9 No-No’s in the Edible, Drinkable Landscape

Reader Contribution by Nan Chase
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Yucca. The beautiful flowers of a mature yucca plant may tower six feet. Beware: the root is tough and the spikes rough.

I’m a fanatic about the edible, drinkable landscape. Both parts: the challenge of creating a beautiful landscape in a city setting and that of getting maximum food production for year-round enjoyment. It has been exciting to be able to grow all kinds of fruits, vegetables, and herbs even on a small city lot. And so satisfying to have enough to eat fresh and for canning, freezing, fermenting, and dehydrating!

But to be honest, as I look at the urban gardens all around me, mine included, what I see is overplanting. Over production. Too much plant material to be able to care for, let alone process in the kitchen.

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