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Asian vegetables, seasons, and green experiments in Europe.

I was born in Vietnam, where simply stepping into a market means finding dozens of familiar herbs and leafy vegetables. After moving to Germany, I sometimes realized I missed one very small flavor: a few sprigs of kinh giới with bún, a handful of tía tô, or a plate of boiled rau muống in summer.

So I started planting.

At first, it was simply to have vegetables to eat. Later I realized I was learning how to garden in a completely different country.

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A green lá lốt plant growing in a pot beside a garden wall.

GardenJuly 22, 20265 min read

Growing lá lốt in Germany

How I grow lá lốt in Germany from stems bought at an Asian grocery store, root the cuttings, keep the plant in a pot, and bring it indoors for winter.

#lá lốt#gardening in Germany#Vietnamese vegetables#cuttings

Rau cần growing densely in a blue plastic container in the sun in the garden.

GardenJuly 22, 20265 min read

Growing rau cần in Germany

How I regrow rau cần from supermarket stems in Germany, keep it in a water-filled container, and watch it return after winter.

#rau can#water dropwort#gardening in Germany#Vietnamese vegetables

A green pot of lemongrass growing in a garden in Germany.

GardenJuly 17, 20264 min read

Growing lemongrass in Germany – Starting with one supermarket stalk

How I grow lemongrass in Germany from supermarket stalks: rooting the bases in water, planting them in deep pots, harvesting, and keeping the plant through winter.

#lemongrass#German garden#Asian herbs#regrowing

A lush pot of Vietnamese coriander growing in a garden in Germany.

GardenJuly 16, 20264 min read

Vietnamese coriander in Germany – The herb that is almost always in my garden

How I propagate rau răm from stems bought at an Asian market, grow it in a pot standing in water, and keep it through winter in Germany.

#rau răm#Vietnamese coriander#German garden#cuttings

Green kinh giới plants in a pot, grown from existing stems.

GardenJuly 15, 20264 min read

Kinh giới in Germany – Two ways I still grow it every year

My practical notes on growing kinh giới in Germany: starting from seed, rooting stems, timing the season, and caring for young plants in a European climate.

#kinh giới#German garden#seeds#stem cuttings