I hope you’re gathering seeds as well as food because fresh food has a lot of added benefits. This page will be dedicated to lists of edible plants and a few tidbits about sustainable gardening (like how beans and peas restore soil nutrients, things like that)
Edible trees and companions
Birch
Beech
Maple
Linden
Mulberry
Nut trees
Poplar
Sassafras
Slippery elm
Willow
Pine cones
Cherry
Apricot
Peach
Apple
Plum
Pear
Plants that repel mosquitoes, flies, and other pests include kitchen staples like basil and garlic, and scents like lavender and peppermint.
Citronella GRASS
Lemon thyme
Basil
Lemongrass
Peppermint
Catnip
Eucalyptus
Lavender
Garlic
Chrysanthemums
Marigolds
Petunias(some varieties are edible and some are poisonous)
Perennial edibles
Globe artichoke: plant three feet apart. Cover crown with hay or straw when it pulls back down for winter. Keep mulched yearly full sun
Jerusalem artichoke
Cardune (cardoon)
Rhubarb
Babbingtons leeks
Welch onion
Tree onion
Oca- tuber with edible greens (New Zealand potatoes)
Sun choke
Asparagus
Hostas
Daylillies
Scarlett emperor runner bean, in UT may have to bring inside for winter or maybe a green house plant, or find ways to insulate soil agains freezing around the roots.
Nine star broccoli
Lavender
Currants, *blackberries,* raspberries, blueberries, strawberries , service berries
Lovage
Turkish rocket
Shisandra
Gooseberry
Aronia choke berry
Basil
Mint
Oregano
Coriander
Mulberries
Fruit trees around property edges, also berry bushes and hedges
Drought Tolerant Vegetables
Before planting your first plant, consider the drought tolerant vegetables specifically bred for drought resistance, as well as those that thrive in hot, arid climates. Popular choices include:
- Lima beans
- Pole beans
- Corn
- Cowpeas, black-eyed peas and field peas
- Edible amaranth
- Quinoa
- Mustard greens
- Okra
- Summer squashes
- Sunflowers
- Heatwave II tomatoes
- Black Diamond watermelon
- Most herbs
- Mustard greens
(From Gilmour.com)
Favorite garden videos:
The above video is the shortest one that covers these principles, he recommends som books and videos for more information.
The above is LONG, but he is very thorough and I do recommend his books. He spends a lot of time on “ehy you need to garden”. He can also be condescending, so take lots of deep breaths.
Here’s another one:
This video demonstrates a little of the winter gardening.
It’s important to find information on gardening from someone in YOUR ZONE! These videos teach good principles, but to know the planting time and growing period in your area you need to find a successful gardener as close to you as possible. Ask your neighbor with an amazing garden! I lost all my (hundreds) seedlings one year because I didn’t realize that 2 hours further north changed my planting date more than six weeks!!! So, find out about your area and avoid videos and information from people outside your area on what to plant and when to plant them. You can still learn a lot from them, but don’t follow their guidelines on what to plant and when. What and when have to be learned according to your area. There are some more tropical plants that can be wintered indoors if you want to move them inside.
See seeding plant seeds. These are all heirloom!
https://www.mcssl.com/mobile/calebwarnock/self-seeding-vegetables
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