Above is a photo of my kitchen garden next to our house. Many of the crops are experimental. The garden includes a rose and herb garden in the center. Much of the garden is newly planted this year, so immature and not very productive. Trees, perennials, and annuals are interspersed throughout the garden, striving for maximum diversity in an area about the size of a backyard (approximately 60’ x 60’). Th
Plants in my kitchen garden
Rose
Moringa
Rosemary
Zinnia
Basketflower (native)
Bearded Iris
Cucurbita moschata aka Winter Squash
Sweet potato
Potato potato
Eggplant
Tomato
Sweet pepper
Fig
Tatume summer squash
Beet
Arugula
Lettuce
Peach
Asian persimmon
Pomegranate
Prickly pear
Sunflower (native)
Goldenrod (native)
Dayflower
Mexican primrose (native)
Jack bean
Bush bean
Yacon
Cassava
Edible canna
Taro
Mint
Oregano
Basil
Kale
Collards
Elderberry
Mustard
Illinois bundleflower (native)
Longevity spinach
Brazilian Spinach
Mexican tree spinach
Surinam spinach
Daylily
Chard
Asparagus
Snake gourd
Luffa
Cucumber
Various melons
Bunching onion
Garlic chives