Growing Blooms, Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit
The Amaranth Family has a formal name which is Amaranthaceae. Let chat about some of the members: Veggies:  Swiss chard, beets, spinach, purslane Grain: Quinoa Herbs: Epazote Flowers & Blooms: Amaranth, Globe Amaranth, Cockscomb/Celosia, Portulaca Similarities:  Purslane and portulaca are both succulents. The leaves for all the veggies listed above can be eaten. While I […]
There are some grains, a veggie and some ornamental blooms in the Grass Family or Poaceae Family.  Here are some of the members that you might find in a garden: Veggies:  Corn Grains: Barley, millet, oats, rye, rice, sugarcane, wheat Blooms:  Bamboo, pampas grass, plume grass, straw and thatch Similarities:  For the most part grasses have alternating leaves […]
Most of the members of the Amaryllidaceae Plant Family or the Onion Plant Family are rather stinky! Here are some of the members of the onion family: Veggies:Â Garlic, leeks, onions, scallions and shallots Herbs:Â Chives Flowers: Â Alliums, amaryllis & agapanthus Similarities: The onion family tolerates chilly temperatures which means that the annuals (like garlic) […]
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