Hey everybody! I'm recently moved back to the Lafayette area; getting a few urban gardens going around downtown. Less than an acre, total. Happy to connect with y'all!
Any updates on how the fruit trees named in this thread are doing now 9 years later?
These are the plants I'm aware/ have witnessed thrive here:
-satsumas/lemons/grapefruit
-figs
-pecans
-mulberry
-river cane (Chitamacha weavers make baskets with)
-palmetto
-horsetail
-mirletons (I understand they need to get through 2 winters before they will produce. It was recommended to me to leave a 6ft diameter circle for their roots to be happy)
-elderberry (we are foraging berries now)
-turmeric )perennial for 4+ years)
-moringa (not necessarily perennial/not hardy)
-okra (and lots of other heat loving/tolerant veggies grown as annuals)
-strawberries
-ginger (not sure if it will naturalize or not yet)
-artichokes (not sure the longevity of their patch but
Marcus at the Urban Naturalist has some a few seasons old. Highly recommend his IPM/whole-ecosystem focused local nursery
-asparagus
-a food forest in Rayne is getting avacado fruit, but I'm not sure they are successfully ripening yet
-bananas! (same friend recommends highly for future climate in the region)
-dragonfruit
-muscadine grapes (I hear about people growing others but no details yet)
-sweet potatoes (it seems first year harvests are significantly better)
-mushrooms
-blueberries
-luffa
-roselle hibiscus
-loquat
-manglier
-persimmon
-pomegranate (micro-climate matters)
-cactus
we are growing some of those and experimenting with the following others as perennial/naturalized garden friends:
-camilla sinensis
-garlic
-rice
-nettles
-Jerusalem artichoke
-other grains/seeds
-papaya
curious about:
-nut trees (I failed at a stab at chestnuts, I hear hazelnuts will grow and walnuts used to be very prevalent)
-coffee
-hemp
