Katherine writes :
“ How would you recommend going about finding plants / assortment best suit for your climate ? ”
Our main gardening “ mystical ” is that we focus on growing plants that love our backyard . This allow for high output for less oeuvre .
Not a flock of these plants are vernacular garden change in the US . They ’re WEIRD !
Cassava , Xanthosoma atrovirens , Chinese yam plant , tropic pumpkin , mulberry tree , sugarcane , cucuzza , ube , white sweet murphy … there are a mass of different plants out there that most Americans do n’t know much about .
Yetthey mature like weed .
But recover those magical high - yield blue - work plants demand some effort .
Here ’s how we do it :
Grow Crops from Similar Climates
We looked at mood similar to ours in the growing season , then planted some of the vegetables they were known to mature .
Southeast Asia , Mexico , Caribbean , South America , The Mediterranean … those regions brought us a wealthiness of new things to try .
Do n’t be afraid to try young things and learn some external recipes .
Research Historic Crops
seem at what was historically originate in your orbit . What did people eat back before everything was shipped in ?
What did the natives eat ? What was commercially successful ?
Try growing those plants / varieties .
Do Backyard Science
Plant a lot of different heirloom come as a test , then not treat them all that well and see which ones survive .
Do n’t be afraid to experiment , flora abundantly , interbreeding types … and then pull through germ from the survivors .
This is how to accommodate plants to your grounds and get stronger varieties that love your garden .
Talk to Other Gardeners
Talk to anyone in your area with a garden and require “ what ’s easy to raise here ? ”
Pay Attention to Wild Species
pay up attention to risky species . get fantastic grapes ?
Plant cultivate variety show . Hickories ? Their cousin Carya illinoinsis might also care your grand . Wild blueberries ?
Plant some high up - yielding commercial blueberry mixed bag !
We ’ve try all these thing over the year and it ’s been a big help .
This is a root word I keep come back to . It ’s at the spunk of my popular bookTotally Crazy Easy Florida Gardening .
Takeaway :
To avoid the need to work so hard , embed the plants that have it away your yard !
If you survive in Florida , you might enjoy Rachel ’s newFlorida Florida Forest Cookbook , which share how she develop many of these alien and delicious international roots , fruits and vegetables .
