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Rabbit and Deer Resistant Plant Ideas

Plant List

The following plants are typically deer proof – but remember, there are no absolutes when it comes to deer. This list includes annuals, perennials, bulbs and flowering shrubs. I’ve also included a list of

deer proof ferns, grasses and groundcovers. Source: Deer Proof Gardens

Annuals

Common Name	Latin Name
Ageratum	Ageratum houstonianum
Angel’s Trumpet	Brugmansia sp. (Datura)
Anise	Pimpinalla anisum
Annual Vinca	Catharanthus rosea
Dusty Miller	Centaurea cineraria
False Camomile	Matricaria sp.
Flowering Tobacco	Nicotiana sp.
Forget-Me-Not	Myosotis sylvatica
Heliotrope (questionable)	Heliotropium arborescens
Larkspur	Consolida ambigua
Poppy	Papaver sp.
Pot Marigold	Calendula sp.
Rosemary	Rosmarinus officinalis
Snapdragon (questionable)	Antirrhinum majus
Snow-on-the-Mountain	Euphorbia marginata
Spider Flower	Cleome sp.
Strawflower	Helichrysum
Sweet Alyssum (questionable)	Lobularia maritima

Perennials

Common Name	Latin Name
Anise Hyssop	Agastache sp.
Basket of Gold	Aurinia saxatilis
Bigleaf Goldenray	Ligularia dentata
Bleeding Heart	Dicentra spectabilis
Butter & Eggs	Linaria vulgaris
Buttercup	Ranunculus sp.
Cactus	Cactaceae sp.
Catmint	Nepeta sp.
Common Tansy	Tanacetum vulgare
Corydalis	Corydalis sp.
Dame’s Rocket	Hesperis matronalis
European Ginger	Asarum europaeum
False Indigo	Baptisia australis
Forget-Me-Not	Myosotis sp.
Fringed Bleeding Heart	Dicentra eximia
Garden Sage	Salvia officinalis
Germander	Teucrium Chamaedrys
Greek Jerusalem Sage	Phlomis sp.
Horehound	Marrubium vulgare
Horseradish	Armoracia rusticana
Hyssop	Hyssopus officinalis
Iris	Iris sp. (may eat buds)
Jack-in-the-pulpit	Arisaema triphylum
Lamb’s Ear	Stachys byzantina
Lavendar	Lavandula sp.
Lavender-Cotton	Santolina chamaecyparissus
Lemon Balm	Melissa officinalis
Lenten or Christmas Rose	Helleborus sp.
Lungwort	Pulmonaria sp.
Marjoram	Majorana
May Apple	Podophyllum
Meadow Rue	Thalictrum sp.
Mint	Mentha sp.
Monkshood	Aconitum sp.
Oregano	Oreganum sp.
Ornamental Onion	Allium sp.
Peony (questionable)	Paeonia sp. (may eat buds)
Potentilla, Cinquefoil	Potentilla sp.
Purple Rock-Cress	Aubretia deltoidea
Rock-Cress	Arabis caucasica
Rocket Ligularia	Ligularia ‘The Rocket’
Rodgers Flower	Rodgersia sp.
Rose Campion	Lychnis coronaria
Rue	Ruta sp.
Russian Sage	Perovskio atriplicifolia
Siberian Bugloss	Bruneria macrophylla (Brunnera)
Silver Mound	Artemisia sp.
Small Globe Thistle	Echinops ritro
Spurge	Euphorbia sp. (except ‘Chameleon’)
Statice	Limonium latifolium
Tarragon	Artemisia dracunculus
Threadleaf Coreopsis	Coreopsis verticillata
Thyme	Thymus sp.
Wild Ginger	Asarum canadense
Yucca	Yucca filimentosa
Foxglove (technically, a biennial)	Digitalis purpurea

Bulbs

Common Name	Latin Name
Autumn Crocus	Colchicum sp.
Bluebell (questionable)	Endymion sp.
Crown Imperial, Fritilia	Fritilaria imperialis
Daffodil	Narcissus sp.
Ornamental Onion	Allium sp.
Siberian Squill	Scilla siberica
Snowdrops	Galanthus nivalis
Winter Aconite	Eranthus hyemalis

