How do I insert into a Mysql text field? All I get is (memo)...

[Farmernate]

I created a mysql database with about a dozen fields, several of which were text fields. One part of the mysql query that created a text field is:

description text NOT NULL,

I tried to add to that field using MYSQL-Front but all it just said "(memo)" and I wasn't able to change it. Am I doing something wrong? Any help appreciated.

[Farmernate]

Or to simplify, how can I read/write more than 255 characters to a mysql field?