Plants Needed
This is the list of plants we have come up with to try to acquire. Some we have and some we would like. If you know where to find or how to propagate any of the plants we seek. To help us with this please contact Michael: ufdionysus@aol.com.
List of perennial fruits and nuts:
Avocado – Leaving avocados to Oliver, with Abundant Edible Landscaping
Banana – not a good choice for N. Fl. Have a few we’re not bothering to propagate. Can dig a sucker upon request.
Bael fruit – need some
Blackberry (thornless) – got lots, more varieties in progress for future years.
Blueberry – have suckers from the farm, unknown varieties, they could be alice, becky, or climax. looking for sources for powderblue & brightwell
Capaulin Cherry – growing some to see if they do well here, they do not appear to.
Carissa – have a few saved for air layering, not sufficiently cold-tolerant
Chayote – very seasonal, only available December
Cherry of the Rio Grande – ran out due to multiple seed crop failures
Cherry (low chill bing) – trying to get some for testing
Chestnut – have a few
Chickasaw plum – Cuttings not working well last few years.
Chinquapin – failed
Citrus – too heavily regulated
Dewberry – vines all grew together, abandoned
Elderberry – running low, need to collect seeds
Fig – have four varieties, more varieties in progress for fall 2010
Fig – on nematode resistant rootstock – grafts didn’t work well
Flatwoods plum – have a few
Grape (Muscadine) – cutting success is very low, we should have a few.
Pineapple Guava – in progress for summer or fall 2010
Huckleberry – have source identified, need to propagate
Jujuba – got one, need to propagate
Korean Bush Cherry – growing some to see if they do well here
Loquat – almost out, need to gather more seeds
Macadamia – thinking about it
Mayhaw – keep trying, can’t get seeds to germinate
Mulberry – four types, mostly one type, have lots
Nectarine – ran out
Olive – need some
Passion fruit – in progress for late spring/summer 2010
Pawpaw – need some
Peach – cuttings failed, will try again
Pear – cuttings died, grafts failed
Pecan – squirrel ate them all
Persimmon (asian) – need to graft our native seedlings
Persimmon (native) – avail upon request
Pigeon Pea – in progress for late spring/summer 2010
Plum (asian) – ran out, need to start more cuttings in June
Pomegranate – Have two varieties
Fruiting cactus – Having problems with plagues of scale on the new plants
Serviceberry – need a source of propagules. Please let us know if you have some.
Strawberry guava – got it
Sweet Olax (Ximenia americana) – I think they all died
List of perennial vegetables:
African blue basil – ran out, need to propagate more.
Arrowroot – in progress for late spring/summer 2010
Asparagus – Can’t get them healthy enough to harvest after years of trying.
Chaya – in progress for late spring/summer 2010
Hibiscus (edible leaf) – hurt by freeze in winter, but coming back
Malanga/cocoyam – easily available at grocery stores
Katuk – badly damaged in winter, not sure if they’re going to come back
Morringa – in progress for late spring/summer
Okinawa spinach/lettuce – got it
Sugar cane – got it
Sun choke/Jerusalem artichoke – got it
Yuca – got it
Thornless cactus – in progress for late spring/summer
Canna – got ugly some old ones, need to replant next crop
Sochan – in progress for late spring/summer
Edible-leaf taro – growing some to see if they do well here
Spiderwort – ran out, low priority for propagation, but sometimes they appear in pots where the intended occupant died
Yacon – source plants had a bad year. May recover for future years
List of tea or spice plants:
Bay leaf – ran out
Caribbean oregano – may have all died last winter
Ginger, regular type – in progress for summer 2010
Ginger, Thai – got it
Jamaican sorrel – in progress for late spring/summer 2010
Lemon grass – in progress for late spring/summer 2010
Lemon verbena – have a couple to propagate from
False Roselle/cranberry hibiscus – in progress for late spring/summer
Turmeric – in progress for summer 2010
Winged sumac – in progress
Fl water mint – got it
Goldenrod – got it
List of annual seeds:
Arugula – in progress for Fall 2010
Callaloo (white seed) – got it
Callaloo (black seed) – got it
Chinese red lettuce – in progress for Fall 2010
Greasy collards – in progress for Fall 2010
India lettuce – got it
Lambs quarters – got it
Leaf lettuce (red and green) – in progress for Fall 2010
Pink banana squash – bought seeds for planting to increase
Quail grass – got it
Radishes (uncommon varieties) – in progress for Fall 2010
Seminole pumpkin – got it, possible cross with neck pumpkin
Mini Seminole pumpkin – bought seeds for planting to increase
Sungold cherry tomato – don’t have any
Pigeon Peas – got it
Florida speckled pole lima beans – got it
Wild onions – in progress for Fall 2010
Multiplying scallions – in progress for Fall 2010
Purple hull peas – got it
Last update 4/1/10
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