spidra

spidra's Party in the Back garden

Garden Type: Edible | Sun: Full Sun | Soil: Clay I'm Organic!

Edible landscaping.

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Plantings

  • Shallots 'Dutch Yellow' Day 232

    Shallots 'Dutch Yellow'

    Allium cepa var. aggregatum

    Sown on 03 Apr 09 3 oz. $3.95 discounted 10% further due to Botan...

    • 3 journals
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  • Artichoke Garlic 'Inchelium Red' Day 232

    Artichoke Garlic 'Inchelium Red'

    Allium sativum

    Sown on 03 Apr 09 Inchelium WA, Coleville Indian Reservation Bulb...

    • 0 journals
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  • Leek 'Lincoln' Day 239

    Leek 'Lincoln'

    Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum

    Purchased on 27 Mar 09 Leek ‘Lincoln’ 6-pack $4.50 Tag says: Spring...

    • 3 journals
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  • Tomato 'Mamma Mia' Day 248

    Tomato 'Mamma Mia'

    Solanum lycopersicum

    Purchased on 18 Mar 09 Frugality has made me plant more things from se...

    • 4 journals
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  • Sweet Pepper 'Yellow Bell' Day 248

    Sweet Pepper 'Yellow Bell'

    Capsicum annuum var. annuum (Grossum Group)

    Purchased on 18 Mar 09 Gave in to temptation. The "garden center" plan...

    • 2 journals
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  • Tomato 'Stupice' Day 249

    Tomato 'Stupice'

    Solanum lycopersicum

    Sown on 17 Mar 09 City College San Francisco is conducting a tria...

    • 3 journals
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  • Tomato 'Koralik' Day 249

    Tomato 'Koralik'

    Solanum lycopersicum

    Sown on 17 Mar 09 City College San Francisco is conducting a tria...

    • 5 journals
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  • Tomato 'Tommy Toe' Day 249

    Tomato 'Tommy Toe'

    Solanum lycopersicum

    Sown on 17 Mar 09 City College San Francisco is conducting a tria...

    • 1 journals
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  • Tomato 'Juliet F1' Day 249

    Tomato 'Juliet F1'

    Solanum lycopersicum

    Sown on 17 Mar 09 City College San Francisco is conducting a tria...

    • 1 journals
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  • Tomato 'White Currant' Day 249

    Tomato 'White Currant'

    Solanum lycopersicum

    Sown on 17 Mar 09 City College San Francisco is conducting a tria...

    • 3 journals
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  • Tomato 'Legend' Day 249

    Tomato 'Legend'

    Solanum lycopersicum

    Sown on 17 Mar 09 City College San Francisco is conducting a tria...

    • 2 journals
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  • Tomato 'Matt's Wild Cherry' Day 249

    Tomato 'Matt's Wild Cherry'

    Solanum lycopersicum

    Sown on 17 Mar 09 City College San Francisco is conducting a tria...

    • 2 journals
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  • Snow Pea 'Carouby de Maussane' Day 251

    Snow Pea 'Carouby de Maussane'

    Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon

    Sown on 15 Mar 09 Planted in reused 6-pak from bell pepper starts...

    • 3 journals
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  • French Bush Bean 'Rolande' Day 252

    French Bush Bean 'Rolande'

    Phaseolus vulgaris

    Sown on 14 Mar 09 One seed per pot. 4 planted in reused coir pots...

    • 4 journals
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  • Bush Bean 'Royal Burgundy' Day 252

    Bush Bean 'Royal Burgundy'

    Phaseolus vulgaris

    Sown on 14 Mar 09 Reused the six-pack from the sunflower starts, ...

    • 6 journals
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  • Silverskin Garlic 'Silver Rose' Day 255

    Silverskin Garlic 'Silver Rose'

    Allium sativum

    Sown on 11 Mar 09 "Rose-colored cloves in very smooth bright-whit...

    • 2 journals
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  • French Filet Bean 'Montpellier' Day 265

    French Filet Bean 'Montpellier'

    Phaseolus vulgaris

    Sown on 01 Mar 09 I love haricots beans and they're pretty expens...

