common latin family starting sun soil planting companion enemies growing bloom height width harvesting 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Parsnip (Chirivia) Pastinaca sativa Carrot seeds didn't sprout (old?) Carrot Carrot early, successive sowings lots loose, rich no luck--just tiny little things no luck--just tiny little things Dill Carrot Parsley Carrot? early outdoors, indoors in winter thin to 5 inches apart when 3 inches Beets Chenopodiaceae early outdoors full sun thin to 1 1/2" first, then to three inches apart when 4" OK, harvested some, plus some greens Swiss Chard Chenopodiaceae after frost full sun or partial shade thin to 8-10" apart when 2-3" tall didn't germinate Corn Corn after frost sunny in hills with beans all got eaten Rutabaga (Swede turnip, Colinabo) Brassica napus Crucifereae two baseball-sized, out of whole row Cabbage, Chinese Brassica rapa Crucifereae early indoors or after frost sunny 12(chinese) to 18(red)" apart got eaten Arugala/rocket/roquette/rucola Eruca vesicaria Crucifereae after frost light shade rich moist soil didn't germinate Broccoli Crucifereae Horseradish Crucifereae planted 10 roots 'down below' - -can't find, now Kale Crucifereae leave until after frost Mustard Crucifereae early, in greenhouse Turnips Crucifereae Watercress (truewater) Crucifereae? early indoors (-6-8wk) or june shaded moist 6" apart didn't germinate in water Cucumber Curcurbitaceae early indoors or after frost hills 4 feet apart (plant 5 seeds, thin to 3) water often no luck no luck Gourds Curcurbitaceae early indoors (-4-6wks) or after frost 4-6 seeds 1/2 deep, hills 6-8 ft apart thin to 2-3 plants/hill no luck Melons Curcurbitaceae early indoors (-4-6wks) or after frost 4-6 seeds 1/2 deep, hills 6-8 ft apart thin to 2-3 plants/hill no luck no luck no luck Pumpkin Curcurbitaceae after frost sunny average soil 5-6 seeds in hills 4 to 8 ft apart thin to 3-4 and mulch no luck no luck Zucchini Curcurbitaceae after frost loosen soil to 1', 3-4 seeds 1/2" deep in hills 2-3' apart thin hill to 1-2 plants no luck Chamomile Matricaria recutita Daisy after frost sunny average or poor soil 15" apart Daisy Daisy early indoors (-4-6wks) or after frost full sun to partial shade Feverfew Daisy anywhere keep dead flowers trimmed June and July, until frost--small white buttons 1'-2' from Mom--doing well? Echinacea Echinacea purpura Daisy? early indoors/after frost/fall; refrigerate seeds 7 days sunny 18" apart from Kester's--died Pea shrub, Siberian Caragana arborescens Legume space 8' to 15' unless hedge is wanted 10' to 12' wayside gardens Beans, Black Phaseolus vulgaris Leguminaceae after frost when soil is warm sunny 6 inches apart got eaten got eaten Beans, String Leguminaceae after frost when soil is warm sunny 6 inches apart Peas, Green Leguminaceae April upstate, St Patty's Day downstate 1 plant every 2" little support Peas, Snow Leguminaceae April upstate, St Patty's Day downstate 1 plant every 2" trellis did great "down below" Lettuce Lettuce early outdoors full sun but water when dry, shade in hottest part of summer pull weeds gets eaten gets eaten Mesclun Lettuce early outdoors full sun but water when dry, shade in hottest part of summer pull weeds Radicchio Lettuce Spinach (Espinaca) Lettuce? early outdoors 6" apart for full heads cool weather late spinach down below did OK Chives Liliaceae early outdoors partial shade OK divide clumps planted a pot from Wal*Mart's still doing well Daylily, Lemon Liliaceae full to half sun divide, plant 6" apart forms big clumps early summer about 2' tall died before transplanting from Mrs. Bart's via Mom Daylily, Tawny Liliaceae full sun divide, plant 6" apart a bit aggressive, wanders mid-summer tall died before transplanting from Zucca's via Mom Garlic Liliaceae plant cloves in fall near currants currants did great! planted some of harvest in fall Leek Liliaceae early indoors or after frost needs 150 days can be left in ground into winter did OK, not huge Onion seeds Liliaceae outdoors takes two years to mature Onion sets Liliaceae lost half in the weeds 'down below', none grew much Hyssop, Giant Agatasche Mint Apple Mint Menthus Mint died Chocolate Mint Menthus Mint doing well Peppermint Menthus Mint doing well Spearmint Menthus Mint doing well Wild Mint Menthus Mint found wild near pond Catnip Nepeta mussinii Mint plant near pond Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa