PLANT PROFILES
The Ultimate Guide to Growing and Using Sweet Potatoes in your Edible Landscape
(Ipomoea batatas) Sweet potatoes have been around for centuries. Domesticated sweet potatoes were present in Central and South America more than 5000 years ago. People obviously liked them and shared the bounty with others because now they are found all over the world...
How to Easily Harvest and Process Mesquite Pods at Home
From Pods to Pancakes: The Complete Mesquite! It’s midway through our hot desert summer here in Arizona. This year (2018) seems to have been especially dry and hot. Despite the lack of moisture and oppressive heat, there are some plants and trees that don’t seem to...
Jewels of Opar: Adaptable Superfood Succulent
(Talinum paniculatum) We came across this beauty by mistake mislabeled at a local plant sale. It is no wonder that this plant is well known among flower gardeners. Jewels of Opar, known as “Fame Flower,” “Waterleaf”, “South American Ginseng,” and “Pink Baby's Breath”...