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08 Aug 09, Sandra (New Zealand - temperate climate)

You can buy asparagus peas with the scientific name of Tetragonolobus purpureus from King Seeds in New Zealand (www.kingseeds.co.nz). I assume this is the same thing? I ordered a bunch last week and they were here witnin 3 or 4 days.

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07 Aug 09, Trish (Australia - temperate climate)

oops sorry didn't realise i posted in Asparagus Pea - didn't know such a thing existed. my ? should be under Asparagus. however Lilly and Jimmy I'm happy to check out of can get Asparagus Pea for you. would like to try myself. not sure how we swap email addresses on this site.

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04 Aug 09, Jimmy (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi would love some if you have any spares...

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04 Aug 09, Lilly (Australia - temperate climate)

Trish, will you post me some asparagus seeds?

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03 Aug 09, Trish (Australia - temperate climate)

I got asparagus seeds from organic shop in Adelaide Central Market. happy to mail some if anyone can't get hold. My question is I now have fragile looking seedlings in my mini greenhouse. they are just single stems. when are they strong enough to plant out. would well manured soil be too strong for the new roots? thanks

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02 Aug 09, Dru (Australia - temperate climate)

Have just ordered some seeds from e seeds in UK, they ship internationally but do not know if they will arrive Will post if they do

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01 Jul 09, Susan (Australia - temperate climate)

Any ideas on getting the seeds/ or tubers. Have already tried Diggers club

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28 May 09, Bill Martin (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Also known as the Winged bean, Goa Bean or Asparagus Pea (Psophocarpus or Lotus tetragonolobus) of Southeast Asia often called the 'supermarket on a stalk'; almost the whole plant can be eaten. – The leaves taste like spinach; – the sautéed flowers like mushrooms; – the young pods are like green beans; – the young seeds are like peas; – the tubers are richer in protein than potato, yam or cassava; they can be boiled, fried, baked or roasted. – the mature seeds are like soya beans and also yield oil; they can be ground into flour and even liquefied into a beverage tasting like coffee (with no caffeine). – The leaves can be dried and rolled into low-tar, low-nicotine cigarettes; – As a leguminous plant it has nitrogen-fixing nodules in the roots - great for the garden rotation.

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03 May 09, steve gow (Australia - temperate climate)

I live in Adelaide South Australia I would like to buy seeds and have been looking for quite a while. Thompson & morgan are apparently now no longer available

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23 Apr 09, Jackie (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

I have never heard of Asparagus Pea. Can anyone tell me where to buy seeds?

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