Cape Gooseberry – Physalis
The genus is characterized by the small orange fruit similar in size, shape and structure to a small tomato, but partly or fully enclosed in a large papery husk derived from the calyx. Many Physalis species are called groundcherries. One name for Physalis peruviana is Cape Gooseberry, not to be confused with the vast majority [...]
How to grow Curry Plant – Murraya koenigii – Rutaceae
This is the edible Curry Plant, Murraya koenigii – Rutaceae. It is sometimes confused with Helichrysum italicum which smells like it, but is very bitter. It’s a shrub or small tree, native to India and in the foothills of the Himalayas, eastward to Myanmar and southern China. It is easily grown in a pot indoors [...]
Growing Potatoes in a Stacked Box
Here is an interesting way to grow potatoes in a small area like a small back yard, balcony or porch. With just a few pounds of starting potatoes you can buy in the local grocery store, you can have up to 100 lbs of potatoes at the end of the summer. Potatoes grow from the [...]
African Basil, Tree Basil, Kilimanjaro Basil, Camphor Basil, Hoary Basil, Feverplant
Ocimum gratissimum and Ocimum kilimandscharicum
Nettles, Stinging Nettles
Latin Name: Urtica dioica, Nettles, Stinging nettlee Water Equipments: Drought tolerant once established. Light Requirements: Full Sun For a Complete List of Other Perennial Vegetables and how to grow them, Click here For more Information on Natural Pest Control on Stinging Nettles, Click here For more Information on Natural Preventive Pest Suppression Methods and Schedules [...]
Goumi Eleagnus, Sweet Scarlet Goumi
Latin Name: Goumi Eleagnus, , Sweet Scarlet Goumi, Elaeagnus multiflora Water Equipments: Drought tolerant once established. Light Requirements: Full Sun For a Complete List of Other Perennial Vegetables and how to grow them, Click here For more Information on Natural Pest Control on Goumi Eleagnus, Click here For more Information on Natural Preventive Pest Suppression [...]
New Zealand Spinach
Latin Name: Tetragonia tetragonioides, New Zealand Spinach Water Equipments: Keep New Zealand spinach evenly moist; water regularly for rapid, full growth. Do not let the soil dry out. For a Complete List of Other Perennial Vegetables and how to grow them, Click here For more Information on Natural Pest Control on New Zealand Spinach, Click [...]
Pepino Dulce, Pepino, Melon Pear, Melon Shrub, Pear Mellon
Latin Name Solanum muricatum, Pepino Dulce For a Complete List of Other Perennial Vegetables and how to grow them, Click here For more Information on Natural Pest Control on Pepino Dulce, Click here For more Information on Natural Preventive Pest Suppression Methods and Schedules for the Year, Click here Water Equipments: The pepino dulce [...]
Tree pepper, Rocoto
Latin Name Capsicum pubescens, Tree pepper, Rocoto Water Equipments: The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires well-drained soil. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. and can grow in very acid and very alkaline soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It requires moist soil. Light Requirements: [...]
Pineapple Guava
Latin Name: Feijoa sellowiana , Pineapple Guava Water Equipments: They are shallow rooted and should be watered regularly and mulched. Light Requirements: Sunny Harvesting: Fully ripe fruits are juicy, sweet, very pleasant and fig-like in taste. Plant Habits: Fruit quality is best in areas where summer temps do not exceed 100 degrees F. In very [...]
Mandarin Melon Berry, Che
Latin Name Che, Cudrania tricuspidata (Mandarin Melon Berry) Water Equipments: Medium, Dry locations will need irrigation. Light Requirements: Sunny Harvesting: Fully ripe fruits are juicy, sweet, very pleasant and fig-like in taste. Plant Habits: Placement of the tree should be in the open or along side of small trees like Filberts or Apples. Planting in [...]
Tree Tomato
Latin Name: Tamarillo, Perennial Tree Tomato, Solanum betaceum Water Equipments: Medium, Dry locations will need irrigation. Light Requirements: The tamarillo prefers subtropical climate, with rainfall between 600 and 4000 millimeters and annual temperatures between 15 and 20 °C Harvesting: Stems The fruit is eaten by scooping the flesh from a halved fruit. When [...]
Perennial Sweet Leek, Spanish allium, Elephant garlic – Allium ampeloprasum
Latin Name: Allium ampeloprasum, perennial sweet leek; (Spanish allium) Water Equipments: Medium, Dry locations will need irrigation. Light Requirements: Afternoon sun (greater than 6 hours a day) Rich, well-drained soil in full sun Harvesting: Stems are pulled when the stems are pencil thick, or left until leek-sized, and used fresh or quickly cooked. Cut as [...]
Walking Onion, Egyption Walking Onion
Latin Name: Allium cepa proliferum or Egyptian Walking Onion Water Equipments: Medium, Dry locations will need irrigation. Light Requirements: Afternoon sun (greater than 6 hours a day) Harvesting: Harvest the stalks. Both the greens and bulbs are edible. Leave some bulbs in the ground for next year’s harvest. Make sure to let some of the [...]
California Wild Lilac – Ceanothus ‘Dark Star’
Ceanothus ‘Dark Star’ This is a California native plant. It is best planted next to a Western Red bud for great Spring color. The bush needs to be trimmed back hard, yearly to prevent the bush looking woody and straggly. California Lilacs, or Ceanothus, are some of our most fragrant and colorful shrubs here in [...]
Golden Currant – Ribes aureum
Ribes aureum is erect or rounded shrub 1-3 m tall, without spines, the branches reddish and hairless to finely short-hairy when young, hairless and dark gray with age. The fruits are berries, hairless, round, about 7 mm long, red to black, rarely yellow, palatable. This is a great plant to have in the yard for [...]
Native Plants – Videos
Gardening Rhythms: Luke Hass in Berkeley, CA Part 1 Gardening Rhythms: Luke Hass in Berkeley, CA Part 2 Gardening Rhythms: Luke Hass in Berkeley, CA Part 3 Gardening Rhythms: Middlebrook Gardens Native Plant for California Part 1 Gardening Rhythms: Middlebrook Gardens Native Plant for California Part 2
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Shade
Herb
Herb
Dessert
Dessert
Courtyard
Courtyard
Courtyard – Level 2
Courtyard – Level 2