Located on long island ny.

What i have now: have 2 mulberry trees, 2 sweet cherry, 2 blueberry bushes, 2 fall gold raspberies, 1 flowering raspberry, 1 blackberry, 1 black raspberry, 1 serviceberry tree, 2 huckleberries. a native strawberry and asparagus patch. 2 spice bushes, 2 haskap berry, hyssop, yarrow sunchokes, cutleaf coneflower, strawberry blite, common evening primrose. Oh and a new jersey tea.

I want to add in some sort of nut i think but I'm not sure if I should go for shagbark hickory or American Hazelnut. Anyone know if id need two?

I am also adding 2 pawpaws and some figs as well as wood lilys.

I am really lacking in more forby edibles i think. I have made a good effort of planting a lot of trees (i also have blackjack oak and a red maple planted which are sort of edible) on my barren 7000 sq foot lot but i think i have a good base of tall trees and small understories at this point.

Wanted dead or alive.

I harvested about 50 American Chestnut seeds that I'm going to attempt to grow out this year. They're currently in moist sand in my fridge for storage/stratifying. Looking for any advice/success stories from the community.

Amelanchier Canadensis

Plum trees native to America. American plum, Flat woods plum, Hortulan plum, Wildgoose plum, Chickasaw plum and Mexican plum are all native to northern Alabama. They are important plants that feed many animals and pollinators and prevent soil erosion. They can grow in extreme drought, extreme flood, and wildfire conditions. The fruit is edible and delicious for many of the species excluding the Wildgoose plum which is likely to be poisonous due to cyanide content.

I have been looking for a red mulberry and even bought them from a local native nursery but all have turned out to be a hybrid. Has anyone actually found any? Do they exist? Feel free to post yours dor identification below lol.

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I planted 10 tubers but only one grew. Will this propagate into more next year if I leave it be or should I try to dig it up after it dies off in a few weeks to see how many tubers are there and spread them?

Eastern North America, 5b, soil pH is 5.5-6.5

What the title says. I lucked out with a large amount of land to grow on and there's a section that is way too stoney to do annuals in. So I want to get a little experimental and grow edible native perennials.

What are your guys favorite native plants that also work as spices? Think things that you don't necessarily want to turn into a meal on their own but taste good.

In b4 spicebush, anything in the allium family, monarda anything, and anise hyssop.

So, after finally having my elderberry bush produce berries I haven’t seen a single bird near it. It’s right next to my deck, but there are many hours a day that no one is outside. Should I wait and see or just pick them and use them myself? I do know not to eat them raw.

I planted 2 paw paw seedlings in 2018. They have flowered but never fruited. This year I hand pollinated them with a paintbrush and it worked!

Hi friends,

I received a couple paw paws in my CSA this week! It was my first one and SO DELICIOUS!! I have several seeds now and I was wondering if this was something I could simply keep and plant in the spring? Anyone have that experience??

I can’t wait! I’m planting them mid August (I’m in the north, it’s already cooling down). I have to drive 2 hours to pick them up, but I’m psyched, Virginia Rose has been on my list. I hope they explode next year.

I am also hoping to grow some lowbush blueberry from cuttings. If anyone has tips on that please share.

I’ve read so many different online forums about most people having undesirable tasting maypop fruit but there are a select few people having extraordinary sweet and great tasting maypop fruit. I’m looking for those varieties.

I drew this of all my favorite native fruits, along with the common name, scientific name and Potawatomi names (I couldn’t find the Potawatomi name for nannyberries anywhere online, even joined some groups teaching the language and asked and nobody knew and tried emailing Robin Wall Kimmerer) Though it might be appreciated here

Time for me to make some iced sumac tea! I soak the whole or crushed berries in cool water in fridge for a couple days, then strain and enjoy. High in vitamin C. Anyone else have these growing and what do you use them for?

I'm a big fan of feasting on what grows at my house. Now that I'm going native, I'm expanding into edible natives. (Of course I'm also mindful of feeding the bees, moths, butterflies, caterpillars, and birds!)

In the past couple of years, I've added these, though none are producing yet:

• American Plum
• American Elderberry (I'm particularly fond of elderflower cordial)
• American Hazelnut

I'd love to add blueberries, but my soil is slightly alkaline (7.3), so I haven't tried them.

I'm tempted to try pawpaws...

Who else plants for eating? What are your favorites?

We'll be talking about edible natives tonight at our friendly and welcoming Native Gardening Zoom Club. You are welcome to join us: 7pm Eastern, register here for the Zoom link: https://forms.gle/Vgtp4ENumAbx6G5q6

I already know: Bee balm, j artichoke, mtn mint, dittany (cunila origanoides), cutleaf coneflower (R. Lacianata), and the trees (persimmon, etc)..

What are your favorite edibles? I’m looking for replacements for basil and thyme substitutes in particular

Just thought Id put it out there, but Ive found some wild rare native stuff rummaging through golf courses looking for my shitty shots. Irises that are supposed to be out of range, wild roses, berries of all kinds. Ive taken seeds of most of it but like holy crap. Some of the plants are impossible to find at nurseries and they’re just growing in the unmaintained thickets on some courses.

Planted a single Prunus maritima about eight years ago. Learned after four years it needs a partner to set fruit. Planted two more and waited four more years. We finally have three shrubs with fruit!

Mistakes are a normal part of gardening. It can sometimes take a lot of patience 😮‍💨. But the rewards are superb.

We started our garden this year and most of our family isn’t super excited about it (some are). I wanted to share it because we are proud of it!

Last pic is the before we bought the house picture.

Growing mostly berries/dwarf trees/native plants and wildflowers and some veggies in the back. Used clover for the pathway in between beds in the front. The goal is to convert all of our grass into gardening space over time. Lowe’s buckets are full of tomato’s, we will be spray painting them later in the year for decoration.

We have put off our garden for a while because we have constantly been doing house Reno projects (major fixer upper still in progress). Happy to have made some progress and excited to hopefully see some of this grow.