My harvest today - lady fingers and sweet potato leaves
By Lee Ka
@kaka135 (14931)
Malaysia
September 10, 2015 3:56am CST
I picked a few lady fingers from my garden again, after picking nine yesterday. I am so happy the lady finger plants grow so well, and we can see the flowers and baby lady fingers almost everyday. This is the first time I successfully plant the lady fingers.
My children cut the sweet potato leaves as well, as they want them for lunch. I like sweet potato leaves, as they are really easy to plant, and nice to eat as well. 
So, these were our dishes for lunch. It's really nice to plant our own food. 
Do you pick any vegetables or fruits from your garden today? What do you have for your lunch?
So, these were our dishes for lunch. It's really nice to plant our own food.
Do you pick any vegetables or fruits from your garden today? What do you have for your lunch?9 people like this
10 responses
@LadyDuck (470823)
• Switzerland
10 Sep 15
@Rollo1 I use them to make seafood gumbo (when I can find them!). I tried to grow them but I was not at all successful. They have a strange texture, they become sticky when cooked. They are used in gumbo because they make the soup more dense.
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@Magnolia74 (67)
• Philippines
10 Sep 15
I love sweet potato leaves as well, we call them camote tops here. But since I learned that it's not good for people who have high blood pressure, I stopped serving it to the family. My father has unstable blood pressure so I always make sure the food I prepare is safe for him. With okras though, we always eat them, we just have to buy them from the market. We still have sweet potato plant in our backyard. And we have lemon grass, horse radish or malunggay and sponge gourd as well which we harvest every now and then for our food. I hope the weather here will get better soon so I can start gardening again.
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@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
12 Sep 15
Ah so that's what sweet potato leaves are. I was wondering what it was. But then, does camote have sweet potatoes as roots? I thought that was a different plant. I thought kamote is like a vine and does not have roots that go deep. Oh wait I think that's kangkong (water spinach). 
I thought kamote is like a vine and does not have roots that go deep. Oh wait I think that's kangkong (water spinach). 2 people like this
@Magnolia74 (67)
• Philippines
12 Sep 15
@owstalaga sweet potato and camote are the same thing... sweet potato should not be confused with THE potato though, I heard potato leaves are poisonous.
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@kaka135 (14931)
• Malaysia
12 Sep 15
I didn't know it's called camote tops too. We always call them sweet potatoes here. It's a common dish when we fry sweet potato leaves. I didn't know it's not good for people who have high blood pressure. Thanks for telling me this, though my family members don't have that, but my father does.
I wish I can plant the sweet potatoes, they are one of my favorite food. I only plant the leaves, but don't really get the sweet potatoes.
Perhaps you can try to plant okra if you like to eat. It seems quite easy to grow. It's so nice to plant our own food. Hope your weather will be better very soon.
@kaka135 (14931)
• Malaysia
12 Sep 15
We usually just fry them as a dish to eat with rice. We usually put some garlic slices, then just fry the sweet potato leaves, and add some soy sauce as seasoning. It's really simple, that's why I like to cook them always. Sometimes I don't even put garlic slices.
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@kaka135 (14931)
• Malaysia
14 Sep 15
@sofssu It's actually how I usually cook the vegetables, just fry with garlic, and add some soy sauce. My family like simple food, and I can only cook simple food.
As for the sweet potato leaves, they are always cooked in this way even we eat out. I think it tastes good!
As for the sweet potato leaves, they are always cooked in this way even we eat out. I think it tastes good!
@InnovationReaction (165)
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10 Sep 15
Not today... but we have a ivy gourd plant Single plant is generous (more than sufficient) for a nuclear family. Lovely plant gives us more than 10 pounds (around 5kg) per week. Love U ivy gourds.
Single plant is generous (more than sufficient) for a nuclear family. Lovely plant gives us more than 10 pounds (around 5kg) per week. Love U ivy gourds. @owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
12 Sep 15
Oh so okra is called lady fingers? I didn't know that!
Too bad we don't have any plants around here to get fruits or leaves from... Now I'm hungry but I'm supposed to be sleeping hours ago and yet I am still awake from myLotting.
Too bad we don't have any plants around here to get fruits or leaves from... Now I'm hungry but I'm supposed to be sleeping hours ago and yet I am still awake from myLotting.1 person likes this
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
6 Oct 15
These look like the potato leaves from Japanese/Vietnam red potato variety.
I like sweet potato leaves too.
Too bad I have no land for gardening, and my house does not have direct sunlight.
Even then, the sweet potato plant manages to produce a few leaves a week! Not enough to cook instant noodle!
@allknowing (135351)
• India
23 Sep 15
Nature will punish me for not making good use of the sweet potato leaves. There were no sweet potatoes and so I pulled out the creepers and just discarded them. I will remember to use them next time.
Happy to see your vegetables. I have sown some and hope to see results soon.
