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myLot reputation of 54/100. VKXY62 (951)   ranked 311 out of 1,674 in gardening 4 years ago

Hi folks,
I have just completed a census of what is growing in the backyard garden that can be eaten.
Most are fruit and vegies, but some that I didn't know that you could eat are ornamentals.
I think that you would have to be ornary mental to eat them though.
Geraniums and Pelargoniums, apparently the Romans used to use them as a garnish before and when pepper and such things where in short supply.
Here is my list of edibles that are in various stages of growth in the garden, from seedlings sprouted a few days ago, to what I'm eating as I write.
What's in our backyard.
1. Alfalfa (Lucerne)
2. Aloe (Cactus thingy)
3. Apple (Pole type tree)
4. Banana (These are now growing madly after 3 years years)
5. Bean (Broadbean)
6. Bean (Long string)
7. Bean (Lazy houswife)
8. Beetroot (Forono)
9. Brussels Sprouts (Tighthead)
10. Carrot (small round)
11. Capsicum (California wonder) sweet
12. Capsicum (Long yellow) sweet
13. Celery (I love V8 vegie juice because of the celery flavour in it.)
14. Chillie capsicum (Alberto's Locoto or Tree Chile (Capsicum Pubescens)).
15. Chillie (Long red) hot
16. Chillie (Habernero) too hot 9+ (This burns likes acid and takes your breath away for 5 to 10 seconds.)
17. Chillie (Thai) too hot 9+ (Heat as above.)
18. Chives (Small sharp flavour salad onion)
19. Corn (Sun & snow)
20. Cress (Spicy garnish for scrambled eggs or other dishes.)
21. Fennel (Aniseed)
22. Geranium (Notes below, see Pelargonium)
23. Goji berry (get a packet of dried Goji berries and plant the seeds, very suseptable to root rot. Use sunlight or in worse case fungicide)
24. Grape vine, (Eat them as they come.)
25. Ground (strawberry) cherry (Aunt Molly, Physalis pruinosa)
26. Leek (Lyon prizetaker, grouse in soup.)
27. Lemon (Meyer, This ting is a cross between an orange and a Lemon.)
28. Lettuce (Cos, tall narrow, more crop for space available.)
29. Mint (Dig up roots, chop up, put in pots, keep wet, in 2 weeks new plants)
30. Mustard (Eat as sprouts fot zest garnish or grow full term for seeds.)
31. Nasturtium (Multicoloured flowers, peppery flavour for salad, Water cress is a type of Nasturtium.)
32. Onion (Red Rossa)
33. Pak Choi (Bok Choi)
34. Parsely (Curly leaf)
35. Pea (Snow)
36. Pea (Earlycrop Massey, shelling)
37. Peanut (Virginia, won't gernimate well under 21C, use a shopping bag hothouse.)
38. Pelargonium (smaller lear Geranium type plant)
39. Poppy (Various varieties)
40. Pumpkin (Butternut)
41. Pumpkin (Potimarron)
42. Radish (French breakfast)
43. Rhubarb (I can't wait for the pie, ahhh)
44. Rock Melon (Cantaloupe, I just scooped some seeds from one from the grocers.)
45. Rose (Eat the petals, makes Tirkish Delight)
46. Sage (Pineapple smell)
47. Strawberry (Pink flowers, yum too)
48. Swede (Turnip)
49. Tomato (Black Russian)
50. Tomato (Burke's backyard, Costoluto di Marmande)
51. Tomato (F1 hybrid sweet truss)
52. Tomato (Giant tree tomato)
53. Tomato (Mighty red)
54. Tomato (Red Fig, cherry)
55. Tomato (Riesentraube, cherry)
56. Tomato (Roma)
57. Tomato (Wapsipinicon, furry)
58. Tomato (Unknown blow ins)
59. Watermelon (Baby red)
60. Watermelon (Baby orange)
61. Watermelon (Moon & Stars)
62. Yarrow
I was somewhat overwhelmed once I compiled the list, having gone a bit silly this year.
If you have something different that you know of, or know what's growing in your backyard garden, chip in, by all means.
There is also an old man cactus that is 1m and a bit high, they grow for 200 years to 10 metres. I read recently that they are linked to longevity. Ehaaaaah!
It's 30 years old. The magic chemicals are in its fluids, not much very often.

How does your garden fair?

 

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1. myLot reputation of 86/100. laglen (7666)   ranked 36 out of 1,674 in gardening   4 years ago

What a great garden! We are starting our seeds now. We are concentrating on tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, cukes, carrots, onions, leeks, potatoes, peas,beans, fruit, herbs squash....


myLot reputation of 54/100. VKXY62 (951)   ranked 311 out of 1,674 in gardening  4 years ago

Hiya laglen, you have some stuff that I haven't got, the cukes and squash.

