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Plants That Saw The Light of Day (Part 2)
Every plant that I grew whether it was in great profusion or just a few for experimental purposes had possibilities. If it died unexpectedly or had some horticultural issues of some sort, then I want to know what happened and … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, ecology, food, gardening, heartnuts, honeyberry, seaberry, wild asparagus
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Plants That Saw The Light of Day
(Part 1) I do not have much of a selection process for plants. Every plant looks interesting to me. I really liked the flavor of that wild Rocket I found in the cracks of a sidewalk in Grand Haven, Michigan. … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, buffaloberry, ecology, food, horsetail, perennial broccoli, seeds, vegetables, wild asparagus, wild cucumber
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Exploring Diversity In An Edible Forest: Unique Flavors With the Species Apples
From the time I was a child, I loved to grow plants. I threw a pit of a prune near the back door of my home. A tree emerged and I quickly put it in a pot. How could this … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, apple fruit, apple lumber, ecology, food, forest apple, no spray, seedling apples
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Thoughts From the Bean Warriors
Thoughts from the Bean Warriors Archaeologists Bean Warriors Archaeologists: The jungle was inhospitable. Bean Warriors: We made it hospitable. Archaeologists: They grew lima beans. Bean Warriors: It was the protein that didn’t run away. Archaeologists: Small bushy annual … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, archaeology, culture, food, history, lima beans, plant connections
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The Plum From the Beach Comes to Visit and Plans to Stay
Beach Plums I always wondered about the range maps of plants found on the USDA Plants Database. Is the line of demarcation a real and genuinely smooth line or was it purchased directly from the Sears and Roebuck botanical books … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, beach plum, crop biodiversity, ecology, food, fruit farming, gardening, Prunus maritima, seeds
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Making Your Way Through the Storm
When I first purchased my land in the early 1980’s, there was plenty of information in the books on conservation and ecology. I kept some of my texts from college like Fundamentals of Ecology by Eugene Odum and Shrubs and … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, biodiversity, ecology, new crops, tree farm
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Cuppa Tea?
Anyone that has worked for me or comes to my farm in any capacity, knows I will ask them if they would like a cup of tea. I would always ask. There is a Kinks song, I would sing to … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, Camellia, ecology, food, gardening, green tea, health, herbs, seeds, tea, Tea oil
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The Island of Plant Production: Small Nursery
When I first started my nursery, I soon found many nursery people who were in the plant business handed down in their family. Many had large acreages devoted to plant production. Some were connected to the Christmas tree industry and … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, environment, farming, food, gardening, healthy enviornment, plant nursery, wild apple
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Wild Strawberry Sense of Humor
Everyone loves wild strawberries. It’s a universal fruit with universal appeal. The flavor is always rich in gold. They are impossible to resist. Here grows a small perennial plant that effortlessly skips along the ground rooting as it goes through … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, Fragaria, plant breeding, seeds, strawberry, wild fruits, wild strawberry
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Yew and I Will Grow It
I have always been fond of yew. It was one of those species that inspired me to grow trees in my mind. Where in creation is yew? For me it was only in photographs. Like the one above, I saw … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, ecology, fruit, lumber, nature, range expansion, seed germination, seeds, timber, trees
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