Details Brassica oleracea acephala Ancient heirloom kale Open-Pollinated Type: multi-plant, plain leaf variety Color: blue-grey-green leaves Maturity: 50-60 days Size: “huge plant” medium-height variety; will reach up to 5′ Yield: huge plant, with many individual growing points; puts out lots of food Taste: ? Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: particularly cold-hardy tolerates poor soil conditions rarely […]
Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: ? Shape: ? Color: ? Maturity: ? Size: ? Yield: ? Taste: ? Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: ? Notes: recommended variety by Grow Vegetables Sources: Results from My Garden: haven’t grown it yet
Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: ? Shape: ? Color: ? Maturity: ? Size: ? Yield: ? Taste: ? Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: ? Notes: recommended variety by Grow Vegetables Sources: Results from My Garden: haven’t grown it yet
Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: ? Shape: ? Color: ? Maturity: ? Size: ? Yield: ? Taste: ? Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: ? Notes: recommended variety by Grow Vegetables Sources: Results from My Garden: haven’t grown it yet
Bok Choy, a Chinese cabbage, matures quickly – within a month of sowing, you can usually start harvesting leaves – but it also handles heat better than other leafy green crops. Also spelled Pak Choi. Botanical Information Taxonomy Brassica rapa chinensis A smaller Chinese cabbage with looser, dark green leaves Close relative to tatsoi, member […]
Details Brassica rapa chinensis Open-Pollinated Type: ? Shape: ? Color: green leaves with white stalk Maturity: 40 days Size: smaller head of bok choy Taste: “mild mustard flavor”, “juicy, crisp texture” Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: cold-hardy Notes: Sources: Bountiful Gardens Results from My Garden: SEASON SOURCE DATES PLANTS SPACING MATURITY YIELD PER PLANT AVG […]
Details Allium ampeloprasum Open-Pollinated: yes Type: summer and fall leek Color: green w/ white shaft Maturity: 80 days Size: 18-30″ tall plant Yield: high yielding “long elegant shanks up to 12″ long” Taste: “mild, sweet flavor” “tender and delicately sweet” Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: can withstand frost, but this is not an overwintering variety […]
Details Allium ampeloprasum Open-Pollinated Heirloom, also known as ‘Lyon’ Maturity: 110-135 days from transplant Color: green w/ white shaft Size: plant grows to 36″ Yield: 8-10″ shanks Taste: mild flavor and tender Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: extremely cold-hardy does tend to bulb at maturity; harvest before bulbing Notes: This English heirloom leek first appeared in American […]
Details Allium ampeloprasum Open-Pollinated: ? Shape: “erect flag” Color: blue-green leaves, white shank Maturity: 130-140 days Size: 12-13″ shanks “very thick shanks that exhibit no bulbing” Yield: ? Taste: ? Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: extremely winter hardy Notes: Sources: Seeds of Change (no longer offered) Results from My Garden: no records kept
Great article on the effect of diet on the health of your microbiome – bacteria, yeasts, and fungi that inhabit your gut. Your microbiome is potentially the cornerstone for health issues from weight, to mood, to allergies, and of course heart-health. Author: Gretel H. Schueller Article: The Wild World Within Magazine: Eating Well Issue: July / […]