See Violet recipes
http://www.namethatplant.net/plantdetail.shtml?plant=1652
Dooryard Violet, Common Wild Violet, Common Blue Violet, Confederate Violet
20180310 many blooming
20180218 Most of the violets were killed back by the January cold. Now see...
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Asteraceae-Asteroideae-Heliantheae: Chrysogonum virginianum
Green-and-gold (sun-shade, avg-dry [1,inat, NSN]
20180408 blooming in N copse (was out of town)
20170403 Green & Gold blooming in N copse
20160730 bought Asteraceae-Heliantheae: Chrysogonum virginianum pot for ~$5 at Big Bloomers. Crowded with plant-...
Asteraceae-Cichorioideae-Cichorieae: Lactuca sativa (lettuce)
20180325 Planted the last of the three types behind the lattice for peas (although there is an unopened packed to buttercrunch) (Paris Island Cos, buttercrunch, Jericho). Only a few plants survived from first flat and second flat. Have also — previo...
Amaranthaceae-Betoideae: Beta vulgaris (beets)
Sow seeds 1/2 in. deep directly in the garden from March through early June and again in early September. Late spring and early fall sowings should be 3/4 in. deep. Sowing beets in deep summer heat is difficult - young seedlings wilt and disappear, and...
Amaranthaceae-Chenopodioideae: Spinacia oleracea (spinach)
Culture: Spinach does well with a combination of cool weather, short days, high soil fertility, ample water, and neutral pH (6.5-7.5). Sprinkle some limestone in the row as you plant if you think the soil is too acidic. Sow seed 1/2 in. deep directly i...
Brassicaceae: Brassica oleracea (cabbage, collards, kale)
QV Brassicaceae: Brassica spp
Brassicaceae: Brassica oleracea var. capitata (cabbage)
Brassicaceae: Brassica oleracea var Italica (broccoli)
Brassicaceae: Brassica oleracea var Italica X alboglabra (Broccolini)
Collards: Brassica oleracea var. acephal...
Amaryllidaceae-Allioideae chives and alliums (about growing)
Amaryllidaceae-Allioideae: Allium cepa var cepa
Amaryllidaceae-Allioideae: Allium cepa, Aggregatum Group
Amaryllidaceae-Allioideae: Allium × proliferum
Amaryllidaceae-Allioideae: Allium schoenoprasum (chives)
FLORAL/NATIVE
native: Nothoscordum bivalve...
Myricaceae: Myrica cerifera & M caroliniensis
20170326 potted up wax myrtle seedlings
201703xx potted up 12 wax myrtle seedlings
20161026 Seed in saucer, sprayed with cleanser, rubbed between fingers hoping to remove the waxy layer. Rinsed four times with water that had just been boiling. Sprinkl...
Fabaceae: Apios americana (groundnuts)
http://www.namethatplant.net/plantdetail.shtml?plant=108 Native to the Carolinas & Georgia; Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common; Look for it in marshes, wet thickets, streambanks, bottomland forests, per Weakley's Flora
20171202 OIKOS Tree Crops...
Moraceae: Ficus carica (fig)
See Tree research for Clowderwood, Moraceae: Ficus carica -- cultivars
Only varieties that do not require pollination can be grown in North Carolina.
No serious disease problems except nematodes.
Fruit may drop prematurely as a result of drought or e...
Judith Elaine Bush
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