Incredible edibles

Edible plants we love for their taste and beauty!
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Planting a Pizza Garden
Do you love pizza? Who doesn't! Here is a fun idea for gardening with kids: a pizza-themed herb and vegetable garden.
How to Make Lilac Jelly - Yes, Lilacs are Edible as Well as Beautiful
Lilac jelly and candied flowers. (works with any edible flower):
Eating the Weeds: Violas, Sweet Violets
If you can't beat 'em... eat 'em!
Edible Landscaping: Basil Varieties for Containers, Beds, and Borders
Basil isn't just useful in the kitchen, it can be a great decorative plant both indoors and in the garden! Here are some varieties to try. http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/752
Amazing crop from one cucumber plant
Cucumber 'Socrates' - 129 cukes from one plant! Seed available from Johnny's Selected Seed.
Follow This One Tip In Your Garden & Get A Ton Of Organic Strawberries!
Want to get more berries? Pinch those runners from your June-bearing plants!
PlantFiles Pictures: Watermelon 'Black Diamond' (Citrullus lanatus) by onalee
On Apr. 17, 2007, Oklahoma declared the watermelon the official state vegetable. (Shown here is 'Black Diamond', one of more than 1,000 varieties listed in PlantFiles!)
PlantFiles Pictures: Lettuce, Loose Leaf Lettuce 'Black-Seeded Simpson' (Lactuca sativa) by Big_Red
'Black-Seeded Simpson' lettuce. Introduced in 1875, it is the most popular lettuce in PlantFiles.
10 reasons organic food is so expensive
Reasons organic food costs more & the "Clean 15" foods you can buy non-organic: 1.Onions 2.Sweet corn 3.Pineapples 4.Avocado 5.Asparagus 6.Sweet peas 7.Mangoes 8.Eggplant 9.Cantaloupe — domestic 10.Kiwi 11.Cabbage 12.Watermelon 13.Sweet potatoes 14.Grapefruit 15.Mushrooms
PlantFiles Pictures: Tomato 'Cherokee Purple' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) by melody
'Cherokee Purple' the longtime favorite tomato at DG. Closely followed by 'Sungold', 'Early Girl', 'Better Boy', 'Green Zebra', 'Stupice', 'Juliet', 'Black Krim', 'Yellow Pear' & 'Black Cherry'.
Fine Gardening
Looking for good tomato varieties? The pic & link is from 2002 Tomatomania results; last year's overall top picks were: 1. Sun Gold 2. Sun Sugar 3. Crimson Sprinter 4. Black (?) & Supersweet 100 (tie) 6. Brandy Boy 7. Yellow Mini 8. Bloody Butcher 9. Ferris Wheel 10. Wapsipinicon Peach 11. Aunt Ruby’s German Green & Green Zebra (tie) Full results here: http://www.milaegers.com/events/tomatomaniaresults2011.pdf