Ferns

Common Name	Latin Name
Christmas Fern	Polystichum arcostichoides
Cinnamon Fern	Osmunda cinnamomea
Hayscented Fern	Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Holly Fern	Cyrtomium falcatum
Japanese Painted Fern	Athyrium goeringianum (nipponicum)
New York Fern	Thelyptens noveboracensis
Ostrich Fern	Matteuccia struthiopteris
Royal Fern	Osmunda regalis
Sensitive Fern	Onoclea sensibilis
Wood Fern	Dryopteris marginalis

Ground Covers

Allegheny Spurge	Pachysandra procumbens
Barrenwort	Epimediurn sp.
Bearberry	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Bishop’s Weed	Aegopodium podagaria
Bugleweed	Ajuga reptans
Lily of the Valley	Convallaria majalis
Pachysandra	Pachysandra terminalis
Spotted Deadnettle	Lamium sp.
Sweet Woodruff	Galium odoratum (Asperula odorata)

Shrubs

Common Name	Latin Name
Arrowwood Viburnum	Viburnum dentatum
Barberry	Berberis sp.
Bayberry	Myrica pensylvanica
Blue Mist Shrub	Caryopteris clandonensis
Broom	Cytisus sp.
Bush Cinquefoil	Potentilla fruticosa
Butterfly Bush (questionable)	Buddleia sp.
Common Boxwood	Buxus sempervirens
Daphne	Daphne sp.
Devil’s Walking Stick	Aralia spinosa
Drooping Leucothoe (questionable)	Leucothoe fontanesiana
Fragrant Sumac	Rhus aromatica
Heath	Erica sp.
Heather (questionable)	Calliuna sp.
Japanese Pieris, Andromeda	Pieris japonica
Japanese Plum Yew	Cephalotaxus harringtonia
Japanese Skimmia	Skimmia japonica
John T. Morris Holly	Ilex x ‘John T. Morris’
Leatherleaf Mahonia (questionable)	Mahonia bealei
Lydia Morris Holly	Ilex x ‘Lydia Morris’
Moonglow Juniper	Juniperus scopulorum ‘Moonglow’
Mountain Pieris	Pieris floribunda
Oregon Grape Holly (questionable)	Mahonia aquifolium
Prince of Wales Juniper	Juniperus horizontalis ‘Prince of Wales’
Red Elderberry	Sambucus racemosa
Russian Cypress	Microbiota decussata
Russian Olive	Elaeagnus angustifolia
Sweet Box	Sarcoccoca hookeriana

Ornamental Grasses

Common Name	Latin Name
Big Bluestem	Andropogon sp.
Blue Fescue	Festuca glauca
Blue Oat Grass	Helictotrichon sempervirens
Clump Bamboo	Fargesia sp.
Feather Reed Grass	Calamagrostis sp.
Fountain Grass	Pennisetum alopecuroides
Giant Japanese Silver Grass	Miscanthus floridulis
Giant Reed	Arundo donax
Golden Bamboo	Phyllostachys aurea
Hakonechloa	Hakonechloa macra
Hard Rush	Juncus Effusus
Indian Grass	Sorghastrum nutans
Japanese Blood Grass	Imperata cylindrica
Japanese Sedge	Carex sp.
Japanese Silver Grass	Miscanthus sinensis
Japanese Sweet Flag	Acorus sp.
Large Blue June Grass	Koeleria glauca
Little Bluestem	Schizachyrium scoparium
Lyme Grass	Leymus arenarius glaucous
Northern Sea Oats	Chasmanthium latifolium
Oriental Fountain Grass	Pennisetum orientale
Pampus Grass	Cortaderia selloana
Purple Moor Grass	Molinia caerulea
Ravenna Grass	Erianthus ravennae
Switch Grass	Panicum virgatum
Variegated Purple Moor Grass	Molinia caerulea ‘Variegata’
Varigated Oat Grass	Arrhenatherum elatius
Weeping Love Grass	Eragrostus curvula

Vines

None (unfortunately)

Trees

American Holly	Ilex opaca
Bottlebrush Buckeye	Aesculus parviflora
Dwarf Alberta Spruce	Picea glauca ‘Conica’
Japanese Black Pine	Pinus thunbergiana
Katsura Tree (questionable)	Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Mimosa	Albizia julibrissin
Paper Birch	Betula papyrifera
Pawpaw	Asimina triloba
Pitch Pine	Pinus rigida
Red Pine	Pinus resinosa
River Birch	Betula nigra

Deer and Rabbit Resistant Plants

As gardeners, we are often faced with the task of keeping deer and rabits out of our gardens. This is often a fruitless task, as once these animals find something they enjoy eating they will keep coming

back for more. Your garden will soon become a salad buffet. Following are lists of plants deer and rabbits tend to avoid. I have planted some of these plants along the perimiter of my gardens, with
decent success at deterring both deer and rabbits. Russian Sage, one of my favorite plants disliked by deer, also makes a great backdrop when planted en-mass.

