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Container Greens - An Indicator
Container Greens - An Indicator The first thing I had to figure out in this alien environment was what would grow and when to plant. Greens usually grow well in sandy soil and partial shade, and they tolerate cold snaps. So, I decided to test out a container of mustards, with the idea that once they started growing…
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Microgreens Discussion
This totally sounds like a stupid question but due to time constraints this year I need the shortcut if its available. I am normally an experiemnter in my gardener endeavors but I just don't have the time to "play around" with experiments this year. So I was wondering... I have about a dozen different kind of microgreens…
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Perennial Edible Plants
I am interested what perennial edible plants that you grow or would like to grow. I have made a conscience effort to move more and more in that direction. I am currently growing: Horseradish Sun Chokes Perennial Spinach Grapes Peaches, Apples, Persimmon, Paw Paw, Kiwi Goji Berry Elderberry Egyptian Walking Onions Thyme,…
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edible trees (not just the fruit!)
Seeing the discussion on all the the edible salad greens reminded me of how much my kids loved to snack on young Japanese maple leaves. I looked them up and found this really interesting article. One that they left off was redbud. The young leaves, buds and tiny seed pods are edible. I think I'll go poke around in the…
