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22 Edible Plants you can grow and sell from home - from Mike McGroarty
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Kiwi Blue Honeywort
One of the New varieties I am growing this season. I hear its related to the borage family so I also wonder if that means it has edible uses? Its a great pollinator and fantastic filler in Bouquets so this is why I plan to grow it.
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Perennial flowers that will flower from seed the first year
I have a lot of perennials seeds to start this year and I know some will flower the first year and some will not. Here is a site that listed those that will flower the first year.
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edible flower bouquets
I have a very small cutting garden I use for flower bouquets. It's nice to pop outdoors, cut flowers and have a fresh bouquet in every room. They also make a nice pick me up gift for family and friends. This year I want to have some bouquets that have edibles mixed in. It will be a unique look and add one more use for the…
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How Much Zinc is Needed for Pecan Trees?
One of our long-time members, @Owl asked me to post this question below. "I’m trying to find some resource that will help me figure out how much zinc my pecan trees need? I have soil testing for several places around the farm but my trees haven’t produced in several years and an expert told me that they need lots of zinc,…
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Yaupon Holly - America's native, caffeinated tea
Yaupon is a native to to the Americas. The proper name is Ilex Vomitoria... so named because it has enough caffeine in the leaves to make you puke if you drink way too much. It is related to Yerba Mate, which is commonly used for tea in South America. Yaupon grows as a weedy shrub, almost as vigorously as privet, in much…
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Historical Seed Gifting
This past week I had the opportunity to go to Plimoth for Thanksgiving. What a great trip! Of course I was interested in the gardens they have the re, though this time of year they are definitely in their dormancy. I ran into two plants that really caught my attention. The first was called Cotton Lavender or Lavender…
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22 Edible Plants You Can Grow and Sell From Home
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Grow your own rice
Here is a rice growing video for everyone. I might try this at some point just for fun.
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Saffron Crocus source
So Beautiful it makes you want to cry.
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information on the saffron crocus
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Difficulty grass in my garden
I’m gardening in a thin layer of compost over clay. I ran out of cardboard and just put wood chips down in the pathways. When grass grows in the compost I can pull it, no big deal, but when it grows in the clay right through the wood chips, it’s impossible to pull out by hand! Any recommendations?
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Does anyone eat Celosia/Cockscomb?
I just came across the fact that Celosia argentea, Cockscomb, is not only edible, but is an important food in Africa. I just thought it was a cool flower. But apparently it is good to eat, very nutritious, and has some medicinal properties as well--looks like it will be in my garden next year!
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Fruit Tree Buying Binge
Not sure I made the right decision yet, BUT!!!! I went to fast-growing-trees.com and bought a mulberry, the paw-paw pollinator pack, a black Arkansas apple tree, and two Lapins cherries. They are self-pollinating, but sometimes more is better. All those are likely to fruit the first year. Then I went to my local nursery…
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Pistachios, I love em!
Besides walnuts, pistachios are my next favourite. So yummy and they look so good on baked biscuits, cakes, chocolate etc. Unfortunately I do not have the right climate to grow them and to buy organically is almost impossible. They are very expensive at the supermarket or whole foods store. I thought I’d post this link for…
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When do you start your garden?
Yesterday, I attended one of the first in-person church services my local congregation has held since COVID lockdowns began. It was great to see old friends at Pentecost this year. After the service, I was chatting with a friend who has been gardening (together with his wife) for many years. He asked me whether I had put…
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Et Tu Apricot?
I have an apricot tree. It has bloomed and set fruit for 5 years. I have never gotten a single apricot from it. Invariably it blooms, sets fruit....and then it freezes. This year I threatened to cut it down if it doesn't produce a harvest. We didn't prune it, just left it be this spring. It had thousands of blossoms which…
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27 Plants that produce edible flowers
Got this from Seeds Now: Nothing will impress your guests like sprinkling some colorful flowers into a salad, onto pastries or even as a garnish in their favorite drinks. Edible flowers will add a beautiful splash of color to many dishes and they are readily available, when you're growing them right in your own garden!…
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Help with a list of heat loving culinary herbs?
Some of y'all may remember my emergency bucket garden last year - 18, 3 gallon mop buckets full of potting soil. The soil is improved this year, since I grew peas in them last year. I think I'll go ahead and plant radishes leaf lettuce and spinach for a quick early spring crop. After that, I think I'll use them for…
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Sesame
Three of my sesame seeds sprouted and it looks like I have pods forming. This is exciting. Has anyone ever grown sesame before? When do you know they are ready to harvest?
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Foraging Tree & Berry Leaves for Tea (ZONES 1-4A)
This is piggybacking off another thread about the show, "Alone". @torey I would like to know what berry & tree leaves are good for tea? I am being a bit selfish here, thinking of zone 1 through 4a, both cultivated & wild. Can you give basic benefits for each and basic prep? I don't remember if I'd heard of using birch…
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My Indoor Banana Tree
I have been enjoying watching my Dwarf Cavendish banana tree grow...and it has grown tremendously since I bought it. I'd highly recommend this plant to anyone who wants to try tropicals. I have found it more rewarding to care for than a coffee tree and other tropical edibles that I've owned (although avocado, mango &…
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Not one, but two rose galls!
I was pretty excited to see these this evening, both on my "Katherine Seyton" Eglantine rose. Sorry for the poor quality pics, but it was too fun not to share. The fuzzy one is my favorite of course. They're caused by wasp, but are fairly harmless. I've never interfered with them.
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Staple crops and self sufficiency
Article on easy to grow staple crops. I already have the amaranth and potatoes. Might try one or tow of the others. Tire planters make good trial containers.
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Non Patented, Public Domain Plants that You Should Be Free to Propagate.
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How many types of Mint??!!
According to this article, 7500 varieties of Lamianceae (mint). Some of these I have never even heard of.
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Local plant sales
Depending on where you live plant sales may be a possibility again this spring. It great fun to see new plants, learn about them and have new color and use in your yard or patio. The local audubon is having one again this year and its a favorite of mine. You tend to get more herbs and wild plants there. You can buy or swap…
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Growing flowers for a bridal bouquet
A friend of mine asked me about growing flowers for a wedding and bridal bouquet. He will grow them in his house We live in Zone 5 and have a lot of overcast winter dasy so growing flowers that actually flower by the time he wants, mid May can be challenging. The greenhouse I volunteered at really struggled to get flowers…
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Have you ever tasted Horseradish flowers? I did and was amazed!
Have you ever eaten the horseradish flowers? I harvest horseradish roots twice a year: in early spring and in autumn. And I use leaves for fermenting cucumbers. But I have never ever tried to eat horseradish flowers. Today, as I was taking photos of different plants, I noticed how beautiful it is. I tasted it and WoW! You…
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Lemon myrtle- Backhousia citriodora
This wonderful Aussie native is often referred to the “queen of the lemon herbs”. It has a very strong lemon taste and aroma. We have a couple growing on our place and as you walk past and pluck a couple of leaves off, rub them in your hands, you are blessed with the nicest lemon smell. I rub it around my ears, neck and…