Keep in mind that during a harsh season, deer and rabbits may resort to eating these plants if nothing else is available. They have also been known to nibble on the fresh new growth of many garden plants,
including some of these listed. Source: Lewis Gardens

Deer Resistant Plants:

Achillea
Alchemilla mollis (lady's mantle)
Allium species (ornamental onions)
Agapanthus (african lily)
Antirrhinum (Snapdragon)
Astilbe species
Begonia semperflorens (Wax Begonia)
Buxus (Boxwood)
Centaurea cineraria (Dusty Miller)
Convallaria majalis (Lilly of the Valley)
Coreopsis
Cotinus coggygria (Smoke Tree)
Dicentra (Bleeding Heart)
Dictammus albus (Gas Plant)
Echinacea (Coneflower)
Euphorbia marginata (Snow on the Mountain)
Ferns
Forsythia
Gypsophila paniculata (Baby's Breat)
Heuchera (Coralbells)
Iris
Juniper
Liatris (Gayfeather)
Linum (Flax)
Lonicera (Honeysuckle)
Lupinus (Lupine)
Mentha species (mints)
Narcissus (Daffodil)
Oregano
Ornamental Grasses
Paeonia (Peony)
Papaver orientalis (Oriental Poppy)
Perovskia atriplicifilia (Russian Sage)
Picea
Potentilla
Rosemary
Rudbeckia (Black-Eyed-Susan)
Salvia (Sage)
Sedum
Spirea
Stachys byzantina (lamb's ears)
Syringa (Lilac)
Tagetes (Marigold)
Thymus (Thyme)
Trollius europaeus (globe flower)
Veronica (Speedwell)
Viburnam
Vinca (Periwinkle)
Yucca
Zinnia

Rabbits tend to avoid plants that have a prickly, rough, or fuzzy texture.

Rabbit Resistant Plants:

Acanthus species (bear's breeches)
Aconitum species (monkshood)
Alchemilla mollis (lady's mantle)
Allium species (ornamental onions)
Alstroemeria (Peruvian lily)
Antirrhinum (snapdragon)
Aquilegia species (columbine)
Artichoke, globe and Jerusalem
Astilbe species
Bergenia species (elephant's ears)
Brunnera macrophylla
Cortaderia selloana (pampas grass)
Corydalis species
Crocosmia species
Cyclamen species (hardy cyclamen)
Dahlia (dahlias)
Digitalis species (foxgloves)
Doronicum species (leopard's bane)
Echinops species (globe thistle)
Eryngium agavifolium (sea holly)
Hemerocallis (day lily)
Lamium species (dead nettles)
Malva moschata (musk mallow)
Melissa officinalis (bee balm)
Mentha species (mints)
Muscari species (grape hyacinth)
Myosotis (forget-me-not)
Narcissus (daffodil)
Nepeta × faassenii (catmint)
Origanum vulgare (marjoram)
Paeonia species (paeonies)
Polemonium species (Jacob's ladder)
Polygonatum × hybridum (Solomon's seal)
Primula vulgaris (primrose)
Pulmonaria species (lungwort)
Rhubarb
Salvia × superba
Stachys byzantina (lamb's ears)
Trollius europaeus (globe flower)
Tulipa species (tulips)
Verbascum thapsus (mullein)
Verbena species
Viola odorata (violet)

Critter resistant plants.pdf

Copied the information here because Websites have a way of disappearing.

Susceptibility of plants to Rabbit Damage

I thought these plants would be good to try either around the entire garden or for individual gardeners to line their plots with them as a Deer Fence, because we are not allowed to put up an 8 foot fence in our plot and I am not sure we could afford or would be granted an 8 foot fence. If we were it would probably be a Chain-link fence and that might make it look like a prison garden :P

Iowa State University Extension Gardening Publications - Direct PDF Links

Foxglove Invasive?

From everything I have seen so far Grecian Foxglove (Digitalis lanata) can be invasive.