Oak acorns containing nearly no tannic acid St. Lawrence Eggplant Solanaceae early indoors 8-10 weeks acclimate 1 week, 24" apart got eaten Potato Solanaceae early outdoors Tomato Solanaceae early indoors (-7wk) sunny harden 2wks, 30" apart well-watered got eaten great crop of 'grape' tomatoes from Wal*Mart plants got eaten Sugar Maple Acer saccharum first batch of seedlings died from Mom -- get larger trees (2yrs+) Hardy Kiwi Actinidea kolomikta plants are male and female jungseed.com Juneberry/Saskatoon Amelanchier alnifolia space 3' to 4' apart very early, white fruit similar to blueberry Columbine (blue) Aquilegia early indoors or after frost sunny to partial shade moist, well-drained 18" apart Artemesia Artemesia Pleurisy root Asclepias tuberosa early indoors (-6-8wk) or after frost sunny well-drained 18-30" apart harvest roots +2yrs got lost among other seedlings Pawpaw Asimina triloba acidic, well-drained best to have more than one for pollination 15' to 30' 15' to 20' soft when ripe--eat ONLY when ripe Shagbark Hickory Carya ovata St. Lawrence Chinese Chestnut Castanea mollissima acid, well-drained, loamy 2 for pollination 40' to 60' 50' spread Arbor Day Chestnut Castanea? Cilantro Coriandrum sativum after frost full sun rich soil 12" apart water and fertilize often seeds are coriander Cornelian cherries Cornus mas 2 varieties for better crops early spring, delicate yellow late August Filbert/hazelnut Corylus americana full sun or light shade well-drained, loamy need 2 to pollinate planted three--lost all? St. Lawrence, Arbor Day Hazelbert Corylus spp. St. Lawrence Hawthorn Crataegus mollis St. Lawrence Cumin Cuminum cyminum early indoors or after frost sunny well-drained 4" apart Quince, Russian Cydonia oblongata Wayside, etc. Pinks Dianthus from pots sunny from WalMart doing great! Joe Pye Weed Eupatorium maculatum wild Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum Queen of the Meadow Filipendula partly shady moist 1 1/2' apart early summer, white, feathery plumes 4' from Mom--doing well Strawberries, wild Fragaria (found wild) great year not great year Sweet Woodruff Galium oderatum Creeping Wintergreen Gaultheria procumbens Ginkgo Biloba Ginkgo Biloba if it will grow! Witch Hazel Hamamelis spp. Wayside Gardens Ginger Hedychium spp. from Mom--disappeared? Jerusalem Artichoke Helianthus after frost, from tubers from folks in SNB? Sunflower Helianthus annus after frost full sun loosen soil to 1' plant 3" apart thin to 18" apart for 8-12' plants Sea berry (buckthorn) Hippophae rhaminoides St. Johnswort Hypericum spp. Hyssop Hyssopus officinalis early indoors (-4wk) or after frost sunny well-drained 18-24" apart established from seed Butternut Juglans cinera prefers moist need 2 to pollinate St. Lawrence, Arbor Day Buartnut Juglans cinera X J. ailantifolia St. Lawrence Walnut, black Juglans nigra TOXIC to some other plants St. Lawrence Lavender (lady/angustifolia, "true") Lavandula angustifolia after frost or late summer (12wks before ground freezes) 12" apart Lavender ("true") Lavandula vera-Munstead chill seed 4-6 weeks, plant indoors 6-10 weeks before frost:germinate in 14-28 days zone 5-9 Lavender (spanish) Lavandula? Lavendar (sea) Limonium lattifolium zone 3-9 Flax, Scarlet (Lino escarlata) Linum grandiflorum var. rubrum early indoors or after frost; don't cover blue:15" apart sunny prune hard after flowering mulch in winter disappeared Flax, Blue Linum perenne lewisii early indoors or after frost; don't cover blue:15" apart sunny prune hard after flowering mulch in winter Honeyberry Lonicera kamchatika March--small, white, slightly fragrent two weeks before strawberries, long blueberry-like Magnolia Magnolia from Wal*Mart hasn't bloomed yet Pear Malus spp. Apple Malus spp? planted two, not doing great yet mulch! Horehound, white Marrubium vulgare early indoors or after frost, warm soil sunny well-drained 12-18" apart down to 1/3 from seed--did great, made candy get some plants in Austin? Bee Balm/Bergamot/Oswego Tea Monarda (purple var.) from Wal*mart--doing GREAT! great! transplanted some below and gave some to Bruns. Forget-me-not Myosotis spp.? early outdoors, seeds 1/8" deep thin to 1' apart planted some by ground spring, some there already? spread all down below near cliff Basil, Itailan sweet Ocimum basilicum early indoors or after frost sunny 8 to 12" apart Oregano, Italian