John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to the Mounts Botanical Garden in West Palm Beach, Florida. In this episode you will learn about some tropical fruits and vegetables you can do well in the summer in South Florida and other tropical locations. John will take you on a quick tour of some of the edible areas of the Mounts botanical garden and then give you a tour of the vendors who have many common and uncommon edible food crops. After watching this nearly 1 hour long episode which took all day to film, you will be sure to expand your knowledge about growing food and be inspired to start growing no matter where you live!
Here is the list of some of the plants mentioned in the video:
tomatoes (FLA 91, heatwave 2, solar fire, super sioux, sweetie, arkansas traveler, abe lincoln, chocolate cherokee, equinox, everglades)
banana
barbados cherry
chufa nuts
june plum
jakfruit
mango
avocado
loquat
custard apple
costa rican mint
okinawa spinach
cuban oregano
epizote
ackee
arrowroot
vanilla orchid
peppers
pigeon pea
mysore raspberry
muscadine grapes
References:
Tropical Perennial Vegetables and Fruits - Growing Your Greens - YouTube http://bit.ly/1woC8qs
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