I am not sure or haven't found anything that list Purple Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) as invasive to Iowa.

California says that: "It readily colonizes areas of soil disturbance, forming dense patches that displace natural vegetation." , in California.

Invasive Plants of the Upper Midwest

Iowa Living Road Trust Invasive (with images).

I have foxglove seeds I believe, I bought them as part of a Deer Resistant seed package. So, unless someone wants to tell me where it is invasive I am planting it. BUT it is poisonous! Hence, why Deer do not like it ...

Cover Crops

Dutch White Clover that might be a good alternative to paving the center walkway of the garden. It should also (hopefully) attract pollinators. Carpet Bungle is another option.

Farmer's Almanac Cover Crop List (PDF)

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service: Considering Planting Cover Crops this Fall.

ATTRA (wonderful site!): Overview of Cover Crops & Green Manures

University of California Cover Crop Database (Search)

Leopold Center: Cover crops in the Corn Belt: Survey finds underused potential as c...

Leopold Center Cover Crop Resources

A nice overall Conversion Calculator.

Metro Waster Authority Compost

Where do I go to get MWA's compost and how much is it?

For purchases of a single load of eight or more cubic yards of compost, you may call MWA at 244-0021 between the hours of 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.,
Monday - Friday. The cost is $12 per cubic yard with a minimum $96
purchase.

For purchases under eight cubic yards, contact one of MWA's contracted retail outlets:
Beeler Trucking: (515) 468-0815
Dennis Lind Landscaping (515) 681-9303
Dutch Meadows: (641) 628-4450
Gold Valley Hardscapes (515) 328-3162
Green Acres Garden Center: (515) 961-5889
Hallett Materials: (515) 987-8544
Iowa Landscaping Supply: (515) 262-2367
Iowa Outdoor Products (515) 277-6242
Morgan Oaks: (515) 967-6766
Mulch Mart: (515) 978-6852
Wright Outdoor Solutions (515) 987-0800

For more information on availability, pricing, hours, location, and delivery, please call the retail outlets directly.

Community Gardens II

Community Managed Open Space in Chicago

PPatch Trust (I think this is a really good idea)

Greening Cities Growing Communities, a case study of the Seattle Community Garden Project.

Ten Steps in Collecting and Publishing a Book of Community Garden Stories and Photographs, from the American Community Garden Association.

Friends of Burlington Gardens, linked in the previously mentioned PDF.

Des Moines Community Garden Site

What is a Community Garden?
ACGA Idea
Wikipedia: Community Garden
Some wonderful information about Starting a Community Garden, to give an idea of thoughts others have had as to what a Community Garden is or what they would like it to be.

What is a Community Garden?
(Information from “Growing Communities Curriculum”)

A community garden is an area used for growing plants or animals, which has been collaboratively created and is maintained by members of the public. A community garden can take place on public or private land and can involve a broad cross-section of the public, as in a neighborhood community garden. Or it can involve specific sectors of the population, such as a school garden that involves students, teachers, parents, and other community members who support the garden for education.

Source

Preparing to Wintersow & Index Cards

Milk jug hoarding.

Cut Jugs.

My suggestion, drill drainage holes BEFORE cutting the jugs ...

Using last years potting soil. I added Egg Shells and Coffee Grounds.

I haven't added any seeds to the 20 or so Milk Jugs I have sitting around the house with dirt. Mainly because I ran across this Gardening with Index Cards. What a Great idea! So I am busy making those. Need to get on it with the planting though. This is my week to start transplants!

2010 Operation Garden Defense

From Grrlscount224's Garden Set See those ingenious Red Plastic Cups? Me thinks she's a pretty cool chick.

Clear Plastic, Insect Fabric, Black Plastic, Clear Plastic, I also purchased some Red Plastic (not photographed here). I am hoping those things will make my Organic Gardening process/method more successful. I Hope I can grow vegetables while Solarizing the dirt. The Red Plastic cups, I hope to poke holes/cut slits in the bottom and use them to grow transplants then turn them over cut the bottom out bury the mouth in the dirt around the transplant. This will hopefully help with slugs and cut worms. I don't plan on growing an enormous amount of Brassicas but maybe two or three Brussel Sprout plants and some Collards. I keep seeing people use what I believe is a roofing shingle around the base of the plants to product against Cabbage Root Maggot. Might try that.

