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Thornless Blackberry (Rubus 'Chester') |
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MIG - 2023 - 1 Plant A great all-around thornless blackberry. The Chester blackberry can grow anywhere from the Northern to Southern states. This variety can tolerate hot and dry weather and is known to be winter hardy. Their large firm but not tart berries ripen in July-August and are perfect for fresh eating, preserves, and baking. First-year or juvenile canes of erect and semi-erect varieties may be trailing. Let them grow, and they will produce fruit the next year. After the fruit is harvested, prune the canes back to the ground to make room for strong, erect, new canes. Zones 5-9. |
May 5, 2023: Potted up (Prepared the spot where it will be planted & potted up to grow a bit before planting in it's final spot.) June 23, 2023: Transplanted (Next to Blackberry 'Natchez'.) |
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Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) |
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2023 Chicagoland annual plant swap | May 14, 2023: Obtained plant |
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Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida) |
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2024 Chicagoland Annual Plant Swap - Mone | |
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Black Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm') |
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Collected from Angel's garden 8-2020 2024 Chicagoland Annual Plant Swap - Mone |
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Browneyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba) |
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A gift from nature. 2022 2024 Chicagoland Annual Plant Swap - Mone |
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Chia Sage (Salvia hispanica) |
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Purchased 2022 I thought these were unsuccessful & sowed different seeds in the same container but they did grow but did not get to bloom before frost. I brought them in for the winter after all but one stem got hit by frost. That one stem bloomed 11-20-23. |
November 20, 2023: Bloomed |
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Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) |
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2023 Chicagoland annual plant swap - Mone | May 14, 2023: Obtained plant May 15, 2023: Transplanted (Into the shade garden by the firepit.) |
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Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis 'Multiplex') |
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2024 Chicagoland Annual Plant Swap - Mone | |
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Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis) |
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From DnD Swap - phakewishard - okieheart - 12-2020 2023 Chicagoland Annual Plant Swap - crtvdsn (Fern) Saponaria is a medium-sized genus of about 40 species worldwide, but only 2 of them are found in North America; both of those are non-native. The one presented here is Saponaria officinalis, found in every state except Alaska and Hawaii. |
April 27, 2021: Seeds sown (Plug flat two row 14) |
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Sedum (Sedum adolphi) |
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Tiffany AL 2023 | |
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Rose Campion (Silene coronaria) |
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From R. PA 9-2020 2024 Chicagoland Annual Plant Swap - tini7777 |
May 19, 2024: Transplanted (Into Stump Garden.) |
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Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum) |
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June 30, 2023: Transplanted (Into Sun Garden Two.) | |
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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum '1884 Purple') |
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Chicagoland annual plant swap - Ellen The 1884 Purple tomato variety is similar in many ways to the very popular heirloom tomato "1884": The same huge flavor, the same size and shape, and similar plant characteristics but the fruit has a reddish-purple color with dusky shoulders. Spontaneous mutation from 1884, darker and better than the original, according to Tatiana Kouchnareva who cultivated and observed it in 2006. She named it so to highlight its purple color and its difference from the original. Fruit 200 to 600 grams, beefsteak type, round, swollen, and ribbed at the upper pole. Deep and narrow depression at the peduncular attachment. Crimson epidermis verging on brown with green shoulders. Juicy and creamy flesh with a sweet flavor rich in aroma, exceptional. Black to purple 10-24 oz. Beefsteak Indeterminate Mid-Season ~80 days. |
May 14, 2023: Obtained plant May 24, 2023: Transplanted (Into Garden Two) |
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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Academician Sakharov') |
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Akademik Sakharov 2023 Chicagoland annual plant swap - Ellen Red 12+ oz. Regular Leaf Indeterminate Mid to Late Season |
June 9, 2023: Transplanted (One into the Arch Garden.) |
