I find myself fascinated with the concept of perennial grains.  While many appear to be inappropriate for large scale cropping, perhaps they...

For a few years I have been growing willowherb ( Epilobium parviflorum ).  Some of its common names include 'small flowered willow herb&...

It is time for an update on my micro woolly tomato breeding project .   For a bit of background, I crossed a micro tomato which only grows t...

I have been growing string of pearls succulents ( Curio rowleyanus also called  Senecio rowleyanus ) since late 2016 or early 2017.  They ar...

For a few years I have wanted to grow vegetable fern ( Diplazium esculentum ).  This is a beautiful and ornamental looking fern that is comm...

Grechka = buckwheat Kasha = porridge Grechnevaya kasha = buckwheat kasha (buckwheat porridge)  There is an old saying along the lines of &qu...

I have always liked African violets, for some reason I didn't get one until the year 2021.   The first African violet I got was a small ...

From time-to-time, people contact me to tell me about some incredible vegetable that they are growing, sometimes it is an heirloom that has ...