All the "chemicals" I foolishly bought last garden season. The only non-organic thing in there I think is a spray I bought at KMart for the Roses that were suffering from Rose Slugs ?

A can of tarps, these will might come in handy in the garden.

Winter Compost & Squirrel Round Up?

Squirrel Feeding Center.

Feeder came with the House.

The Squirrels throw everything on the ground that isn't a Sunflower seed ... they must not be too damn hungry.

Compost Bucket & Safe Walk outside door.

Another bucket full of compost.

2 more compost buckets and compost pile.

Remote Sensor Thermometer

I bought a Remote Sensor Thermometer and placed the Sensor into the room we have sealed off.

As you can see there is a big temp and humidity difference, I was surprised. I wanted to see if I could put seed starting tables in there because of all the windows. I was also curious to see if blocking the front room off actually helped at all.

I don't think people understand how lonely my life is. Which probably has something to do with how much beer I drink. I have no job, no car, no house. I always have to say how grateful I am for what I do have and I am grateful for my husband, my son, that I have clean drinking water, I am generally warm, there is food in the fridge.

My family is very far away. I have no one to watch my son if I want to do anything. I have no one to got out to lunch with and if I did they would probably have a kid or kids too. I have no one to go to the mall with. No one to do anything with. My husband doesn't, won't go grocery shopping with me. We don't go out to eat. We don't go to stores together at all. We don't go to the movies. We don't even have a favorite tv show that we watch together. There isn't a gadget I can buy that would make me happy. I don't see clothes that I can't live without and am willing to get into debt over. I try to be very frugal in the hopes of saving enough money to buy a house but as soon as I save some money my husband's cars need repair or needs to buy some computer gadget thing. Maybe one day I will have some accountant, bank job, or retail job and be able to save enough money to buy a trailer. Great aspirations there.

Spring 2010 Preemptive Planning - Structures

The first day of Spring! is getting closer and closer and closer! Woo Hoo. I need to mainly finalize where I am going to try and grow things and what things I am going to try and grow. I live in a rented house that has a "Yard." A yard mainly covered by trees ... hence the quotations. The technical growing space the owners made is 14x14ft. and I also have a Community Garden plot that is about 10x10ft. I try to do a hell of a lot with that space. We pay to live in this house because it has a yard, its close proximity to the Community Gardens, and because the Library was originally across the street! How could I not want this house based on those things. But, to be honest, we do not rent the house for its updated appliance, wonderful insulation, house placement (orientation), square footage of living space, or yard size. That is why we can't buy the house.

So, I need to decide how many trellises and what style of trellises (including a Tomato ladder?) I need to build, how many cold frame and their size, row covers, hoop houses, and potato boxes (right now 2). Maybe a growlight system.

I have many, many problems esp with the space and what I want to grow and what I want to grow things for. First, I very much enjoy Seed Saving as a matter of fact I include Seed Saving as part of my Harvest. I Companion Plant intensively! This includes the Vegetables, Flowers, and Herbs. Then there is the hope of Crop Rotation (crazy right?). Next is for Food Storage, including Fermentation, Pickling, Drying, Freezing, Canning, and "Root Cellaring" along with the slight hope of a continual harvest through Winter buy means of growing the proper vegetables and varieties in a cold frame.

Lots to think about, manage, and research. So, so excited. Then you remember the bugs and diseases. Diseases are one reason I am going to space my Tomatoes 4 ft from one another. Even though I have way more varieties of Tomatoes I want to grow than space for them! Heaven forbid I decide to try and make my own ketchup!

Oh! And I have lots of "Decorations" I want to try and make for our Gardens. This includes Prayer Flags, Wood cut out Mushrooms, maybe some crafted Fairies, and glass bead ornaments. Sounds like someone needs to take a trip to Menards and probably Lowes along with Hobby Lobby!

Remember Remember the 5th of November!

Tonight. I met the man.

That's right ladies and gents, Anthony Bourdain. Now, I did not "met and greet" for one, I did not see that option available on the Ticketmaster website and for another I think I would have been not in awe ...

I really liked what he spoke about, much of it I had either already heard him say or knew. Poor guy had bright lights glaring down on him.

My husband said he would rather listen to Andrew Zimmer. While I have liked Mr. Zimmer I prefer Mr. Bourdain. Husband says, well he's a misogynist. And yes, I think you are right. I think it is in men's blood to be that and Mr. Bourdain is old-er. But there are little glimpses of Andrew that have made me believe/think he isn't as genuine as he would have us believe.

