The post 13 September Greenhouse Crops: Beyond Leafy Greens is by Melissa Strauss and appeared first on Epic Gardening, the best urban gardening, hydroponic gardening, and aquaponic gardening blog. September is a good time to start your cool-weather greenhouse crops. Growing in the greenhouse means plenty of delicious vegetables throughout the winter months. Here are some crops you can start this month that go beyond the leafy greens that we know grow well in the winter. The post 13 September...| Epic Gardening
Garlic from the store is tasty, but have you ever grown your own? Spicy and savory, garlic is relatively easy to grow and is also healthy. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to walk through the basics of growing garlic as a beginner.| Epic Gardening
White sweet clover (Melilotus albus) is a non-native plant with edible uses. It can be found in disturbed soil that receives full sun. White sweet clover, also known as melilot, can be identified by its compound leaves divided into three leaflets and clusters of small white flowers. Young leaves can be used in a […] The post Melilotus albus – White sweet clover appeared first on Eat The Planet.| Eat The Planet
Perennial sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis) is an introduced edible dandelion look-a-like. It can be found in sunny areas such as gardens, fields, and waste places. Perennial sow thistle has a dandelion-like flower, but unlike dandelion, there will be multiple flowers per stalk. Flowering stalks will be densely hairy. The hollow stem will produce a milky […] The post Sonchus arvensis – Perennial Sow Thistle appeared first on Eat The Planet.| Eat The Planet
Common amaranth (Amaranthus retroflexus) is a native annual with edible leaves, stems, and seeds. It can be found in farms and gardens where it is usually considered a weed. The plant prefers full sun and disturbed soil. Common amaranth has reddish stems, leaves with wavy edges, green flowers, and black seeds. Leaves are best harvested […]| Eat The Planet
The umbrella polypore (Polyporus umbellatus) is a rare, choice edible mushroom. It can be found at the base of hardwood trees, acting as a weak parasite or a saprobe. They fruit spring-fall. The mushroom can be found at the same spot year after year. The mushroom is composed of umbrella-shaped caps that emerge from a […]| Eat The Planet
Wild Marjoram, Origanum vulgare, is lovely wild flower, garden plant, culinary herb and source of nectar for butterflies (especially Gatekeepers)and other insects.| Jeremy Bartlett's LET IT GROW blog
Can taste be sustainable? Pandey explores six meat-alternative, delectable foods in the plant kingdom.| The Stanford Daily
Don’t know where to start for foraging wild plants? Read on for the information you need to begin foraging on your own: where to do it and how to be safe.| Chelsea Green Publishing
Made with just 6 ingredients, this flourless edible protein brown batter recipe tastes even better than Ghiradelli brownie batter.| Joy to the Food