    • 4 journals
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  • Sunflower 'Edible Snack Seed' Day 276

    Sunflower 'Edible Snack Seed'

    Helianthus annuus

    Sown on 18 Feb 09 Seeds were packed for 2007 season. Hope they're...

    • 12 journals
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  • Snow Pea 'Carouby de Maussane' Day 285

    Snow Pea 'Carouby de Maussane'

    Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon

    Sown on 09 Feb 09 Have loved this ever since I saw it for sale at...

    • 9 journals
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  • Asparagus 'Mary Washington'

    Asparagus 'Mary Washington'

    Asparagus officinalis

    Purchased on 15 Aug 08 1 gal. pot. My first purchase of asparagus. T...

    • 2 journals
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  • Rhubarb 'Victoria'

    Rhubarb 'Victoria'

    Rheum rhabarbarum

    Purchased on 24 Jun 08 My 3 year old Victoria seems to have been kille...

    • 2 journals
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  • Grapefruit 'Oro Blanco'

    Grapefruit 'Oro Blanco'

    Citrus x paradisi

    Purchased on 08 May 08 I had Home Despot special order it since the on...

    • 6 journals
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  • Clarkia unguiculata 'Salmon Princess'

    Clarkia unguiculata 'Salmon Princess'

    Clarkia unguiculata

    Purchased on 22 Apr 08 I got a big one that was already outgrowing its...

    • 4 journals
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  • Grey Oysterleaf

    Grey Oysterleaf

    Mertensia maritima

    Purchased on 22 Apr 08 Grows on shingle beaches in Britain, Greenland,...

    • 4 journals
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  • Flowering Tobacco 'Lime Green'

    Flowering Tobacco 'Lime Green'

    Nicotiana alata

    Purchased on 22 Apr 08 I had one of these in the backyard with the ini...

    • 3 journals
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  • Flat-Leaf Parsley

    Flat-Leaf Parsley

    Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum

    Sown on 01 Apr 08 I actually didn't TRY to propagate this parsley...

    • 0 journals
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  • Arroyo Lupine 'Rodeo Rose'

    Arroyo Lupine 'Rodeo Rose'

    Lupinus succulentus

    Purchased on 28 Mar 08

    • 4 journals
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  • Boysenberry

    Boysenberry

    Rubus ursinus x idaeus

    Transplanted on 22 Mar 08 A fellow CRFG member gave me a bunch of extra b...

    • 2 journals
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  • Raspberry 'Yellow Gold'

    Raspberry 'Yellow Gold'

    Rubus idaeus

    Transplanted on 22 Mar 08 A fellow CRFGer gave me berries and helped me p...

    • 0 journals
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  • Strawberry 'Mara des Bois'

    Strawberry 'Mara des Bois'

    Fragaria x ananassa

    Transplanted on 21 Mar 08 Received 3 crowns as a gift, 2 survived to plan...

    • 2 journals
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  • West Indian Lemongrass

    West Indian Lemongrass

    Cymbopogon citriodora

    Sown on 18 Mar 08 Grown by Sweetwater Organics. I'm pretty sure ...

    • 2 journals
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  • Blackberry 'Cascade'

    Blackberry 'Cascade'

    Rubus fruticosus

    Transplanted on 15 Mar 08 I got it in the local chapter CRFG plant raffle...

    • 1 journals
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  • Virginia Strawberry 'Donner Lake Blue'

    Virginia Strawberry 'Donner Lake Blue'

    Fragaria virginiana

    Sown on 11 Mar 08 The nursery worker snuck the tag off as I was p...

    • 1 journals
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  • Apricot 'Flavor Giant'

    Apricot 'Flavor Giant'

    Prunus armeniaca

    Sown on 04 Mar 08 'Flavor Giant' is a Zaiger Genetics patented se...

    • 7 journals
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  • Raspberry 'Tulameen'

    Raspberry 'Tulameen'

    Rubus idaeus

    Sown on 17 Feb 08 "This British Columbia variety produces excepti...

    • 1 journals
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  • California Concord Grape

    California Concord Grape

    Vitis labrusca

    Sown on 26 Jan 08 "Large, oblong fruit. Blue-black, seeded grapes...

