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2012-03-30
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The latest dirt from my garden, a collection of plants and related that crosses our path on the web, the local nursery, other plant-lovers or in our own garden....and some
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- Edible Ornamental Loroco Fernaldia pandurataon May 21, 2013 in sustainable edible Pupusas edible vine Loroco Flor de Loroco Fernaldia pandurata Woodson edible flowerLoroco 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 FloripondioBrugmansia 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 funariaFor 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 GerminationCommon 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 TomatoesTiny 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 CompanyWe LOVE free shipping on garden supplies! Gardeners Supply Company is currently offering Free Shipping till March 1st, 2013Code: ZNA7009D.
- The Amamzing Kaka Beak Planton Feb 22, 2013 in clianthus puniceus ‘albus’ clianthus puniceus ‘rosea’ white lobster claw parrot's beak kaka beakClianthus 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!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 dulcison Feb 15, 2013 in Chinese Water Chestnut Eleocharis dulcis Asian Water Chestnut Fresh Water ChestnutsOff 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 Nasturtiumon Feb 1, 2013Tropaeolum 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...
- Chatter Flower Jovellanaon Feb 1, 2013What a cutie !!!!!Jovellana does not have a common name. But it's been called Chatter Flower, Angels Goblet and Tea Cup Flower. It is a rare evergreen, perennial plant from Chile, that grows around 5 feet tall. Each flower spray has dozens of ½ i...
- Vigna Caracalla Highly Scented Cork ScrewCorkscrew vine is a marvelously distinctive tropical beauty with a powerful, sweet fragrance that may remind you of Hyacinths. The most unusual and highly perfumed flowers resembling curly snail shells. All it asks is plenty of sunshine to bloom st...
- Stunning Dainty AnemonopsisOne of the Japanese aristocrats. Dainty and rare.Native to the Japanese island of Honshu, Anemonopsis is frost hardy to zones 5-9. This hard-to-find woodlander forms clumps of cimicifuga-like foliage topped with nodding, waxy lilac flowers in late...
- Ephedra Ma Huang Herb Ephedra SinicaA new Challange.Ephedra sinica - Ma Huang, an evergreen perennial herb that grows in some parts of China, is valued for its healing and stimulating properties for at least 5000 years. Related to junipers, it produces small cones from March to Apri...
- Tropical Sea Grapeon Oct 22, 2012 in Coccoloba uvifera seeds Tropical Sea GrapeThe Sea Grape (Coccoloba uvifera), native to the sandy seashores of tropical America, usually forms a low shrub or small tree. The stiff, roundish leaves may measure 8 by 7 inches (20 by 17.5 cm) and have prominent veins. The attractive appea...
- Gourmet Melon Pear Pepino DulceIf you can grow tomatoes, you can grow pepinos. The Pepino, also called the Melon Pear,is a rare and delicious fruit you're not likely to find in markets.It's neither a melon nor a pear, but is related to tomatoes and eggplant. Pepino is a leafy,...
- Orange Jewelweed Spooted ImpatiensJewelweed (Impatiens capensis) is a hardy annual wildflower that grows in moist or wet area, often by lakes or streams. The tubular flowers are orange or yellow-orange speckled with red, the leaves are deep green. The long seed pods that...
- Say NO to GMOGenetically modified organisms, or GMOs, are created when a gene from one species is transferred to another, creating something that would not be found in nature.A large percentage of domestic crops (up to 94% of soybean yields) have DNA that was t...
- Lollipop VineIt's been raining a lot and the plants are thriving. I've discovered a new gem.This rare ornamental collector Specimen vine has spectacular marble sized fruits. Also known as Marble Vine, Bryonia and Diplocyclos palmatusTropical, slender, much-bra...
- True Indigo Dye PlantIndigofera tinctoria is the scientific name of true indigo, a plant best known as the source of the blue pigment used to dye denim. The 3- to 6-foot-tall spreading growth habit bears pale gray-green foliage and pink flowers, making it appropriate for...