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Kitchen Garden Flower-Hawaiian Marigold
It is December, and the garden does have some cole crops for food, but most of the flowers are gone. I decided that the next few months I would talk about herbs, flowers and vegetables that I grew...
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Kitchen Garden Vegetable-Red Brussels Sprouts
Open Pollinated Red Brussels Sprouts have been a goal of mine for the past few years. I have never grown the green Brussels Sprouts. I'm particularly interested in red colored vegetables due to their...
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Jimmy Nardello Peppers
Jimmy Nardello Sweet Peppers This is a sweet heirloom pepper that was brought to Connecticut in 1887. I've grown this pepper for several years in my garden. It is the sweetest pepper that I have ever...
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Alba Four O'Clock
Mirabilis Jalapa ( Four O'Clock, Marvel of Peru or Beauty of the Night)This spring I started some White Four O'Clocks from seed. I''ve been working on a moon garden for the past few years, and they are...
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Bennings Green Tint Squash
Bennings Green Tint Scallop SquashI grew Bennings Green Tint Scallop Squash in our sustainable garden in 2012. This is an heirloom squash dating back to the early eighteenth century. It was introduced...
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China Aster
Callistephus Chinenesis Thomas Jefferson Monticello Garden China AsterI started this China Aster from seed harvested from the gardens at Monticello. It is a tough little plant. I thought it would not...
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Christmas Lima Bean
Beautiful Christmas Lima Beans circa 1840I've grown Christmas Lima Beans before but never tried to cook with them when they were still green on the vine. Today I decided to give it a try. I grew them...
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Dreamland Red Zinnia
Dreamland Red ZinniaI needed to find a red zinnia that would work at the front of the border as well as in containers. I searched for an open-pollinated dwarf , but was unable to find one for people...
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Cardinal Climber Vine
Cardinal Climber Morning Glory Vine is a fascinating and captivating vine. Some peopleclaim it is invasive. I have not found that to be true yet in my yard. I use it every year as a privacy screen.I...
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Shanghai Green Pak Choy
Shanghai Green Pak Choy is grown spring and fall in Palm Rae Potager. I have grown it for the past 5 years, and it is one of my favorites!It has beautiful shaped leaves. Here, is one sitting at the...
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Heirloom Bright Jewels Zinnia
Here, is Heirloom Bright Jewels Zinnia.According to Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company this is a zinnia from the 1950's. I found my mix was largely different shades of orange and pink. I read some...
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Holy Basil-Rama, Tulsi
Holy Basil-Tulsi Tea I tried three types of Holy basil this year. I was only able to start from seed Rama , Tulsi. It was the only one out of the 3 types that germinated for me this past spring. Holy...
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French Marigolds
French Marigold- Tagetes Patula This year I decided to make my own French Marigold Mix. I gathered different types I found charming and grew them throughout Palm Rae Potager. I selected open-pollinated...
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Cleome
Cleome Spider FlowerA few years ago my mother asked me if I would like some "spider plants" for my garden. I asked her, "What are spider plants?" She said, Robbie, " We had those in our yard ever since...
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Swiss Chard
Swiss ChardI have been growing Swiss Chard for years and enjoy finding different ways to cook with it each season.I start my Swiss Chard inside under grow lights and set the tender seedlings outside...
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White Casper Egg Plant
Egg PlantI have had such a hard time the past few years trying to grow eggplant in our Urban Potager. It just was riddled with obstacles throughout each season. It seemed I would never be able to grow...
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Red Bee Balm
Red Bee Balm Mondarda Didymaalso called oswego tea/bergamot One of my favorite plants in our garden is Red Bee Balm. One day I was driving home from biking on the Mississippi River and noticed the most...
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Lemon Cucumbers
The last few years I have been trying different vegetables in our zone 5 garden to see which are more resistant to disease and able to hold up to pests. I have grown cucumbers for years, but often...
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