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#pollination Yellow Swallow Tail

Bachelor's Buttons (Centaurea cyanus)
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Herbaceous layer
April 21, 2024: Seeds sown (Seeded outside chicken coop between sunchokes. Also seeded south west corner of house.)

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Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)
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Herbaceous layer
Groundcover

Illustrating Size

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus 'Straight Eight')
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Herbaceous layer
March 2, 2024: Obtained plant (Acquired 2 packs seed from Free the Seeds event)
April 18, 2024: Plant emerged (started indoors 4/16/24)
May 12, 2024: Transplanted (5 plants. Plant in peat pots next year.)

#pollination

Winter Squash (Cucurbita maxima)
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(Love to have)Herbaceous layer
Var Lower Salmon River March 2, 2024: Obtained plant (Obtained one packet of seed from Free the Seeds event)
April 18, 2024: Plant emerged (Started indoors 4/16/24)

Always a Great Producer

Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo 'Black Beauty')
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Herbaceous layer
Groundcover
May 7, 2024: Seeds sown
May 15, 2024: Miscellaneous Event (moved to greenhouse)

Courtesy Sustainable Seed Company

Carrot (Daucus carota var. sativus 'Danvers 126 Half Long')
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Herbaceous layer
April 23, 2024: Seeds sown (Sewed seed in stock tank.)

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Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
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Herbaceous layer
August 22, 2023: Plant emerged (Planted as cover on new hugel with cherries. Good performance and attractive. Plan to use in cover crop mix in 2024)
March 2, 2024: Obtained plant (Obtained 2 small packs of seed from Free the Seed and 1, one pound bag from Box of Rain.)
March 17, 2024: Seeds sown (Seeded south faces on first bare soil.)
May 15, 2024: Bloomed

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Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus)
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Herbaceous layer
March 17, 2024: Seeds sown (Included in "Spring garden/pollinator mix. Seeded on south faces on bare soil)

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Austrian Winter Peas (Lathyrus oleraceus 'Austrian Winter')
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Herbaceous layer
Vertical/Climber
March 17, 2024: Seeds sown (South face seeded to bare soil)

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Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)
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Herbaceous layer

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Flax (Linum usitatissimum)
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Herbaceous layer
Groundcover
March 17, 2024: Seeds sown (sewed on south faces with mix.)

Lupinus polyphyllus     growing wild in the meadow

Big-Leaf Lupin (Lupinus polyphyllus)
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Herbaceous layer

Russell Lupine (Lupinus regalis) mixed colours

Russell Lupine (Lupinus regalis)
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Herbaceous layer
May 18, 2024: Miscellaneous Event (stratified)

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Common Mallow (Malva neglecta)
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Herbaceous layer
July 14, 2023: Plant emerged (Discovered this plant in July.)

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German Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla)
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Herbaceous layer
January 30, 2024: Potted up (As of this date I have 2 plants in containers that I will plant out in spring if they make it. The remaining seeds I will direct seed first week off May)

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Black Medic (Medicago lupulina)
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Herbaceous layer
Groundcover

Lemon Balm

Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)
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Herbaceous layer
I attempted to start these indoors and failed. Will try direct seeding outdoors second week of June. December 30, 2023: Obtained plant (Obtained seeds from Plantland. )

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Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
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Herbaceous layer
I started these indoors in 2023 in toilet paper tubes and had great success. Hoping to see blooms this year. Will also try to direct seed a different variety this spring. April 21, 2024: Seeds sown (proposed seeding date)

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Basil (Ocimum bacilicum 'Genovese')
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Herbaceous layer
As of Jan. 5 I have 5 of these in pots. Some look better than others, just hoping the can make it to plant in the ground. These have been easy to start but have not filled out to make attractive houseplants.

In the wild

Oreganos (Origanum vulgare)
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Herbaceous layer
Groundcover

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