    • 1 journals
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  • Grape 'Muscat of Alexandria'

    Grape 'Muscat of Alexandria'

    Vitis vinifera

    Sown on 26 Jan 08 "Large fruit. Green seeded grape. Good for tabl...

    • 1 journals
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  • Sweet Cherry 'Minnie Royal'

    Sweet Cherry 'Minnie Royal'

    Prunus avium

    Sown on 24 Jan 08 A Zaiger Genetics low-chill cherry. I purchase...

    • 7 journals
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  • Sweet Cherry 'Royal Lee'

    Sweet Cherry 'Royal Lee'

    Prunus avium

    Sown on 24 Jan 08 A Zaiger Genetics introduction. Low-chill cher...

    • 5 journals
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  • Apricot 'Earli Autumn'

    Apricot 'Earli Autumn'

    Prunus armeniaca

    Sown on 24 Jan 08 A Zaiger Genetics late harvest low chill aprico...

    • 1 journals
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  • Apricot 'Gold Kist'

    Apricot 'Gold Kist'

    Prunus armeniaca

    Sown on 24 Jan 08 A Zaiger Genetics low chill apricot. Bears 3 w...

    • 5 journals
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  • Celery 'Cutting'

    Celery 'Cutting'

    Apium graveolens

    Sown on 16 Nov 07 Grown by Sweetwater Organics. Purchased at Berk...

    • 2 journals
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  • Garlic 'Porcelain'

    Garlic 'Porcelain'

    Allium sativum

    Sown on 04 Nov 07 Planted in the northeastern raised bed. It's a...

    • 6 journals
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  • Giant Vetch

    Giant Vetch

    Vicia gigantea

    Sown on 26 Oct 07 I purchased three from Native Here Nursery abou...

    • 4 journals
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  • Yarrow 'Summerwine'

    Yarrow 'Summerwine'

    Achillea taygetea

    Sown on 26 Oct 07 Planted in two places in the yard. One next to...

    • 0 journals
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  • Loquat 'Champagne'

    Loquat 'Champagne'

    Eriobotrya japonica

    Sown on 26 Oct 07 A light-fleshed Loquat cultivar. I've never ta...

    • 10 journals
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  • Tayberry

    Tayberry

    Rubus x

    Sown on 26 Oct 07 "Tayberry is a hybrid berry, developed by the S...

    • 4 journals
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  • California Figwort

    California Figwort

    Scrophularia californica

    Purchased on 24 Oct 07 Bought as a butterfly plant and CA native. Plan...

    • 2 journals
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  • Parma Violet 'Violette de Toulouse'

    Parma Violet 'Violette de Toulouse'

    Viola alba

    Sown on 24 Oct 07 After reading that Parma violets were what was ...

    • 2 journals
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  • Sticky Cinquefoil

    Sticky Cinquefoil

    Potentilla glandulosa

    Purchased on 24 Oct 07 I bought this some time ago at Native Here Nurs...

    • 3 journals
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  • Marjoram 'Sweet Asti'

    Marjoram 'Sweet Asti'

    Origanum majorana

    Purchased on 01 Oct 07 I wonder if this got purged from the Folia data...

    • 0 journals
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  • Yuzu

    Yuzu

    Citrus junos

    Purchased on 01 Sep 07 I needed to replace the standard citrus that wa...

    • 7 journals
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  • Arugula

    Arugula

    Eruca sativa

    Sown in Apr 2007 I have to be bribed to eat most vegetables. Bu...

    • 1 journals
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  • Blood Orange 'Moro'

    Blood Orange 'Moro'

    Citrus sinensis

    Sown on 03 Mar 07 Bought in February of '06 but stayed in its pot...

    • 3 journals
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  • Santa Barbara Daisy 'Profusion'

    Santa Barbara Daisy 'Profusion'

    Erigeron karvinskianus

    Sown on 13 Nov 06 I saw this plant at UC Berkeley and thought it ...

    • 0 journals
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  • Hybrid Strawberry 'Diamante'

    Hybrid Strawberry 'Diamante'

    Fragaria x ananassa

    Sown on 16 Aug 06 Developed by University of California. Very up...