If nothing else, what I got from listening to Bourdain was a return of my love for food and cooking it just right. And one thing I am not looking forward to is all those schmucks with hairdressers that attended finding the Asian Market ... yeah, he pointed that out. Damnit. I drank the rest of the wine when I returned home. :)

Oh and Old Man has learned to appreciate comics, or someone informed him that it was the "cool thing" to do.

Master Seed List

Planted

Collards, Georgia Southern
Radish, Cherry Belle Organic
Kale, Red Russian
Chard, Bright Lights
Chard, Fordhook Giant
Spinach, Renegade
Spinach, Melody Hybrid
Spinach, Baby Leaf Hybrid
Beet, Golden
Beet, Detroit Supreme
Beet, Detroit Dark Red Medium Top
Pea, Super Snappy
Pea, Sugar Snap
Pea, Oregon Giant
Bush Snap, Garden Bean Provider Organic
Soybean
Squash, Grey Zucchini
Eggplant, Black Beauty
Bok Choy, Tatsoi Rosette
Leek, American Flag
Brussel Sprouts, Cat Skill
Pepper, Chanti Hybrid
Pepper, Kaleidoscope Mix
Pepper, All Alarm Hot Mix
Pepper, Long Pepper Mix
Tomato (Bush), Celebrity Hybrid
Pepper, Fire Mix
Cucumber, National Pickling
Cucumber, Muncher
Watermelon, Moon & Stars
Watermelon, Bush Sugar Baby
Gourd, Large Bottle
Broccoli, Small Miracle Hybrid
Broccoli, Di Ciccio Organic
Tomato, Rainbow Heirloom Mix

Vervain, Blue
Yarrow, Achillea Mille folium
Valerian, Official
Skullcap, Barbat
Basil, Marseille
Tarragon, Artemisia Redowski
Cumin, Cyminum
Thyme, English
Chamomile, German
Lavendar, Munstead
Watercress
Chives
Lemon Balm
Spearmint
Parsley, Italian Dark Green Organic
Shiso, Perilla Red
Basil, Lime Basil
Dill Fernleaf
Dill Mammoth
Cilantro
Nasturtium, Fordhook Favorites Mix
Gaillardia, Goblin
Hollyhock, Summer Carnival Mix

New Unopen

Radish, Cheriette
Kale, Dwarf Vates Blue Curled Scotch
Spinach, Bloomsdale
Luffa
Gourd, Dipper
Gourd, Hard-Shelled Birdhouse
Gourd, Snake
Carrot, Pot O'Gold Hybrid
Carrot, Cosmic Purple
Carrot, Carnival Blend
Brussel Sprouts, Long Island Improved
Cabbage, Earliana
Swiss Chard, Bright Lights
Squash, Goldentender
Squash, Butterstick Hybrid
Squash, Fordhook Zucchini
Squash, Bounty Hybrid
Tomato (Pole), Cherokee Purple
Tomato, Early Girl Hybrid
Tomato, Red Zebre
Tomato, Ground Cherry
Tomato, San Marzano
Cucumber, Marketmore 76
Winter Squash, Buttercup
Winter Squash, Early Acorn Hybrid
Onion, Granex Hybrid
Leek, Broad London
Kolhrabi, Early Purple Vienna
Pak Choi
Broccoli, Romanesco
Spinach, Red Malabar
Tomato, Speckled Roman
Tomato, Amish Paste
Tomato, Crnkovic Yugoslavian
Tomato, Abraham Lincoln
Tomato, Big Rainbow
Tomato, Tropic VFN
Watermelon, Moon & Stars Long Milky Way
Watermelon, Northstar Planet & Stars
Orach, Magenta Magic
Kale, Vates
Kale, Lacinato Dinosaur
Kale, Squire

Wheatgrass, Liquid Sunshine
Watercress
Parsley, Moss Curled
Borage
Sage, Broadleaf
Lemon Balm
Lemon Grass
Astragalus, Chinese Milk Vetch
Chives, Garlic
Epazote
Feverfew

