My girlfriend and I are planting a food forest. And plan on possibly plant a small garden this year. I have grapes, blueberries, Papaya, mangos, citrus, bananas,pineapple Marango and many other tropical and exotic fruit and edible plants. We live in central Florida. Where are you guys from and what are some of the things you grow?
Hey man, we must have similar climates, I am on the east coast of Oz. Passionfruit, pineapples, grapes, sweet potato, chillies, ginger, pumpkin, elder flower, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, turmeric, galangal, oranges, lemons, limes, mandarins, so much coffee, pawpaw, herbs, natal plums, fejoa, water chestnuts, malabar greens, warregal greens, tree spinach, cassava, finger limes, eggplants, , mulberries, chicory, comfrey, davidson plums, probably more. And yes, it is a total jungle, things always competing with each other, always finding things we didn't know were there. Every level, tubers, ground cover, shrubs, treed, vines.
That’s amazing I’m in zone 9b. It looks like you have most of what I’m planning on planting. I just getting started with mine though.
I'm in Virginia. I have apple & pear trees & I raise chickens. I'm working to build raised gardens to have more uniformed growing areas. I plan on growing the standard "garden fare". I forage for poke sallet, cresses, & dandelion greens. Looking to take classes to forage & identify mushrooms.
That’s cool we have chickens and ducks. We like the duck eggs even more that the chicken eggs
@Donto101 i had ducks. Love the eggs, hate what they do to the grass. & they make a flocking mess (I had 24)
@SallyInStitches we only have 10
Mangos... I'm going to go weep now. Maybe when global warming gets worse, I'll be able to plant some. I'd not heard of marango trees, so thanks for the education!
I live in Southern Vermont. As soon as I get my own place, depending on how acid or alkaline my soil is, I hope to plant pawpaws, blueberries, strawberries, Jerusalem artichoke, rhubarb, hazelnuts, possibly asparagus, and ostrich ferns (for the fiddleheads) if they aren't already endemic. Any wild berries will be encouraged, as well as other native edibles. I really hope to have at least a few mature sugar maples.
I've grown Brandywine tomatoes, Thai basil, sweet peppers, Arp rosemary, cucumbers, pumpkins, zucchini, thyme, parsley, sage, catnip, peppermint (in a pot so it wouldn't spread), lemon balm, cherry tomatoes from hanging baskets, mesclun, sunflowers, morning glories (Heavenly Blues), lemon thyme, pineapple sage, zinnias, and oodles of houseplants. I have an aloe that my mom gave my grandmother when mom was in the 1st or 2nd grade. So, that plant is about 75 years old now. Anyone want any aloe babies?
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Posted by glennlabMy heavenly Blue Morning Glories have finally gotten their color.
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Posted by FrostyJimMaking my last batch of 2024 oven roasted tomato sauce on Oct. 10 ready to start filling jars.
Posted by FrostyJimMaking my last batch of 2024 oven roasted tomato sauce on Oct. 10 ready to start filling jars.
Posted by FrostyJimMaking my last batch of 2024 oven roasted tomato sauce on Oct. 10 ready to start filling jars.
Posted by FrostyJimI needed to preserve my bell peppers so I made Indian chutney last night.
Posted by FrostyJimI needed to preserve my bell peppers so I made Indian chutney last night.
Posted by FrostyJimMoose family munchin' on my Raspberries right now at about 8:30 on Tuesday night!
Posted by FrostyJim3 giants total over 3 lbs! Bush Early Girl hybrid grown in my Wasilla Alaska zone 4b greenhouse...
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