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The Inbetweeners
Hybrid American Chestnuts: Castanea dentata x mollissima When I first started my nursery, I was always trying to find new seed sources to grow trees. A lot of my early sources were people known to me by reading Organic Gardening … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity Found, Ecology-Biodiversity-Integration, Miracles of Nature
Tagged agriculture, Castanea dentata, Castatanea x hybrid, ecology, Plant disease, Plant populations, seeds, sustainability
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The Year of the Buffalo Gourd
Of the many crop plants that I grew for my retail nursery, the buffalo gourd was one of the most fascinating. Frequently I searched for perennial versions of common annual food plants like squash. The buffalo gourd fell into this … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, buffalo gourd, ecology, edible seeds, oil crop, perennial pumpkin, perennial squash, perennial vine, saponins, sustainability
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