Citron Melon
Botanical name : Citrullus caffer Synonyms : Common name : Citron Melon, Jam Melon, Red Seeded Melon, Preserving Melon
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Kang Kong
Botanical name : Ipomoea aquatica Synonyms : Common name : Kang Kong, Water spinach
Quinoa
Botanical name : Chenopodium quinoa Synonyms : Common name : Quinoa Images Growing for seed Quinoa seed is grown in exactly the same way as the crop is grown for grain. There is some potential for cross-pollination between varieties so they…
Land Cress
Botanical name : Barbarea verna Synonyms : Common name : land cress, American cress, bank cress, black wood cress, Belle Isle cress, Bermuda cress, poor man’s cabbage, early yellowrocket, early wintercress, scurvy cress, creasy greens, and upland cress.
Radish
Botanical name : Raphanus sativus Synonyms : Common name : Radish, Daikon
Water Cress
Botanical name : Nasturtium officinale Synonyms : Common name : Water Cress Add some zing to salads and sandwiches with this leafy green. Grows well in damp soil as well as in ponds.
Swede and Siberian Kale
Botanical name : Brassica napus Synonyms : Common name : Siberian kale, Russian kale, Rutabaga, Swede, canola, rapeseed Images Growing for seed Brassica napus varieties include some types of canola and rapeseed and will need to be isolated from those crops…
Mustard Greens
Botanical name : Brassica juncea Common name : Mustard, Mustard greens Images Growing for seed Brassica juncea varieties will need to be isolated from other B. juncea varieties to avoid cross-pollination. Isolation distances of at least 250 metres are required. Selection…
Asian Greens and Turnip
Botanical name : Brassica rapa Synonyms : Brassica campestrus Common name : Turnip, Chinese cabbage, Komatsuna, Mizuna, Mibuna, Rapini, Box Choy, Choy sum, Bomdong, Tatsoi, Broccoli raab, canola Images Growing for seed Brassica rapa varieties are all cross compatible and need to…
Basella
Botanical name : Basella alba Synonyms : Basella rubra (now considered a cultivar of B. alba) Common name : Malabar spinach, Ceylon spinach, Indian spinach Images Growing for seed Basella is frost tender and needs a warm growing season to…
Salsify
Botanical name : Tragopogon porrifolius Synonyms : Common name : Salsify
Dandelion
Botanical name : Taraxacum officinale Synonyms : Common name : Dandelion
Garland Chrysanthemum
Botanical name : Glebionis coronaria Synonyms : Common name : Garland Chrysanthemum, Shungiku, Chop Suey Greens, Japanese Greens, Crown Daisy
Scorzonera
Botanical name : Scorzonera hispanica Synonyms : Common name : Scorzonera
Chicory
Botanical name : Cichorium intybus Synonyms : Common name : Chicory, Raddichio, Blue Dandelion
Jerusalem Artichoke
Botanical name : Helianthus tuberosa Synonyms : Common name : Jerusalem Artichoke, Sunchoke
Asparagus
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Botanical name : Asparagus officinalis Common name : Asparagus Images Growing for seed As asparagus is insect pollinated different varieties need to be kept at least 250 metres apart. These perennial plants are grown in the same manner whether for eating…
Dill
Botanical name : Anethum graveolens Synonyms : Common name : Dill
Fennel
Botanical name : Foeniculum vulgare Synonyms : Common name : Fennel
Mitsuba
Botanical name : Cryptotaenia japonica Synonyms : Common name : Mitsuba, Japanese Wild Parsley
Leek
Botanical name : Allium ampeloprasum Synonyms : var. porrum, var. ampeloprasum, ampeloprasum ssp. persicum, var. sectivum, var. kurrat Common name : Leek, Elephant Garlic, Russian Garlic, Giant Garlic, Kurrat, Pearl Onion, Persian Leek Images Growing for seed These biennials require vernalisation to initiate flowering. They generally require…