Category: Food Type: Healthy Greens

Feb 07 2024

Ecological Use: Erosion Control, Ecological Use: Soil Building/Reclamation, Family: Buckwheat (Polygonaceae), Food Type: Healthy Greens, Growth Rate: Fast, Growth Rate: Moderate, Light: Full Sun, Light: Partial Shade, Season for Harvest: Fall, Season for Harvest: Spring, Season for Harvest: Summer, Size/Layer: Herb Layer, Soil PH: Acidic, Soil PH: Neutral, Zone 3 Cold Hardiness, Zone 4 Cold Hardiness, Zone 5 Cold Hardiness, Zone 6 Cold Hardiness, Zone 7 Cold Hardiness, Zone 8 Cold Hardiness, Zone 9 Cold Hardiness

Garden Sorrel, Rumex acetosa

by Chas Hathaway

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Sorrel Botanical name: Rumex acetosa Notes: Propagating Garden Sorrel To propagate Rumex acetosa (Sorrel), you can use several methods depending on your preference and the resources available to you. Here...

Dec 28 2021

Food Type: Healthy Greens

Southern Giant Curled Mustard

by Chas Hathaway

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Botanical Name: Brassica juncea Biennial (lives two years) or Reseeding Annual Cold hardiness zones: 3 – 12 (it can withstand cold down to -30° F, or -34° C) Preferred Soil...

May 02 2020

Education: Food Forest/Forest Garden, Food Type: Healthy Greens, Size/Layer: Ground Cover Layer, Size/Layer: Herb Layer

Ostrich (Fiddlehead) Fern

by Chas Hathaway

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 24:03 — 33.0MB)Subscribe: Email | RSSThese hardy, dynamic, shade-loving beauties have a lot to offer the forest garden.

Apr 13 2020

Education: Food Forest/Forest Garden, Food Type: Healthy Greens, Food Type: Herbal Tea, Food Type: Staple Food, Food Type: Sweetener, Size/Layer: Canopy (LARGE)

Linden or Basswood Tree, Tilia Species

by Chas Hathaway

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 45:02 — 61.8MB)Subscribe: Email | RSSOne of the kings of the forest garden, this canopy-layer tree is a must have if you...