Anethum graveolens Variety generally grown for its seeds. Can also be used as dill weed, but the foliage is slightly darker, coarser and stronger-tasting than that of Bouquet.
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Solanum melongena Italian heirloom. White with lavender streaking, plump, 3-4" wide by 5" long. Fruits avg 2 lb. Creamy, delicate, great for gourmet markets.
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Amaranthus hybridus Is it a green vegetable? An ornamental? A gluten-free grain? Why, yes! No wonder Amaranth was sacred in pre-Columbian Mexico.
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Avena nuda Grain that’s easier to thresh than most other oats, though it still has a small hull that must be removed. A good variety to re-introduce growing grain on home ground.
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Oryza sativa Upland short-grain hardy Russian variety adapted to dry-land production. Can withstand a light frost. May be direct seeded in warmer regions.
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Sorghum bicolor A white-seeded 4' grain sorghum, can be popped, but it is more commonly ground into a mild-flavored flour, cooked as a grain, or sometimes nixtamalized like corn and made into tortillas.
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Lupinus mutabilis “Lost” crop of the Incas. Wild-looking 3' lupine native to the high Andes. Attractive, many-colored flowers. Protein-rich seeds.
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Diplotaxis erucoides Wild Arugula. Deeply lobed dark green narrow leaves. Excellent for cold-season salads, but also shows good summer endurance.
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Cichorium endivia Also known as Escarole. Smooth broad green outer leaves with creamy yellow closely bunched center leaves. Especially good as a fall crop; tolerates frost under row cover.
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Rumex acetosa Thick sword-shaped lemony-flavored leaves picked when young and tender. A special treat in early spring. Perennial hardy to Z3.
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Hablitzia tamnoides Perennial spinach-like green. Hardy vine from the Caucasus grows 6-9' long for 2-3 months beginning very early spring. Heart-shaped attractive leaves.
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Brassica oleracea (acephala group) The most commonly grown kale. Dense finely curled blue-green leaves on upright hardy plants. Best as a fall crop, planted July or August.
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Brassica oleracea (acephala group) Italian heirloom also known as Lacinato and Tuscan Black. Very dark green wrinkled, pebbled sturdy leaves extend like palm fronds from stalk.
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Brassica oleracea (acephala group) English heirloom. Extremely hardy and vigorous. Rounded slightly savoyed leaves are tender even when large.
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Brassica napus (pabularia group) Unsurpassed tenderness and flavor. Green oakleaf with purple veining darkens in cold weather. Wilts quickly once picked. Great microgreens.
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Brassica napus (pabularia group) Unsurpassed tenderness and flavor. Green oakleaf with purple veining darkens in cold weather. Wilts quickly once picked. Great microgreens.
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Brassica oleracea (gongylodes group) Czechoslovakian heirloom. Green kohlrabi can exceed 10" and 10 lb without getting woody. Crisp white interior is mildly tangy.
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Brassica oleracea (gongylodes group) Central European heirloom. Green kohlrabi with short tops and medium stems. White interior is crisp, tender, pungent.
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