Indiana has a native wild strawberry, but it’s not the one you think it is.
If you think you’ve had a wild strawberry, but it didn’t taste like a strawberry, you may have been fooled by an invasive lookalike plant! The true native strawberry is wildly delicious. Read the full article for the whole story.
Most of the usual garden veggies (such as tomatoes, peppers, and lettuce) can be sown directly into warm, moist potting mix in the spring, and they will germinate and begin growing within a couple of weeks. However, many of the wilder plants such as native plants and medicinal herbs require special pre-treatment before they will begin to germinate and grow. One such treatment is called cold stratification. Cold stratification is a fancy-sounding term which only means that the seed must experience winter before it will germinate (sprout).
The American Hazelnut (Corylus americana), also known as American Filbert, is a small tree or shrub in the Birch family. Although our native hazelnut is a different species than most hazelnuts available commercially, it is widely reported that the nuts produced by our native tree taste very similar to the more widely available European species. Read the full article to learn more about this amazing native food plant!
Many powerful native plants thrive in the deep shade of the forest canopy. These plants are just as important to the forest ecosystem as the large trees that so often receive all the glory. Yet most of the time, when land that was previously cleared is reforested, little to no attention is paid to the understory. The native plants that once carpeted the forest floor do not return once the new trees have grown tall enough to shade them unless someone comes back to replant them. Many of these woodland plants are slow-growing, delicate plants that require very specific habitats, protection, and patience. These plants require and deserve our respect. In this article, we explore fourteen candidates for the understory of your forest garden.
I’m embarking on a major project to remove invasive honeysuckle bushes from the woodland understory. This work will clear the way for re-introducing some amazing native plants to the woods. Read the full article to learn about 11 amazing native plants for the woodland edge niche!
“The plants have enough spirit to transform our limited vision.” Rosemary Gladstar Included in our many diverse habitats, Strawberry Moon Farm treasures 3.5 acres of
Teeny tiny baby toads have emerged on our farm this week. I’m not sure how many there are (dozens, hundreds?) but there are more than
Last night we bid farewell to 2021. It was an intense year for me, packed tightly with highs and lows. I built a garden, I
A pawpaw fruit may not look creamy and tropical from the outside. In fact, it looks more earthy, like a freshly dug potato. The intoxicatingly
Tonight is a full moon, but not just any full moon. In the Algonquian languages, the group of languages spoken by all the original inhabitants
