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Colorado Four O’clock (Mirabilis multoflora)
Colorado Four O’clock is one of my prettiest wildflowers. It usually starts by July, but it’s bloom season is tied to my summer monsoons, which were late this year. This is not my biggest or prettiest Colorado Four O’clock, but … Continue reading
Posted in Circular Economy, food forest, gardening, medicinal plants, permaculture, Prepper
Tagged circular economy, Colorado Four O'clocks, food forest, gardening, herbal medicine, Mirabilus multiflora, native gardening, native plants, New Mexico, Permaculture, prepper, Santa Fe, water conservation
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Bunching Onions (Allium cepa)
I moved some bunching onions to new raised bed 8 late yesterday and watered them in with mucilagenous water made with one small prickly pear pad (5″). I made 5 clumps from one, kept a couple to eat, and replanted … Continue reading
Tree Cholla (Cylindropuntia imbricata)
Tree Chollas are blooming and setting fruit all around. I have put out a few cuttings around my front perimeter, they do make a ferocious fence. A beautiful one, too. My food forest has few Tree Chollas because they need … Continue reading
Posted in Circular Economy, food forest, gardening, medicinal plants, permaculture, plant uses, Prepper, wild edibles
Tagged circular economy, Cylindropuntia imbricata, food forest, gardening, medicinal, mucilage, mucilagenous, New Mexico, Permaculture, prepper, Santa Fe, Tree Cholla, water conservation, wild edible
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Mexican Hat (Ratibida columnifera)
I have Mexican Hat around my house. I brought seed in from a few miles away. Very easy perennial from seed, but it has a deep taproot and does not transplant well As you can see, this Mexican Hat has … Continue reading
Copper Globemallow (Sphaeralcea angustifolia)
I have been eating Copper Globemallow leaves since the Dog Head Forest Fire started. Finally, one started blooming for a photograph. The smoke from the Dog Head fire is irritating my lungs and throat, so I go out a couple … Continue reading
Posted in Bees, Circular Economy, food forest, gardening, goats, medicinal plants, permaculture, Prepper
Tagged bees, birds, circular economy, Copper Globemallow, food forest, Mallow family, Malvaceae, New Mexico, Permaculture, prepper, Sphaeralcea angustifolia, water conservation, wild edibles, wildlife
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Baby White Aster (Chaetopappa ericoides)
Baby White Aster hugs the ground at 2-6 inches. It is a good candidate for my alpine garden and any other location it chooses. Baby White Aster is a perennial native to the Southwest, Great Plains, and northern Mexico. It … Continue reading
Posted in Bees, Circular Economy, food forest, gardening, medicinal plants, permaculture, Prepper
Tagged analgesic, Baby White Aster, butterflies, Chaetopappa ericoides, circular economy, gardening, medicinal herb, native plants, New Mexico, Permaculture, prepper, Santa Fe, water conservation
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New Mexico Yellow Flax (Linum neomexicanum)
I have New Mexico Yellow Flax, a native that is only in New Mexico, Arizona, and Northern Mexico. I found little information on it, but can rely on general knowledge of flax species. It likes pine forests at 4500 feet … Continue reading
Posted in Circular Economy, crafts, food forest, gardening, permaculture, Prepper, wild edibles
Tagged circular economy, fiber, flax, food forest, gardening, Linum neomexicanum, New Mexico, New Mexico Yellow Flax, oil, Permaculture, prepper, Santa Fe, seed, water conservation, wild edibles
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Seed Planting, Calabazilla (Cucurbita foetidissima)
After looking over the south open area yesterday, this morning I planted the area with Calabazilla seeds. This view is a continuation of the bare spot in yesterday’s photo. The whole area is L shaped and both photos w! Ddddere … Continue reading
Twist-Spine Prickly Pear (Opuntia macrorhiza)
I have Twist-Spine Prickly Pear in my south area. Twist-Spine is one of the smaller Prickly Pears, not often bigger than 1 foot high by 3 feet wide. As I was picking rocks uphill this morning, I saw a tiny … Continue reading
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Tagged circular economy, food forest, gardening, native gardening, New Mexico, Opuntia macrorhiza, Permaculture, Santa Fe, Twisted-Spine Prickly Pear, water conservation, wild edibles
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