    • 2 journals
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  • Apple 'Belle de Boskoop'

    Apple 'Belle de Boskoop'

    Malus domestica

    Sown on 15 Jul 06 Grafted on an interstem. I tasted this variety ...

    • 7 journals
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  • Mugwort

    Mugwort

    Artemisia vulgaris

    Established on 06 Jul 06 Originally sited at the southeastern corner of ...

    • 0 journals
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  • Channel Island Buckwheat 'Rubescens'

    Channel Island Buckwheat 'Rubescens'

    Eriogonum grande

    Sown on 06 Jul 06 Landscaper chose it. It's growing in 3 or 4 pla...

    • 1 journals
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  • Redcurrant 'Cherry Red'

    Redcurrant 'Cherry Red'

    Ribes rubrum

    Sown on 05 Jul 06 My landscaper chose the variety. Had never hear...

    • 4 journals
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  • Variegated Winter Daphne

    Variegated Winter Daphne

    Daphne odora

    Sown on 18 Feb 06 Not sure when it was planted. It was selected, ...

    • 4 journals
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  • Orange 'Washington Navel'

    Orange 'Washington Navel'

    Citrus sinensis

    Sown on 09 Feb 06 A navel orange. Not as commonly grown as Valenc...

    • 7 journals
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  • Orange 'Valencia'

    Orange 'Valencia'

    Citrus sinensis

    Sown on 09 Feb 06 The most famous orange for use in juicing.

    • 6 journals
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  • Loquat 'Big Jim'

    Loquat 'Big Jim'

    Eriobotrya japonica

    Sown on 09 Feb 06 I've never tasted it before so we'll see how it...

    • 5 journals
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  • Nectarine 'Le Grand'

    Nectarine 'Le Grand'

    Prunus persica nucipersica

    Sown on 09 Feb 06 Not chosen for any particular reason other than...

    • 3 journals
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  • European Plum 'Blue Damson'

    European Plum 'Blue Damson'

    Prunus domestica

    Sown on 23 Jan 06 It's grafted onto Marianna 26-24 rootstock. I ...

    • 3 journals
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  • Peach 'Eva's Pride'

    Peach 'Eva's Pride'

    Prunus persica

    Planting Out on 23 Jan 06 "Delicious, fine-flavored peach with very low c...

    • 9 journals
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  • Tangerine 'Dancy'

    Tangerine 'Dancy'

    Citrus reticulata

    Sown on 20 Jan 06 Paid a ridiculous amount of money in order to g...

    • 6 journals
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  • Chinotto Orange 'Myrtifolia'

    Chinotto Orange 'Myrtifolia'

    Citrus aurantium

    Sown on 20 Jan 06 It looked better than this when I got it, but 2...

    • 1 journals
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  • Apple 'Yellow Newtown Pippin'

    Apple 'Yellow Newtown Pippin'

    Malus domestica

    Sown on 20 Jan 06

    • 8 journals
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  • Orange 'Trovita'

    Orange 'Trovita'

    Citrus sinensis

    Sown on 20 Jan 06 Pam Peirce recommends Trovita for Bay Area gard...

    • 4 journals
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  • Sweet Violet 'Queen Charlotte'

    Sweet Violet 'Queen Charlotte'

    Viola odorata

    Sown on 20 Jan 06 Even if it didn't look so lovely, I'd grow it b...

    • 1 journals
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  • Lingonberry

    Lingonberry

    Vaccinium vitis-idaea

    Sown on 20 Jan 06 Was sold to me without a cultivar name. Bought...

    • 0 journals
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  • Lavender 'du Provence'

    Lavender 'du Provence'

    Lavandula x intermedia

    Established on 20 Jan 06 Landscaper chose a couple different lavenders. ...

    • 1 journals
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  • Asian Plum Hybrid 'Elephant Heart'

    Asian Plum Hybrid 'Elephant Heart'

    Prunus salicina

    Sown on 20 Jan 06 Can't believe I didn't already have this listed...

    • 7 journals
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  • European Plum 'Green Gage'

    European Plum 'Green Gage'

    Prunus domestica

    Sown on 20 Jan 06 Forgot to enter this into Folia from the start....

