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Interesting Crops to try?

Wondered if anyone had some interestign crops they have tried growing.

I am in Rochester NY (limitted growing season).

Much success with Legend tomatoes and Matt's wild cherry tomatoes (blight resistent/immune).

Wheat was a pain, probably will not do that again. Pain to harvest and process. Tastes good addign to normal flour to make it mroe whole wheat.

Odd crops I will be trying in 2011:

Quinoa- it's like rice.

Wild Garlic- like it's name, a wild smaller garlic

Lemon balm and lime balm (people might like tea?)

Barley- hopefully not as bad a wheat to harvest.

Dill- I love this, grows great inside too. Excellent on fish. Too expensive at the store.

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Permalink Reply by G Mo on April 16, 2012 at 2:54pm

I will give Amaranth a try. Any other grains you can think of that would grow well? Just trying to round out the pyramid some...

Permalink Reply by Jimi Subgum on April 16, 2012 at 5:54pm

ever try growing Stevia? It's a sugar substitute. warm loving though. leafs taste great and better for you than sugar.

collards , swis chard can do wonderfully in cool climates.

how about hops? you have the barley. AP beer anyone?