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• Edible Ornamental Loroco Fernaldia pandurata
  on May 21, 2013 in sustainable edible Pupusas edible vine Loroco Flor de Loroco Fernaldia pandurata Woodson edible flower
  Loroco is native to Central America, and was called Quilite, which in the indigenous language means “Edible herb”. It is a perennial plant that produces flowers from May to October in El Salvador, but with irrigation can produce year-round. Th...
• Red Angels Trumpet Floripondio
  on May 3, 2013 in Floripondio Brugmansia sanguinea Red Angels Trumpet
  Brugmansia sanguinea, the Red Angel's Trumpet is a small, 4 to 12 feet tall, perennial shrubby tree native to Peru and the Andes. Brugmansia is a fast grower. It is closely related to Datura, belonging to the same nightshade family, solanaceae. Brugm...
• Chilean Zabala Fruit Lardizabala funaria
  on May 3, 2013 in Cogüilera Voqui-cóguil Lardizabala funaria Chilean Zabala Fruit
  For its foliage, for its flowers and for its fruit, this plant from Chile is just full of interest. A very handsome and vigorous, twining climber, it has very ornamental, dark green, glossy, leathery leaves (some folk grow it just for this) and be...
• How to Test older Seeds for Germination
  on May 3, 2013 in testing germination germination test germination of seeds old seeds
  Common Vegetable Seeds: Nobody wants to plant dead seeds but just because it’s old doesn’t mean it won’t grow. Some seeds will germinate and grow for up to 5 years after the date they came from the field. And, at the price of quality food...
• How about them Apples...Berry Tomatoes
  on Mar 4, 2013 in Currant Tomato mini tomato gourmet vegetable gourmet tomato Sweet Pea Tomato Seeds Organic Mini vegetable Solanum pimpinellifolium novelty vegetable heirloom tomato
  Tiny weeny miniature tomatoes. How cute! I am going to grow a bunch in small hanging baskets and then gift them, They will be hit with kids!This vigorous rare tiny wild tomato Solanum pimpinellifolium is like no tomato you've ever seen before! Perfe...
• Free Shipping at Gardeners Supply Company
  on Feb 27, 2013 in free shipping supply garden
  We LOVE free shipping on garden supplies!  Gardeners Supply Company is currently offering Free Shipping till March 1st, 2013Code: ZNA7009D.
• The Amamzing Kaka Beak Plant
  on Feb 22, 2013 in clianthus puniceus ‘albus’ clianthus puniceus ‘rosea’ white lobster claw parrot's beak kaka beak
  Clianthus is an attractive semi-evergreen scrambling shrub with pinnate leaves and spectacular claw-like flowers in spring and summer.This exotic shrub puts on a magnificent show. Now extinct in the wild, it produces dense masses of bright pink and r...
• Starting Your Vegetable Seeds Early!
  on Feb 22, 2013 in vegetable start winter-sowing thrifty gardening vegetable seeds
  This time I’d like to plant a seed in your wallet. All green thumbs (and a few green fingers) know that sprouting seedlings instead of buying store-grown plants saves you nearly 90% on your gardening costs. But how do you sprout peas, squash,...
• Asian Water Chestnut Eleocharis dulcis
  on Feb 15, 2013 in Chinese Water Chestnut Eleocharis dulcis Asian Water Chestnut Fresh Water Chestnuts
  Off we go, starting our own water chestnuts again. In case you ever had them in stir fry, the fresh bulbs are 100 times better than the canned. Delicious. Plus, I know in what water they are growing  (clean water) ;)Eleocharis dulcis is tropical...
• Rare Bolivian Nasturtium
  on Feb 1, 2013
  Tropaeolum tricolor is a winter growing plant found in Chile and Bolivia, with very delicate lookingshoots appearing usually around October. The shoots twine around any support and grow to a height of around 3 Ft.As the leaves open they are a lovel...

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