    • 2 journals
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  • Meyer Lemon 'Improved'

    Meyer Lemon 'Improved'

    Citrus x meyeri

    Sown on 20 Jan 06 On standard rootstock. Bought to grow into an ...

    • 3 journals
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  • Pineapple Guava, Feijoa

    Pineapple Guava, Feijoa

    Feijoa sellowiana

    Sown on 17 Jan 06 This one was bought as a 5 gal. pot trained to ...

    • 8 journals
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  • Tennessee Purple Coneflower 'Rocky Top Hybrids'

    Tennessee Purple Coneflower 'Rocky Top Hybrids'

    Echinacea tennesseensis

    Sown on 17 Jan 06 A longer, lankier cousin of the Purple Coneflow...

    • 0 journals
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  • Rhubarb 'Victoria'

    Rhubarb 'Victoria'

    Rheum rhabarbarum

    Sown on 17 Jan 06 The stalks never seem to get really red. But I...

    • 5 journals
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  • Wintergreen

    Wintergreen

    Gaultheria procumbens

    Sown on 17 Jan 06 Doing well in the shade of the avocado tree. $1...

    • 2 journals
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  • Dwarf Lingonberry 'Minus'

    Dwarf Lingonberry 'Minus'

    Vaccinium vitis-idaea

    Sown on 17 Jan 06

    • 3 journals
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  • Blueberry 'Blueray'

    Blueberry 'Blueray'

    Vaccinium corymbosum

    Sown on 17 Jan 06

    • 1 journals
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  • Almond 'Garden Prince'

    Almond 'Garden Prince'

    Prunus dulcis

    Sown on 17 Jan 06 "Compact, lushly foliated 10 - 12 ft. tree. Sof...

    • 0 journals
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  • Aprium 'Flavor Delight'

    Aprium 'Flavor Delight'

    Prunus armeniaca x domestica x domestica

    Sown on 17 Jan 06 "Apricot-plum hybrid. Resembles apricot but wit...

    • 12 journals
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  • Calamondin 'Dwarf Variegated'

    Calamondin 'Dwarf Variegated'

    X citrofortunella mitis

    Sown on 17 Jan 06 Both the leaves and the fruit are variegated. ...

    • 0 journals
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  • European Pear 'Comice'

    European Pear 'Comice'

    Pyrus communis

    Sown on 14 Nov 05 I originally bought a Bartlett but worried I wo...

    • 11 journals
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  • Apricot 'Royal'

    Apricot 'Royal'

    Prunus armeniaca

    Sown on 06 Nov 05 Planted 4-to-a-hole with other trees of the sam...

    • 8 journals
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  • Dalmatian Bellflower 'Resholt's Variety'

    Dalmatian Bellflower 'Resholt's Variety'

    Campanula portenschlagiana

    Transplanted in 2005 I told the landscaper to buy Campanula poschars...

    • 3 journals
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  • Lady's Bedstraw

    Lady's Bedstraw

    Galium verum

    Transplanted in 2005 I got this out of Ace's dumpster along with a c...

    • 3 journals
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  • Creeping Thyme

    Creeping Thyme

    Thymus pseudolanuginosus

    Sown in 2005 Many six-packs of this were planted by the land...

    • 3 journals
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  • Dwarf Orinoco Banana

    Dwarf Orinoco Banana

    Musa

    Obtained two 1 gallon specimens in a barter. Th...

    • 2 journals
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  • Hollyhock 'Indian Springs Mix'

    Hollyhock 'Indian Springs Mix'

    Alcea rosea

    • 1 journals
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  • Anemone coronaria

    Anemone coronaria

    It first volunteered last year (spring 2007) an...

    • 1 journals
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  • White Chaparral Currant 'White Icicle'

    White Chaparral Currant 'White Icicle'

    Ribes indecorum

    I asked for fruiting currants, but my landscape...

    • 1 journals
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  • Unidentified Cling Peach

    Unidentified Cling Peach

    Prunus persica

    This peach tree was in the yard when I moved he...

