Just a quick tour of my yard. I quickly go over about 70 edible perennial or self reseeding plants that I am growing in zone 7a. Enjoy! I tried to include names and latin names to make it easier to find more information about the plants. If you have any questions feel free to ask!
(This is a reupload. The first version had some really bad compression artifacts and some other errors.)
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Thanks for sharing! Some mulch could help with moisture retention. A landscaping company might drop you off a load for free. Also fava beans make good nitrogen fixing legumes I hear, I am trying them for the first time this year myself.
Loved seeing your garden. Look forward to seeing more of the results later
Very cool collection of plants
I'm jealous! So inspiring!
Would love to see an update.
You have definitely earned my sub. This is amazing. I do have a question though, how do you amend your soil???
My god and people tell me I'm freaking crazy with my new plants but you invested quite a bit in just one season ! Did you create an excel sheet for networking plants?
What do you use your catmint for?
Beginner gardener in 7a here. Doing some indoor LED stuff right now as I live in an apartment. Gonna use my mothers yard come spring. Her, my daughter, and I are gonna get going in late march I think. This video is great! Gives me GREAT ideas for seeds to acquire and what can be accomplished in our zone. Thanks a ton!
This is awesome!! So many natives i want them all. I am slowly 🐌 but surely collecting them. Would like to see an update. 👍.
Very nice, wished we had a list, I'm just lazy sorry. I'm in zone 8, these should do very well here. Thanks for the tour.
Great collection! Is there a black cat under the sorrel at 2:10??
Not sure where you're located, but curious where you get seeds/plants from. I live in Philadelphia, and am doing some research to try to get the park near us full of various edible plants :). I'll go for more normal varieties of annuals as well, but the more perennial the better for sure.
Dang, nobody made a quick reference list yet? 🙂
Did you get most of this stuff from OGW?
Where are yu
Where do you get your different trees from?
Maypop is invasive. It spreads like running bamboo. I love the fruit but I hated the plants because it spreads everywhere in my garden.
only things your missing is: sunchokes/crones,goumi,loquat,hardy pomegrante,fringetree(olive),che,musa basjoo,false solomon sealberries,nannyberry/wildrasin,hovena dulcius(honey tree),physallis Peruviana,hazelnut,chesnut,hardy kiwi,highbush,wintersweet/salal,nanking cherry,artichoke/asparagus,fireweed,sweet cicley,stevia,cholatevine,pineapple guava,goji,spicebush,hardy orange,litchi,eastern hardy prickly pear,horseradish,goodkinghenry,oca,heartnut,yacon,ostrichfern,jujube,korean dogwood,muscade grape,pineberry,seaberry,& yellowhorn.
Cool what state are you in? I'm 7A in VA
Cheers for this, i have a few new plants to add to my spring seeds list. That hardy almond in particular will really improve my garden.
Lovage? Maybe?
Is it possible to write them down
Any. Suggestions on what perennials to grow in shade?
I am in Denmark, and your plant list is similar to mine. Elderberry was a big thing in old danish culture. For the vikings it was the plant of fertillity goddess Freja. In the middle ages and later it was believed you would go mad after sleeping under it. It gave bad luck to cut it down.
I use it in soup, syrup/lemonade, flower-lemonade and marmelade (mixed with aronia and blackberry).
I also give them raw to my chickens.
Are there any dangers of planting fig, Gogi, kiwi, or hazelnut close to the house? I will try to keep them 20 inches away. I only have one area of optimal space, between the Gogi and kiwi I am not sure which one to give priority to. I also may need to plant the hazelnut close to one of these not sure which one I should grow it near.
Do you ever do consultations? I live in South Jersey.
Dang, are you right on Highway 84 or what? 😆. Like living next to an airport. But other than that, good job! and a new Boise sub.
OOH the currants made me jealous LOL. My favorite fruit but they're illegal here in North Carolina.
Hey how much do you water those herbs.
The soil looks dry and there isn’t much canopy cover currently, so I’m curious how much water they need and how hot your summers get.
I loved your video. I gathered more plants that I want to add to my property from your one video today than I have in the last 5 months for this zone specifically. Thank you
I am in your same zone…where do you source your plants?
This is amazing!!
Parsley? Where are you located