Flowers

Baby's Breath
Cloud Grass
Blue Fescue Grass
Northern Sea Oats
Amaranthus, Love Lies Bleeding
Quinoa, Brightest Brilliant Rainbow
Nicotina, Indian Peace Pipe
Coreopsis, Early Sunrise
Cosmos, Early Sensation
Cosmos, Sensation Picotee
Mallow, Vulcan
Cobaca Scandens, Climber
Cardinal Climber
Coneflower Purple
Malva Zebrina
Geranium, Paintbox Mix
Lupine, Tutti Frutti Mix
Tritoma, Red Hot Poker Mix
Shasta Daisy, White Knight
Shasta Daisy, Silver Princess
Marigold, Scarlet Starlet
Marigold, Climax Hybrid Mix
Pot Marigold, Calendula Pacific Beauty Blend
Pot Marigold, Calendula
Wildflower, Native Mixture
Nasturium, Jewel Mixed Colors
Lemon Bergamot

Lettuce

Arugula Rocket, Organic
Buttercrunch
Mesclun Sweet Salad Mix
Gourment Blend
Mesclun Spicy Mix
Looseleaf Blend
Mesclun Salad Mix

New Unopen Lettuce

Mesclun Valentine
Amish Deer Tongue
Chinese Cabbage
Buttercrunch
Black Seeded Simpson
Mache Corn Salad Big Seeded
Romaine Rouge d' Hiver
Mustard, Gai Choy Red Giant
Butterhead
Lollo Rossa
Ruby

Empty

Squash, Dark Green Zucchini
Cabbage, Early Golden Acre
Cabbage, Copenhagen Market Early
Strawberry, Alpine Alexandria
Basil, Greek
Borage
Chamomile, German
Peppermint
Poppy, California Orange
Zinnia, Cut & Come Again Mix
Zinnia, Lilliput Mix
Ipomopsis, Hummingbird Mix
Sunflower, Evening Sun

Perennials By Blooming Period March & April

All information from University of Illinois Extension: Gardening with Perennials. All I did was find photos of these plants and wikipedia information about them.

Hopefully, I will do the same for the rest of the list. All photos that do not have individual links stating were they were retrived were taken from Wikipedia.

March

Winter Aconite–Eranthis hyemalis

Myrtle Spurge–Euphorbia myrsinites
Myrtle Spurge–Euphorbia myrsinites Image from: here.

Snowdrops–Galanthus nivalis

Christmas Rose–Helleborus niger

Lenten Rose–Helleborus orientalis from here.

Bloodroot–Sanguinaria canadensis

Spring Beauty–Claytonia virginica
Spring Beauty–Claytonia virginica Image From: here.

April

Bugleweed–Ajuga reptans
Bugleweed–Ajuga reptans Image from: here.

Basket of Gold–Aurinia saxatilis

Pasque Flower–Pulsatilla vulgaris

Rock Cress–Arabis caucasica

Purple Rockcress–Aubretia deltoidea from: here.

Glory-of-the-Snow–Chionodoxa luciliae

Old-fashioned Bleeding Heart–Dicentra spectabilis

Fringed bleeding Heart–Dicentra eximia

Candytuft–Iberis sempervirens

Netted Iris–Iris reticulata

Grape Hyacinth–Muscari armeniacum, M. botryoides

Creeping Phlox–Phlox subulata

Squill–Scilla siberica

Tulip

Narcissus

Virginia Bluebells–Mertensia virginica

Jack-in-the-Pulpit–Arisaema triphyllum

Marsh Marigold–Caltha palustris

Trout Lily–Erythronium americanum

Prairie Smoke–Geum triflorum

I planted these for my kid.

So this seems to be the norm with my sunflowers

And what causes this?

This little Asshole.

Strauzia longipennis (Sunflower Maggot Fly)

Is there a way to kill? Not that I have found. They live in the soil, climb through the damn stalk! Argh

Click on link to see more images of what this little jerk does.

Jaffa, Ramen, Broccoli, Bananas, Fagor, & Salt

The nasty ass geletain crap inside a Jaffa. My opinion: Gross.

Bad Ramen. Awesome Ghetto Asian font though.

Bought a lot of Broccoli, $1 a head!!! It's like being in Thailand. These babies are getting blanched and going in the freezer.

See those Bananas? Banana Pudding, Banana Bread, and Smoothies/Yogurt/Pancakes. Happiness, Dole said so in the Hy-Vee ad. :)

My little Salt Lamp (love this thing). And our new Fagor Rice Cooker, Pressure Cooker, Crockpot. That's right folks, this little guy does all three!

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