I started this as a list of edible plants native to WV, but the very mention of the word "garden" sets off a nearly pavlovian response of "MUST-PLAN-OUT-EVERYTHING-SO-THAT-I-CAN-FINALLY-GET-CLOSER-TO-FOOD-INDEPENDENCE! AHHHHH!!!!!!!"
As one can probably surmise from this opening, I'm still a dabbler without a serious garden. But one with a very serious desire to get in the garden and do it right.
So here's this year's dream garden from Ms. Quite Contrary, stating what I'd like my garden to grow:
Ramps. Early spring edible. Allium.
As one can probably surmise from this opening, I'm still a dabbler without a serious garden. But one with a very serious desire to get in the garden and do it right.
So here's this year's dream garden from Ms. Quite Contrary, stating what I'd like my garden to grow:
Ramps. Early spring edible. Allium.
Quince (http://modernfarmer.com/2013/11/season-quince/ for tips on what to do with it) (Cydonia oblonga, of the Rosaceae family) (cotogne in Italian)
Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)
Would also like to add:
Almond
pear
apple
peach
cherry
fig
greengage plum
siberian dwarf pine nut
apricot
grape
raspberry
blackberry
blueberry
strawberry
currants
passionfruit
ground cherries
rhubarb
roses with rose hips
watermelon
muskmelon
lettuces
greens
summer squashes
winter squashes
corn
cabbage
broccoli
cauliflower
brussels sprouts
peas
beans, green and dried
asparagus
artichoke
tomatoes of all varieties
garlic (that stores well over winter) allium.
onion (that stores well over winter) allium.
cucumbers
carrots
potatoes
sunflowers
milkweed
comfrey
anise hyssop
lavender
rosemary
sage
basil
cilantro
thyme
fennel
borage
calendula
lovage
lemon balm
with a mushroom bed in the sunless corner of the backyard around the a/c unit.
With bee housing to help save honeybees, and pollinators of all varieties.
With a martin house to keep mosquitoes in check.
with play area for the children. With garden beds for each child.
a good permaculture blog: http://milkwood.net/
other references:
http://chriscondello.wordpress.com/2013/04/03/practical-permaculture-nuts-about-hazelnuts/
http://tcpermaculture.blogspot.com/2011/10/permaculture-plants-quince-tree.html
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/permacult/msg041336303112.html?6
Next up: homework! Make lists of the plants by family, then draw up guilds based on family companionship. Follow that with a simple sketch of available space, circles showing the various planting spaces. Finally, finally, FINALLY, then I begin preparing the various beds for autumn or spring planting and replenishing seed stock from Baker Creek and Seed Savers Exchange.
I know the best landscapes take a while to grow, but I'll feel much better once the bones of the landscape are in place. Then maybe I'll turn my attention to rain water harvesting, solar and wind energy, and other things leading us to a more sustainable life.
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