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An Easy Way To Grow Potatoes in Your Garden
An excellent way to produce all the spuds you and your family will need. This is a great way to produce potatoes for your home and is way more environmentally friendly than purchasing super market...
Read moreTropical Wild Edibles - The Cho-Cho Fruit
Botanical name: Sechium edule Common names: Cho-cho, christophene, mango squash, mirliton, pear squash, vegetable pear, choko, pepinella, pepinello, xuxu, xoxo Family: Cucurbitaceae Physical appea...
Read moreTropical Wild Edibles - The Coconut Tree
Botanical name: Cocus nusifera Common names: The Coconut Tree, Coconut, Coco nut, Family: Arecaecea Physical Appearance and Character: A medium palm growing up to 30 metres in height. It reaches ...
Read moreTropical Wild Edibles- The Sapodilla
Botanical name: Manilkara zapota Common names: Sapodilla, sapota, Chikoo, Chico, Naseberry, Nispero, mispel Family: Sapotaceae Physical appearance: A tropical evergreen tree growing to a maximum ...
Read moreTropical Wild Edibles - Osage Orange
Botanical name: Maclura pomifera Common names: Osage orange, horse apple, hedge, hedge apple tree, bowwood tree, bois d’arc, monkey brains, monkey ball, yellow-wood and mock orange. Family: Not in ...
Read moreTropical Wild Edibles - The Achacha
Botanical name: Garcinia humilis Common names: Achacha, Honey Kiss, Achachariu Family: Clusiacea Physical Appearance: A small, evergreen, shrub or tree growing to approximately 2-10 metres in heigh...
Read moreTropical Wild Edibles - The Peach
Botanical name: Prunus persica Common names: Peach, Peach Tree, Family: Rosaceae (from the rose family, closely related to strawberries, plums, apples, apricot, cherry and nuts.). Physical Appear...
Read moreWild Plant Of The Week 2 "Monkshood" - DO NOT EAT!!!!
Botanical name: Aconitum napellus Common name: Aconite, Wolf's Bane, Dog's Bane, Mouse Bane, Devil' Hemet, Devil's Hood, Old Wive's Hood, Leopard's Bane, Soldier's Helmet, Queen of Poisons, Blue Ro...
Read moreWild Edible Of The Week 49 "Blackthorn"
Botanical name: Prunus spinosa Common name: Blackthorn, Sloe Physical appearance: A tough, woody shrub that has small leaves and vicious thorns. In late Summer, it produces berries also know as "s...
Read moreWild Plant Of The Week 54 "Stinkhorn"
Botanical name: Phallus impudicus Common name: Stinkhorn,Common Stinkhorn, Pricke Mushroom, Deadman's Cock, Witch's Eggs (refers to the early stage of development). Physical appearance: Initially ...
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