Not into squash, and no room left for cukes, I can only eat those burpless and apple ones, so I made room for some alien plants that I'd never seen before, just to try them.


myLot reputation of 86/100. playapal (797)   ranked 414 out of 1,674 in gardening  4 years ago

My goodness your garden must be huge! I'm very jealous, I only have a small front yard and it is close to the beach so alot of things won't grow here. However I do have bananas, coconuts, grape tomatoes, beef steak tomatoes, plum tomatoes, basil, rosemary and dragonfruit. I had cantalopes growing and something came and ate them I was very disappointed. I have habanera peppers starting from seed so wish me luck!


myLot reputation of 54/100. VKXY62 (951)   ranked 311 out of 1,674 in gardening  4 years ago

Hiya playapal,

thanks for popping in and adding, I see a plant I've not heard of before, dragonfruit, I wonder if I can get them in Australia.

Cool, thanks and good luck with your own garden.


myLot reputation of 86/100. playapal (797)   ranked 414 out of 1,674 in gardening  4 years ago

Dragon Fruit is what it is called in the US, here in Mexico the call it a pitaya. It grows on a cactus like plant that is a climber, mine grows up a concrete wall. The fruit is quite beautiful, the outside resembles an artichoke, but it is a fuschia color. When you cut it the inside is white with many tiny black seeds, similar to a kiwi. When we eat it here we slice it and sprinkle with lime juice. It will grow anywhere that doesn't have harsh, cold winters. Happy mylotting!

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2. myLot reputation of 97/100. peavey (7297)   ranked 39 out of 1,674 in gardening   4 years ago

That's all in your back yard?? Wow. I don't feel so alone now, since I made a list of what I want to grow this year. It will be a couple more months before we can plant anything outside here, but that doesn't stop me from dreaming. happy



myLot reputation of 54/100. VKXY62 (951)   ranked 311 out of 1,674 in gardening  4 years ago

Hi peavey, yeah I went a bit silly with things, you are getting all the goodies a bit of a head start, I'll do that next year with some of them, I didn't have time this year, and after yesterday, it will pay to have some on the go all the time, just in case of raiding critters and wicked weather.

It was 47C (116F) degrees here yesterday with a very strong North wind, I lost 7 Tomato plants and a few capsicums. :-( luckily there's lot in shady spots that just were damaged and not cooked to crispiness.

Sadly nearly 40 people lost their lives in fires to our North, walls of flame outran many fleeing. I remember the last bad fires in 1983, there were burnt branches raining down in Melbourne, the fires were 100km (60 miles) to the North West. 75 died that day. I had friends living in the area, they hid in a water tank with a blanket over their heads when it was apparent the flames were approaching, they had chosen not to evacuate, there was only ashes when they emerged, everything was gone.


myLot reputation of 97/100. peavey (7297)   ranked 39 out of 1,674 in gardening  4 years ago

116 degrees? Oh, wow, that's hot. Is it usually that hot where you are? I hadn't heard about the fires, but I'm sorry so many lost their lives. That has to be a horrible way to die. We have some fires around here, but seldom does anyone lose their life in one, and when it happens, it's more often than not, someone fighting the fire.

That would be so weird, to hide in a water tank and find only ashes when you came out. I'm glad they were safe!

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3. myLot reputation of 92/100. siZidni (812)   ranked 129 out of 1,674 in gardening   3 years ago

wow..
that is really great garden you have there.
i wish i had one in the future..

now there are only flowers in my garden

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4. myLot reputation of 96/100. xParanoiax (5014)   ranked 120 out of 1,674 in gardening   3 years ago

Except for the poisonous things (which make up for less than one percent), nearly everything. We've a large variety of tomatos (beefstake, green zebra, a couple purple/black kinds, and I think we have bloody butcher tomatos coming), crimson sweet watermelon, conneticut field pumpkins, a few different kinds of corn (baby, blue corn, multicolored, and sweet), I think baby bok choi is coming, some of our flowers will be edible (like some of the roses and my dandelions), all our herbs...from the mints to everything else, the berry bushes we're getting, a whole bunch of peppers (a large amount of them spicy), we're hoping to get some peach and apple (dwarfs) this year, potatos, onions, eggplant, soybeans, greenbeans, various kinds of squash, various kinds of greens (from the lettuce in the basement to the stuff we'll have outside)...

GAH, we only have a little over an acre and this isn't everything and it's alot xD

The joy of growing things!

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5. myLot reputation of 81/100. naka75 (682)   ranked 1,045 out of 1,674 in gardening   3 years ago

Wow you've a fantastic garden. Hope your crops are growing well and not adversely affected by the erratic climate. I'm living in public housing estate so I can only grow some spring onions and peppermint under the tropical weather. I'd love to taste watermelon and rock melon. Does your catcus flowers?

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