7.3,3,11.5s-1,8.1-3,11.5c-2-4.1-3-8.3-3-12.5S14,4.3,16,1.5z M29,1.5c2,4.8,3,9.3,3,13.5s-1,7.4-3,9.5c-2-3.4-3-7.3-3-11.5S27,4.9,29,1.5z M41.1,1.5C43.7,4.9,45,8.8,45,13s-1,8.1-3,11.5c-2-3.4-3-7.3-3-11.5S39.7,4.9,41.1,1.5zM55,1.5c2,2.8,3,6.3,3,10.5s-1.3,8.4-4,12.5c-1.3-3.4-2-7.3-2-11.5S53,4.9,55,1.5z M68,1.5c2,3.4,3,7.3,3,11.5s-0.7,8.1-2,11.5c-2.7-4.8-4-9.3-4-13.5S66,3.6,68,1.5z M82,1.5c1.3,4.8,2,9.3,2,13.5s-1,7.4-3,9.5c-2-3.4-3-7.3-3-11.5S79.3,4.9,82,1.5z M94,1.5c2,3.4,3,7.3,3,11.5s-1.3,8.1-4,11.5c-1.3-1.4-2-4.3-2-8.5S92,6.9,94,1.5z M107,1.5c2,2.1,3,5.3,3,9.5s-0.7,8.7-2,13.5c-2.7-3.4-4-7.3-4-11.5S105,4.9,107,1.5z&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-526c72a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"526c72a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>MADEIRA VINE (Andredera cordifolia)<\/strong><\/h6><p>I first came across madeira vine by chance, while strolling in nearby islands. It was growing madly in an overgrown garden. From the shape of its leaves and its flowers, I realized that it was a member of\u00a0Basellaceae family as it looks very similar to Malabar spinach.\u00a0<\/p><p>Once I researched, I found out that\u00a0 it&#8217;s perennial plant and its starchy roots are edible too! So I just snipped a piece of it and took it home. It easily roots in water.<\/p><p>I planted it in several parts of the garden where it can climb up.The best place so far is where there is well drained soil with lots of organic matter and morning sun,afternoon shade.<\/p><p>The leaves have mucilage, a little bit like okra, so I cook them whole, without slicing. They cook very easily. My favorite method is stir frying in olive oil with sesame and coriander seeds .<\/p><p>Keep in mind that this lovely plant is considered invasive in some parts of the world. I never had an instance like that , as we regularly snip the shoots and eat them! Still we can&#8217;t get enough of it!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e382d3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"e382d3b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e8473b\" data-id=\"8e8473b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-863f41c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"863f41c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fe67f9\" data-id=\"1fe67f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4849fb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4849fb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121504-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121504-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121504-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121504-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121504-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121504-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121504-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121504-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121504-1140x855.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">madeira vine<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f49e826\" data-id=\"f49e826\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cba118 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7cba118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121437-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121437-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121437-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121437-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121437-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121437-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121437-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121437-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121437-1140x855.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">madeira vine leaves<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a68039 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"2a68039\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b4d72a\" data-id=\"5b4d72a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b194f3 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>AMARANTH<\/strong><\/h6><p>There are many many types of amaranth and as far as I know, all of them are edible! In Thailand there was the spinosus one and we ate it in our morning omelette!<\/p><p>Here there&#8217;s a wild one with black seeds and red stem. It shows up when the weather really warms up and I just transplant it where ever I want.<\/p><p>This year I planted its Carribean cousin callaloo which has very large leaves!\u00a0<\/p><p>I keep pinching the top shoots of the wild one and it gives side shoots. They&#8217;re a good addition to stir fries and can be found almost everywhere!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5982b9c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"5982b9c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-65b415b\" data-id=\"65b415b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a883723 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a883723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121531-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121531-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121531-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121531-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121531-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121531-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121531-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121531-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121531-1140x855.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">wild amaranth<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad4c299\" data-id=\"ad4c299\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a453eed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a453eed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121551-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121551-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121551-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121551-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121551-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121551-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121551-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121551-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260709_121551-1140x855.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">callaloo<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-642823d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"642823d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ce30d2\" 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elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"13c22c8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01f4f95\" data-id=\"01f4f95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c56cfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c56cfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>SWEET POTATO LEAVES<\/strong><\/h6><p>An easy to grow delicious summer green! Even if you don&#8217;t have the perfect soil to grow the roots, you can grow it for its leaves! They&#8217;re abundant and taste really good.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-985cfa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"985cfa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260829_175053-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260829_175053-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260829_175053-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260829_175053-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260829_175053-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260829_175053-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260829_175053-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260829_175053-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260829_175053-1140x855.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">sweet potato leaves<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that you can eat pumpkin leaves? 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