Oregano after frost doing well Oregano, Greek Oregano vulgare after frost average soil 1 1/2" apart Poppy (iceland):1:after frost:sunny Papavar water when dry remove faded blossoms mulch winters no luck near azaleas Poppy (oriental) Papavar? Cherry Prinsepia Prinsepia sinensis moderately alkaline 3'-4' apart hedge early spring, small yellow 6' 6' berries ripen in August St. Lawrence Plum, Native American Prunus americana w/P. salicina var. mandschurica St. Lawrence Apricot, Manchurian Prunus armenica var. mandschurica Sand Cherry Prunus besseyi full sun to light shade many 2 for pollination 7' to 10' narrower than height Arbor Day Bush Cherry Prunus japonica X P. jacquemontii St. Lawrence Plum, Manchurian Prunus salicina var. mandschurica w/P. americana St. Lawrence Apricot, Adirondack gold Prunus? Montmorency cherry Prunus? ripens early Nectarine Prunus? Lungwort Pulmonaria saccharata Rhubarb Rheum rhabarbarum after frost, dig to 1'; seeds: wait for warm soil use manure place top buds 24" apart mulch if severe winter Currants, black Ribes nigrum garlic 4 plants doing great St. Lawrence Currants, black ornamental Ribes odoratum garlic early yellow, spicy-scented like black current St. Lawrence Gooseberry Ribes spp. St. Lawrence Jostaberry Ribes spp. (current X gooseberry) Currants, red Ribes? garlic 2 plants doing great St. Lawrence Rose, wild Rosa rugosa Rose, wild Rosa virginiana Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis Blackberry Rubus (wild sp., not cultivara) wild wild best when they first ripen Black Raspberries Rubus? (wild) wild Excellent year! great year Raspberries Rubus? (wild) wild wild some berries; harvested leaves for tea and gave some to Sandi Arrowhead/wapato duck potato Sagittaria latifolia Kester's Salvia Salvia divinorum propogate by division Sage Salvia officinalis late May 15" apart Elder Sambucus racemosa, canadensis 6 trees planted in Spring; wild one fruited nicely in fall Salad Burnet Sanguisorba minor Magnolia vine Schizandra chinensis requires trellis 1/2 inch tart berries, bears in 3 years Mt. Ash Sorbus americana deep orange berries Mt. Ash, Russian Sorbus aucuparia X aronia, crataegus deep orange berries Thyme Thymus spp. tastes great, doing well Thyme, Lemon Thymus spp. tastes great, doing well Blueberry, highbush Vaccinium corymbosum acid, pH 3.5 to 5 planted two "Patriot," not doing great St. Lawrence Cranberry, bog Vaccinium macrocarpon 12" from St. Lawrence. 5 of 10 bunches found still alive late fall and mulched with sawdust Lingonberry Vaccinum vitis-idaea more fruit in full sun, dappled shade OK acid, pH 3.5 to 5 self-fruitful 12" Cranberry, American highbush Viburnum trilobum (related to nannyberry) slightly wet, not bog or swamp 3' to 5' apart for hedge 6' to 10' Rice, Wild Zizania aquatica plant in 6" to 2' of water, soft mud bottom Akebia Alyssum after frost partial shade OK loosen to 1' water weekly Asparagus after frost:dig to 1', fertilize place crowns 12" apart mulch in winter harvest 2nd-3rd year Azaelas, Flame from Wal*Mart doing OK, not great Bachlor's button after frost, warm ground full sun loosen well-drained soil 1' thin to 10" when 2" tall Buckwheat Cardinal Flower from Mom--doing OK need to spread out plants Clover, White Dutch fall even barren, traps nitrogen mix 1:5 with hairy vetch cover crop till under in Spring www.gardensalive.com Delphinium early indoors sunny fertilized soil 18" apart Everlasting (strawflower) after frost: sunny area space to 12" when 2" Forsythia early, can be forced died from Mom's French Tarragon Geranium (wild) early outdoors Geranium, Wargrave Pink full to 1/4 6" to 12" apart June and July about 2' from Mom--doing well Gypsophilia (baby's breath) warm ground, continual 4" apart thin to 10" apart Marigold after frost sunny loosen to 1' thin to 12" apart, water weekly and weed Millet, various Nasturtium after last heavy frost sunny poor dry soil 8-12" apart did great in half shade Oats Pansy early indoors (-8-10) or 8-10 wks before fall harden off Portulaca (moss rose) after frost full sun when 1", space to 8" apart, water weekly in dry weather Primrose, irish (evening) early outdoors anywhere divide, plant 6" apart wanders June in zone 5 from Grandpa via Mom--doing well Rue Snapdragons early indoors (-5wk) sunny harden off 2wks, 12" apart Wildflower mixes after frost sunny loose soil mix seeds with sand or peat moss