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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Carbon') |
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2023 Chicagoland annual plant swap The taste test winner many years in a row, Carbon is one of the most successful beefsteak-size tomatoes we've grown, uncovered, out in the field yet. We easily harvested a couple of hundred pounds of fruit from about 50-row feet of plants. Flattened 12-16 oz fruits have brownish shoulders and deep dark red flesh. The flavor is a revelation, deep, rich, complex. The best description I can give is immediate silence and then eyes, half-closed and rolling back in bliss, at a happy autumn tomato-tasting. Content nods and "yep, that one" announced a near-unanimous winner. It has a bit of heirloom tomato funk, concentric cracking, and blossom end "cat-facing" (though much better than most), but if your bottom line is flavor, this is the one. Indeterminate. 85 days. CV |
May 14, 2023: Obtained plant May 24, 2023: Transplanted (Into Garden Two) |
| Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Don's Double Delight') |
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2023 Chicagoland Annual Plant Swap - Ellen The potato leaf vines of 'Don's Double Delight' grow to over six feet in height and produce large, eight to sixteen ounce, irregular oblate-shaped fruit that are red in color with golden orange streaks. Its pale red flesh delivers a delicious flavor similar to that of a classic red tomato flavor, but slightly sweeter. We observed a lot of scarring and splitting during our unusually harsh 2021 growing season, but productivity and flavor did not seem to be affected. For best eating quality, 'Don's Double Delight' tends to ripen quickly and it is best harvested before it reaches its full mature color. Sent to us in early 2021 by Craig LeHoullier. Craig obtained 'Don's Double Delight' a tomato friend of his from Raleigh, North Carolina (co-conceiver and leader of the ten Tomatopalooza tomato tasting events), Lee Newman. Lee helped Craig with his various 'Lucky Cross' / 'Little Lucky' family selections. Lee discovered and worked to stabilize this wonderful variety, which he named in honor of his father, Don, and shared with Craig in 2011. Indeterminate 85 days |
May 14, 2023: Obtained plant May 28, 2023: Transplanted (Into Garden One ) |
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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Goldkrone') |
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2023 Chicagoland annual plant swap - Ellen A very early, indeterminate variety of cherry tomato with yellow fruits intended for forcing as well as field growing. The plant is moderately vigorous. The fruits are round, small and weigh 15-20 g. One stalk carries a large number of fruits. Yellow Cherry |
May 14, 2023: Obtained plant May 28, 2023: Transplanted (Into Garden One ) June 16, 2023: Transplanted (One Into Garden One ) |
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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Helsing Junction Blues') |
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Anne Texas 2022 2023 Chicagoland Annual Plant Swap - Ellen Bred in 2012 by famed tomato breeder Tom Wagner and named for Helsing Junction Farm near Rochester, Washington. Large, 3/4 ", round dark blue to purple cherry tomatoes. An impressive indeterminate plant that produces heavy loads of blue/black tomatoes that have a distinct acidic tang to the sweetness. Cherry Indeterminate 65 days. |
May 14, 2023: Obtained plant May 28, 2023: Transplanted (Into Garden One ) |
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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Igor') |
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2023 Chicagoland annual plant swap - Ellen Indet. regular leaf plants that produce loads of large red round cherry fruits. Excellent bold and sweet flavor with a perfect touch of acidity. Appears to be stable in out 2013 growout, but please still watch it - it may throw an orange fruit, let me know if it does it for you! Selected by Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T) from the golden cherry F3 segregation line of an intentional cross Sungold X Mom's made by David Lieven of Belgium and grown by Denise Salmon of Vancouver, Canada in the fall 2008, and David Lemasters of Pennsylvania in 2007. Tatiana named it after her son, Igor, and she continued the selection work in 2010-2013. Released by Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2014. Parent: Sungold X Mom's F3 Gold Cherry Yellow Cherry |
May 14, 2023: Obtained plant June 9, 2023: Transplanted (One Into the Arch Garden.) |
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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Isis Candy') |
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2023 Chicagoland Annual Plant Swap - Ellen Fruit Color: Bi-color Yellow and Red. Size: 1-1/2" Round Cherry. Plant Habit: Indeterminate Plant Size: 6' This variety produces precious little 1-1/2" morsels of red and gold garden candy. They have a starburst pattern on the blossom end when ripe. This small early-producing tomato is also heat and drought-tolerant. History: Sweet and fruity, Isis Candy has become a consistent winner at cherry tomato tasting contests. It rivals the Sun Gold flavor as a best-of-show cherry. 67 days |
May 14, 2023: Obtained plant May 24, 2023: Transplanted (Into Garden Two) |
