As I have a shortage on herbaceous nitrogen fixers and soil improvers, especially self-seeding ones, let alone ones which yield something reasonably edible,...
Hi glad you liked it ...I think it will be fun...I could do a page and add the link...if you could send me some info that you like I will make it and add the...
Dear all, Have you heard about any peach that ripens in October, about 90 days after the main varieties are harvested? If not, please check this weeks "Fruit...
... Caragana arborescens would be great, and I prefer perennial species if I can grow them. Unfortunately, at this point I move around every couple years and...
Hello, I buy the amaranth seeds and am currently growing the amaranth for the leaves to eat. They can be cooked like spinach but are more healthy. Theresa ... ...
Hi, thanks for the reply. I live in Ottawa. We were quite excited to see your beautiful tree with all those jack fruits!I was wondering if I can leave them...
Hi, y'all, I'm brand new here. Just found this group and subscribed today. We live on a small ranch in north central (or maybe east would be a better...
... vital - Great links! For acid soil (if it is also sandy/rocky) and if you live somewhere cool enough you might consider Comptonia peregrina. It makes...
In fact my peaches ripen in October, that is the ordinary time, not 90 days after other varieties... there is a " wild "peach tree that will not ripen its...
the seeds were eaten by the Aztec and are one of the few plants that are chemically equivalent to meat. In a message dated 8/3/2008 2:01:03 P.M. Pacific...
Hi anjaleck: Welcome to the group, I been memeber for a few months now, I hope you learn about the plants you are looking for, there are alot of resurse here...
I used to have property near Pittsburg, even closer to Cason Texas, I think it might have been slightly north (50 mi) of your area, it had wild persimmons,...
No, this peach is genetically different and is found in a very limited region. In this area the normal peach ripening season is till 15 July for commercial...
Dear all, Do you know any fruit which in spite of bearing edible fruits, is not cultivated for its fruits but leaves? If not, see this week's "Fruit Fact" in...
Hi, Dan, Thank you so much for the welcome and for the information on the group. Isn't it wonderful to have a place to go where people from all over the world...
Thanks a lot! This should help. Although I'm pretty well off with nitrogen fixing shrubs, but this plant sounds just so irresistibly desirable - tolerant of...
Hi, Caribe, Oh yeah, we know all about the copperhead and water moccasins. If we go down by the tank, I don't go too close myself. I'm almost positive that...
Hello. To avoid using mineral oil in the garden, i substitute vegetable oil as lubricant. Works well at first, but after some (not too long) time it gets hard...
Using vegetable oil as lubricant in gardening. Rapeseed (Koolzaadolie) oil cost only €1 per liter, in Flanders – Belgium and is perfect for chainsaw...
... attract bees and a great honey results. Mesquite flour from dried pods has been used for food by native people. You can guess that it's use declined after...
I just made syrup and put it in my fridge. I don't keep much in my refrigorator in the summer because my yard is my grocery store. I eat mints, peppers,...
This link is from some guy who has a jackfruit growing in a pot in his office in Canada. I am not sure why you think this is from Dr Parmar. Dr Parmar lives in...
Dear Sara and others, It is true that I live in India. It is also true that jackfruit is a tropical tree and cannot withstand cold or sub zero temperatures. ...
Namaste, I just wondered if anyone has experience of growing them in the UK. Mine are currently 3m +/- tall, growing in the W. Midlands. There seems to be...
28 September 2008 Find out more about apples in the orchards at Stanmer. Apple identification experts - Joan Morgan, author of The New Book of Apples, and...
