Growing Blooms, Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit
While the formal plant family name is Asteraceae, its nickname is the Aster or Daisy Family. Check out the family members: Veggies: Artichokes, chicory, endive lettuce, salsify, scorzonera and Jerusalem artichokes Herbs: German chamomile, feverfew, stevia and tarragon Blooms: Daisies, asters, black-eyed susans, calendula, chrysanthemums, coneflowers, cosmos, dahlias, goldenrod, marigold, safflower, sunflowers, yarrow and zinnias […]
The Amaranth Family has a formal name which is Amaranthaceae. Some of the members include: Veggies:  Swiss chard, beets, spinach, purslane (some folks call this a weed but it is edible) Grain: Quinoa Herbs: Epazote Flowers & Blooms: Amaranth, Globe Amaranth, Cockscomb/Celosia, Portulaca Similarities:  Purslane and portulaca are both succulents. The leaves for all the […]
There are several ways to rotate your annual veggie and fruit crops. The first one is by Plant Families.  I am not including flowers/blooms, herbs, perennial veggies and perennial fruits. Part of the reason is that I have a bed by the patio that I use for my herb garden, an area outside of my […]
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