A member of the nightshade family, eggplant is an annual from South America. It istherefore not cold hardy and takes a long time to reach maturity. Fruits may be elongated or globeshaped and they are usually dark purple. White fruited varieties are available and often promoted as“egg trees”. Varieties: Italian, Graffiti, Sicilian, White.
Elderberries have long been known as very beneficial plants to have growing in yourgarden. They are an excellent permaculture forest garden plant. The flowers, berries, leaves, stems, andbranches all have uses in the home, kitchen, apothecary, or garden. There are two main varieties of elderberry that are best for growing:Black elderberry (Sambucus nigra), which is native to Europe, but has naturalized in much of Asia andNorth America. Another very similar species of black elderberry is the American Elderberry (Sambucuscanadensis), which is native to eastern North America. Blue Elderberry (Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea), which is native to western North America.
Endive (Chicory, Belgian Endive) is a plants that have a bitter, buttery taste and are usedin ornamental gardens and as salad greens. The lettuce-like plants produce bright heads that go to seedor bolt easily in hot weather. Endive thrives in cooler temperatures and requires ample moisture to stayhealthy. Varieties: Bossa, Coral, Coronet, D’anjou, Damsel.
All parts of this vegetable are edible with an interesting licorice-like flavor, (member of thecarrot family).
Fenugreek is used as a herb (dried or fresh leaves), spice (seeds), and vegetable(fresh leaves, sprouts, microgreens). The seeds are cuboid-shaped and yellow to amber-colored.This annual herb has use in traditional medicine. Its native habitat includes uncultivatedground, the edges of fields and dry grassland. The flowers resemble a butterfly. The consumableparts of fenugreek (both the leaf and seed) come from the stem portion of the plant. It has alovely aroma similar to clover, a close relative, and vanilla. This annual herb has uses in medicine so caution and do research.
Feverfew is an aromatic, flowering herb and is an easy-to-grow perennial plant. It isoften mistaken for a weed because of how easily it spreads after taking hold. This plant (Tanacetumparthenium) is actually a species of chrysanthemum that has been grown in herb and medicinal gardens for centuries.
A bush or small tree, from 1 metre (3 feet) to 10 to 12 metres (33 to 39 feet) high, with broad, rough, deciduous leaves that are deeply lobed or sometimes nearly entire. The leaves and stems exude a white latex when broken. The fig has been cultivated for thousands of years. Fig fruits are borne singly or in pairs above the scars of fallen leaves or in axils of leaves of the presentseason. Flowers are staminate (male) or pistillate (female) and enclosed within the inflorescencestructure. Produces soft purple fruit containing many seeds with a leather skin. Many fig
Frankincense can be grown from seed or cuttings but is most commonly harvested from the bark of the frankincense tree. Frankincense is an aromatic resin (driedsap) obtained from trees of the genus Boswellia in the family Burseraceae. There are several species of Boswellia that produce true frankincense: Boswellia sacra, B. frereana, B. serrata, and B. papyrifera. Resin from each is available in various grades, which depend on the time of harvesting. The resin is hand-sorted for quality. They are short, gnarled, knotty trees growing under the harshest desert conditions.
It is no fantasy and has been around since the 1990s – a single tree that produces avariety of fruits. It is done by grafting different fruits from the same family onto one root system.They are self-pollinating and in spring your tree will be loaded with an abundance of blossoms. Aspectacular sight for the whole neighborhood to enjoy. These Fruit Salad trees grow up to sixdifferent types of fruit all on the one tree. Dwarf Fruit Cocktail Tree Prunus – brings forward PurplePlum, Red Plum, Yellow Nectarine, Red Nectarine, Peach, and Apricot as a one tree orchardoutside or inside.
Perennial plant of the amaryllis family grown for its flavorful bulbs. Its close relativesinclude the onion, shallot, leek, chive, Welsh onion and Chinese onion.
A member of the nightshade family, eggplant is an annual from South America. It istherefore not cold hardy and takes a long time to reach maturity. Fruits may be elongated or globeshaped and they are usually dark purple. White fruited varieties are available and often promoted as“egg trees”. Varieties: Italian, Graffiti, Sicilian, White.
Elderberries have long been known as very beneficial plants to have growing in yourgarden. They are an excellent permaculture forest garden plant. The flowers, berries, leaves, stems, andbranches all have uses in the home, kitchen, apothecary, or garden. There are two main varieties of elderberry that are best for growing:Black elderberry (Sambucus nigra), which is native to Europe, but has naturalized in much of Asia andNorth America. Another very similar species of black elderberry is the American Elderberry (Sambucuscanadensis), which is native to eastern North America. Blue Elderberry (Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea), which is native to western North America.