    • 8 journals
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  • Common Sage 'Berggarten'

    Common Sage 'Berggarten'

    Salvia officinalis

    Planted from a 4" pot bought at Berkeley Hort. ...

    • 2 journals
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  • Banana Pepper, Wax Pepper 'Hungarian Yellow Wax'

    Banana Pepper, Wax Pepper 'Hungarian Yellow Wax'

    Capsicum annuum var. annuum (Longum Group)

    Planted from a 6-pak bought at the Super Long's...

    • 0 journals
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  • Hollyhock

    Hollyhock

    Alcea rosea

    • 0 journals
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  • Hollyhock

    Hollyhock

    Alcea rosea

    Bought from Annie's Annuals. She says it's rus...

    • 1 journals
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  • Snowberry 'Laevigatus'

    Snowberry 'Laevigatus'

    Symphoricarpos albus

    • 2 journals
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  • California Golden Eyed Grass

    California Golden Eyed Grass

    Sisyrinchium californicum

    Bought from a nursery booth at the Jack London ...

    • 2 journals
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  • Love In A Mist

    Love In A Mist

    Nigella damascena

    Volunteers in the yard so I don't know what cul...

    • 2 journals
    • 1 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Poppy 'Drama Queen'

    Poppy 'Drama Queen'

    Papaver somniferum

    Original was a 4" pot from Annie's Annuals. Re...

    • 0 journals
    • 1 faves
    • 2 comments

  • Artichoke

    Artichoke

    Cynara scolymus

    Landscaper tossed the tag so I don't know the c...

    • 4 journals
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  • Artichoke

    Artichoke

    Cynara scolymus

    Landscaper tossed the tag. There's a purple bl...

    • 2 journals
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  • Roman Chamomile

    Roman Chamomile

    Chamaemelum nobile

    • 4 journals
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  • Black Raspberry 'Cumberland'

    Black Raspberry 'Cumberland'

    Rubus occidentalis

    Obtained from a CRFG plant raffle. Some classi...

    • 3 journals
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  • Foxglove 'Excelsior Hybrids'

    Foxglove 'Excelsior Hybrids'

    Digitalis purpurea

    Found the tag. Cavanaugh Color brand. It's a m...

    • 2 journals
    • 1 faves
    • 1 comments

  • Valerian

    Valerian

    Valeriana officinalis

    Besides edibles, I wanted to have useful plants...

    • 2 journals
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  • Mugwort

    Mugwort

    Artemisia vulgaris

    The landscaper sited it in a bad place. Mugwor...

    • 0 journals
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  • Blueberry 'Birgitta'

    Blueberry 'Birgitta'

    Vaccinium corymbosum

    Purchased from Berkeley Horticultural Nursery. ...

    • 1 journals
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  • Woolly Thyme

    Woolly Thyme

    Thymus pseudolanuginosus

    Woolly thyme was used rather than DG to make a ...

    • 0 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Marigold

    Marigold

    Tagetes patula

    Cheapie 6-pak purchased from the Super Long's i...

    • 1 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 1 comments

  • Yarrow 'Island Pink'

    Yarrow 'Island Pink'

    Achillea taygetea

    Obtained from Mostly Natives Nursery in Tomales...

    • 1 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Canary Bird Bush

    Canary Bird Bush

    Crotalaria agatiflora

    Presumably sourced from Annie's Annuals. Selec...

    • 4 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments
    • Happy

  • Seaside Daisy

    Seaside Daisy

    Erigeron glaucus

    Grows easily here and blooms profusely and long...

    • 2 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 3 comments

  • Mandarin Orange 'Owari Satsuma'

    Mandarin Orange 'Owari Satsuma'

    Citrus unshiu

    Four Winds tree on standard rootstock. Evergre...

    • 5 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments
    • Neutral

  • Olallieberry 'Olallieberry'

    Olallieberry 'Olallieberry'

    Rubus laciniatus x ulmifolius

    A cross between a loganberry and a youngberry. ...

    • 8 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Fingerling Potato 'Purple Peruvian'

    Fingerling Potato 'Purple Peruvian'

    Solanum tuberosum

    Seed potatoes bought from Peaceful Valley Farm ...

