Test PB Collection: FTE

Bittermelon - Mormodica charantia:a native of India, is a member of the Cucurbit family. It is usually grown on a trellis system and is roughly about the size of a zucchini, but warty. The only pests found attacking the plant in the Central Valley are parasitic root knot nematodes.

Chinese long beans - (Vigna sesquipedalis): Also called the asparagus bean and yardlong bean, the plants are long training vines grown on trellises. The plants are susceptible to black bean aphids, spider mites, nematodes, and mosaic viruses.

Lemongrass - (Cymbopogan citratus): probably originated in either Malaysia or India. It is a perennial grass propagated entirely vegetatively from stems as seed is seldom produced.

Thai Pepper - (Capsicum annuum): other varieties are grown as well, including the jalapeo, serrano, etc. The Thai peppers are very hot (hotter than the jalapeo and serrano), which does not diminish when cooked.

Bok Choy and other Choys - (Brassica rapa var. chinesis): All are non-heading types of cabbage. Bok choy (pak choi), choy sum (var. purpurea), yu choy (similar to bok choy except it is more delicate and sweeter), gai choy (B. juncea), and tai cai (B.

Ceylon Spinach - (Basella rubra and/or alba) is also known as Malabar spinach. It is a climbing tender perennial. There are two types - a red stem and a white stem. The plant is native of the East Indies. The red is slightly more productive than the white in the Virgin Islands.

The table below should be used as an approximate guide to the nutrient content of the vegetables. The values presented are averages of a number of different tests.

Vegetable Amount Cals Protein Carb Fat Ca K Na Vit C Vit B1 Vit B2 Vit B3 Vit B9 gm Kcal gm gm gm mg mg mg mg mg mg mg ug Basil 100 39 4.2 2.8 2.2 320 x x 71 0.01 0.6 x x Ceylon spinach (fresh) 28 6 0.5 1.2 x 47 40 13 10 0.02 0.02 0.02 Ceylon spinach (boiled) 90 19 1.5 3.9 0.2 50 205 14 x 0.05 0.

Below are a sampling of recent cost of production studies, co-written by UC Small Farm Program advisors. PDF documents require Adobe Acrobat Reader (a free program) The first 10 studies below were completed in 2005 and focus on costs associated with growing crops in the southern San Joaquin Valley.

Aziz Baameur retired on October 1, 2015. We are maintaining this webpage temporarily to provide access to his most recent research, which will also be archived elsewhere on the Small Farm website. Contact Information: UC Cooperative Extension, Santa Clara County 1553 Berger Drive, Bldg.