posted 5 years ago
Wow, that's an impressive nursery. I wish I could grow some of those, but my growing zone prevents me. Regardless, over the years I've managed to establish quite a list myself.
I've been establishing a homestead style farm. I've been 15 years at it so far, starting from scratch. So here's my list to date......
Resource items:
These items are intentionally planted and used for construction and firewood, except for the cotton of course. The farm came with eucalyptus and ohia trees already established.
...cotton
...strawberry guava
...wild guava
...bamboo
Food trees:
These items have been intentionally planted.
...allspice
...apple
...avocado
...banaba
...bay leaf
...brazil plum
...chaya
...cinnamon
...clove
...coffee
...eggfruit
...finger lime
...guava, sweet
...grapefruit
...lemon
...lilikoi
...lime
...macadamia nut
...mamaki
...orange
...papaya
...peach
...persimmon
...pomelo
...orange
...surinam cherry
...tangelo
...tangerine
...tree tomato
Other foods:
...Asian greens
...asparagus
...basil
...beans
cowpea, green, dry, lima, pigeon, winged, yardlong
...beets
...bok choy
...borage
...broccoli
...cabbage
...carrots
...catnip
...cauliflower
...celery
...chard
...Chinese cabbage
...chives
...cholesterol spinach
...cilantro
...comfrey
...corn
...cucumber
...daikon
...dandelion
...dill
...gourds
...ground cherry
...jicama
...kohlrabi
...leeks
...lettuce
...mints
...nasturtiums
...Okinawan spinach
...okra
...onions
...oregano
...parsley
...parsnip
...peas
...peppers
...pineapple
...pipinola (aka-chayote)
...potato
...pumpkin
...rosemary
...rutabaga
...sorghum
...spinach
...squash
...sugar cane
...sweet potato
...sunflower
...taro
...tomatillo
...tomato
...turmeric
...turnips
...watermelon
...yacon
Yeah, I'm missing things that I still hope to add. My farm is a work in progress and I slowly add new items each year as I figure out how to grow them here. But there are some things that I once grew but now don't, simply because we didn't eat them and they weren't a hot item for trading and selling. Things such as arugula, cardoon, collards, eggplant, hot peppers, kale, mustard, radishes.
It's never too late to start! I retired to homestead on the slopes of Mauna Loa, an active volcano. I relate snippets of my endeavor on my blog : www.kaufarmer.blogspot.com