I’m wildly excited about the arrival of my first few seedlings of Rau Muong (Morning Glory). I was doubtful the seeds would germinate despite assurances from Vietnamese friends that there would be no problem. I now have twenty plants on the go and a football-sized bag of seeds from which to grow more. Two months from now I could be enjoying home grown Rau Muong Xao Toi. Alongside the Rau Muong it looks like my attempts to grow red and green Perilla might also be successful. Less certain are the three bitter melon seedlings that seemed to be making a promising start but have now gone into terminal decline before getting beyond their second leaves. It may yet be too cold for them.