Endive (Chicory, Belgian Endive) is a plants that have a bitter, buttery taste and are usedin ornamental gardens and as salad greens. The lettuce-like plants produce bright heads that go to seedor bolt easily in hot weather. Endive thrives in cooler temperatures and requires ample moisture to stayhealthy. Varieties: Bossa, Coral, Coronet, D’anjou, Damsel.
All parts of this vegetable are edible with an interesting licorice-like flavor, (member of thecarrot family).
Fenugreek is used as a herb (dried or fresh leaves), spice (seeds), and vegetable(fresh leaves, sprouts, microgreens). The seeds are cuboid-shaped and yellow to amber-colored.This annual herb has use in traditional medicine. Its native habitat includes uncultivatedground, the edges of fields and dry grassland. The flowers resemble a butterfly. The consumableparts of fenugreek (both the leaf and seed) come from the stem portion of the plant. It has alovely aroma similar to clover, a close relative, and vanilla. This annual herb has uses in medicine so caution and do research.
Feverfew is an aromatic, flowering herb and is an easy-to-grow perennial plant. It isoften mistaken for a weed because of how easily it spreads after taking hold. This plant (Tanacetumparthenium) is actually a species of chrysanthemum that has been grown in herb and medicinal gardens for centuries.
A bush or small tree, from 1 metre (3 feet) to 10 to 12 metres (33 to 39 feet) high, with broad, rough, deciduous leaves that are deeply lobed or sometimes nearly entire. The leaves and stems exude a white latex when broken. The fig has been cultivated for thousands of years. Fig fruits are borne singly or in pairs above the scars of fallen leaves or in axils of leaves of the presentseason. Flowers are staminate (male) or pistillate (female) and enclosed within the inflorescencestructure. Produces soft purple fruit containing many seeds with a leather skin. Many fig
Frankincense can be grown from seed or cuttings but is most commonly harvested from the bark of the frankincense tree. Frankincense is an aromatic resin (driedsap) obtained from trees of the genus Boswellia in the family Burseraceae. There are several species of Boswellia that produce true frankincense: Boswellia sacra, B. frereana, B. serrata, and B. papyrifera. Resin from each is available in various grades, which depend on the time of harvesting. The resin is hand-sorted for quality. They are short, gnarled, knotty trees growing under the harshest desert conditions.
It is no fantasy and has been around since the 1990s – a single tree that produces avariety of fruits. It is done by grafting different fruits from the same family onto one root system.They are self-pollinating and in spring your tree will be loaded with an abundance of blossoms. Aspectacular sight for the whole neighborhood to enjoy. These Fruit Salad trees grow up to sixdifferent types of fruit all on the one tree. Dwarf Fruit Cocktail Tree Prunus – brings forward PurplePlum, Red Plum, Yellow Nectarine, Red Nectarine, Peach, and Apricot as a one tree orchardoutside or inside.
Perennial plant of the amaryllis family grown for its flavorful bulbs. Its close relativesinclude the onion, shallot, leek, chive, Welsh onion and Chinese onion.
The Dedicated garlic Bed, year 2.Elephant Garlic grown from cloves, last year,Produced a single large bulb if garlic, as a Onion. No cloves. Those “bulbs […]
This is the first in a series of posts describing our learning process and how the ingredients for Korean Natural Farming Solutions can be made. […]
The US Department of Agriculture created the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map to provide a standard definition of climatic conditions relevant to plant growth and survival. It is used by the agriculture industry to define what plants grow best in what areas. By understanding what zone you’re located in, you can find out which plants will grow best in your area and which won’t.
Dirt is not the same as soil. Simply put, dirt is soil without any life. It is sterile. Dirt is ‘dead’. It contains no biology or non in a living state. Dirt is a mixture of minerals, sand, silt and clay. Sand particles are the largest. Silt are smaller yet and clay is even smaller. Sand will allow water to easily pass through it. Silt will allow water to pass through, but slower than sand. Clay, depending on the layering and the quantity, will block water. It is why clay pots are used to store water
The following process is called an instant garden and it was made popular by Bill Mollison, the person who coined the phrase Permaculture. In short, forests have the largest productions of any growing systems in the world. They also have the widest diversity of life, both above and below the surface of the soil.