    • 1 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Fingerling Potato 'La Ratte'

    Fingerling Potato 'La Ratte'

    Solanum tuberosum

    A French fingerling potato. Grown from seed po...

    • 1 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Gotu Kola

    Gotu Kola

    Centella asiatica

    Is spreading very well under the mulch. It's p...

    • 0 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Raspberry 'Else's Choice'

    Raspberry 'Else's Choice'

    Rubus idaeus

    An heirloom selection collected from a Dutch wo...

    • 7 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments
    • Neutral

  • Wild Ginger

    Wild Ginger

    Asarum caudatum

    The landscaper chose it. It's pretty and grows...

    • 0 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Alpine Strawberry 'Golden Alexandria'

    Alpine Strawberry 'Golden Alexandria'

    Fragaria vesca spp. alpina

    Obtained from Annie's Annuals. While mine does...

    • 0 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Avocado

    Avocado

    Persea americana

    Came with the house. Don't know the cultivar. ...

    • 3 journals
    • 1 faves
    • 0 comments
    • Neutral

  • Beach Strawberry

    Beach Strawberry

    Fragaria chiloensis

    I obtained mine from two sources. One from Most...

    • 3 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments
    • Very Happy

  • Hybrid Strawberry 'Seascape'

    Hybrid Strawberry 'Seascape'

    Fragaria x ananassa

    Although I haven't yet been won over equally by...

    • 1 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Evergreen Huckleberry

    Evergreen Huckleberry

    Vaccinium ovatum

    Landscaper planted it in the wrong place. It s...

    • 2 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Alpine Strawberry

    Alpine Strawberry

    Fragaria vesca spp. alpina

    Green leaves, red berries. Unnamed cultivar.

    • 0 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Blackberry 'Chester'

    Blackberry 'Chester'

    Rubus fruticosus

    Obtained in a CRFG Plant Raffle. I don't belie...

    • 1 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Thimbleberry

    Thimbleberry

    Rubus parviflorus

    Bought it quite some time ago. As usual, didn'...

    • 2 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Apple 'Hauer Pippin'

    Apple 'Hauer Pippin'

    Malus domestica

    Purchased two bench grafts from Greenmantle Nur...

    • 9 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Fig 'Black Mission'

    Fig 'Black Mission'

    Ficus carica

    Came with the house. Like most of the trees tha...

    • 4 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Blueberry 'Darrow'

    Blueberry 'Darrow'

    Vaccinium corymbosum

    My best producer so far. It set more and bigger...

    • 1 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Loganberry

    Loganberry

    Rubus x loganobaccus

    According to Wikipedia "The loganberry is gener...

    • 4 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Swiss Chard 'Verde a Costa Larga Argentata'

    Swiss Chard 'Verde a Costa Larga Argentata'

    Beta vulgaris var. cicla

    I'm not dead sure it's that variety, but the wo...

    • 5 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Fox Grape 'Perlette'

    Fox Grape 'Perlette'

    Vitis vinifera x labrusca

    I grew 'Perlette' when I was a young kid (bough...

    • 1 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

Comments

  • mondomuse

    mondomuse wrote:

    Wow Spidra you’ve truly got one heck of a delicious landscape going on up there in Berkeley. All those luscious fruits and berries. I’m salivating with envy.

    Posted on 20 Oct 07 (over 2 years ago)

  • spidra

    spidra wrote:

    Thanks, Mondomuse! I’m envious of your ability to grow tomatoes in December.

    Posted on 20 Oct 07 (over 2 years ago)

  • Serialplantfetishist

    Serialplantfetishist wrote:

    Hi Spidra. Love the the no-mow lawn. Looks like you’re in my town. We can’t grow everything Mondomuse can in SoCal but we’re still so lucky. When I see on the net what people are able to achieve in places like Iceland I always feel like such a lucky S.O.B.

    Posted on 26 Jan 08 (about 1 years ago)

  • spidra

    spidra wrote:

    I agree, SPF. I know we’re really lucky relative to loads of people in the colder, wetter, darker parts of the Earth.

    Posted on 27 Jan 08 (about 1 years ago)

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