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Ecological Enrichment: New Seeds, New Plants, New Ideas
Biological Enrichment Blog 26 Apr 2024
Short but sweet, writings and images on my discoveries in farming, my personal experiences in tree crops and how to expand the horizons of ecological
The Species Apple 18 Apr 2024
Apples have a rich history of cultivation and use. This has led to a huge repository of selections estimated to exceed 10,000 varieties. I began
The Callery Solution 14 Apr 2024
What is it that you want in life? Every morning I follow a certain routine. I start by feeding the birds. I go to my
Seeds -The Foundation Stock for a Fruitful Future
True Potato Seed
Normally if you needed a thousand plants of potatoes, you would need a boat load of spuds to make that happen. To grow an equivalent number of plants via true potato seed you would need a half teaspoon. This is the life of a diploid potato. Small, compact, effective.
Red Planet Plum
Red Planet represents the hybrid population of Dunbarii plum. This is a natural cross of beach and the American plum. It can be grown from seed or grafted as a clonal selection. Heavy yields are produced from a slightly stoloniferous selection. With clean fruit and foliage makes this an ideal fruiting plant for organic production. Per 100 seeds packet.
Northern American Holly
American Holly is a large selection of varieties all of which are grafted or rooted for landscape use. I enjoyed finding these varieties but was left wondering if there was more to the plant other than being a cultivar. Being in Michigan any broadleaf evergreen that doesn't go to toast when the wind picks up at minus 20 F is a good plant for me. Such began my quest for creating this wonderful seed source.
Dwarf Beach Plum Selection
Beach plum contains huge diversity. Always free of disease and insects, it is delicious fresh. As a wild crop, I found it more productive and reliable than the American plum.
A Rose By Any Other Name
I have always been fascinated by rose hips. I knew they were high in vitamin C. What I didn't know was where do they come from? It turns out that no one one cultivates roses for their hips. So I got busy in the early 80's and created Big Hip by selecting from over 20 species. From seed this is the most productive and flavorful species.
Mirabelle Plum
Mirabelle plum represents a rare plum species both cultivated and wild collected for its fruits for jams and conserves. From seed, this species is prolific. Immune to black knot and insects, the trees flourish in Michigan. Distinctive in flavor for processing from jam to syrup.
