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The Edible Rose
Starting in the early 90’s I started a collection of species roses at my farm. I would plant different cultivated rose seeds that I found in my area or wild roses I found on vacation. I placed the seeds in … Continue reading
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Tagged ecology, edible rose, flowers, food, gardening, plants, rose, rose petals, seeds
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Beautiful Orderly Plants
Under a powerline ground to sawdust by the tree services of Consumers Power is an autumn olive bush which resprouted creating this one bud sport or sprout which is variegated. From a hundred sprouts only one is variegated. Variegation can … Continue reading
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Discovery from Seeds
Sometimes its the small things that matter. Growing plants from seeds and finding traits that are inherited over time in a population of plants is a joy for me. I have no idea why I like it. I just find … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, discovery, ecology, flowers, food, garden, gardening, lima beans, nature, plant breeding, potatoes, seeds, sunflowers, umbrella magnolia
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Diversity Explored: The Edible Sunflower
I always was fascinated with the sunflower. There was always so much activity around them. My parents decided to move to a new home when I was 16 years old. It was in a new subdivision in the midst of … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, crop-diversity, ecology, edible, edible oil, enrichment, flowers, food, seeds, sunflower seeds, sunflowers, wild crops
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Bean Flowers
Yesterday while trying to capture insects working my bean flowers via photography , I remembered the college professor that I took an Entomology class from Western Michigan University in 1975. The whole class went out one night to a nearby … Continue reading
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Tagged bean flowers, Beans, flowers, lima beans, perennial beans, pollination, pollinators
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Meet the Perennial Brassicas
It’s a common experience with gardeners to discover sprouts on old broccoli or cabbage stalks from the year before. Even the Brussels sprouts will kick out a new stem in the second year. This is because by and large Brassicas … Continue reading
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Tagged brassica, broccoli, Bunia, flowers, garden, gardening, perennial, plants, vegetables, wild-foods
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The Edible Lily
I have always found it fascinating to read about the use of wildflowers as food plants. In particular, I wondered how anyone could make a go of harvesting lily bulbs to any degree for food. You hear stories of many … Continue reading
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Tagged edible-lily, flowers, gardening, lily, perennial-crops, root-crops, tuber-crop
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Relax. It’s a Lilac.
It’s a perfect plant. Calming, soft to the touch, durable and forgiving is the lilac. You can’t say no to the lilac. Like a ballerina dancing through your home, the fragrance of the flowers relax and still your mind. You … Continue reading
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