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I see Susan once in a while, but people just disappear off this forum, and I am hoping they are all right!!!!
I don't know about those specific people, but there's a lot of folks who don't visit the forum much in the fall or early winter but then come back when late winter and spring planting time approaches. It happens every year.
Jeanie, I was wondering the same thing but was afraid to ask. Thanks for asking.
Yeah, me too. I miss Chandra and several others. But like Dawn says it happens every year.
I check the board most days but don't have much to post about this time of year. They are probably like me.
I think Chandra has been on a research trip, but I don't know why I think that. LOL
Susan will probably show up in time for flowers, butterflies, and hummers.
Diane (owiebrain) asked me to tell everyone "HI". She is having some computer problems and when she logs into GardenWeb, it logs her right back off. I'm sure she will get it figured out and be posting again soon. Carol
I had that exact same problem a few weeks ago but can't remember what fixed it.
Scot, How is your pecan crop this year?
Jeanie, I'm around, and Dawn and Carol are correct. I'm still busy with my DD and GDs right now, too, altho I am making plans for the spring garden. I got seeds the other day from EmmaGrace, the Japanese Morning Glory guru, and may try to plant a couple of seeds for winter growing under lights. They are purported do well in the indoor garden, too.
I also got a few native seed packets from Prairie Moon that I am going to direct sow outside. A lot of people will be starting seeds next month - CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? - for their veggie gardens. I'll be interested to see what they'll be growing. Was glad to see you got the Jing Orange Okra seeds, Dawn. They were hard to find last year; wonder if they will go so quickly this year again.
I am praying for a good garden year in 2012!
I remember now that I had changed the date on my computer to get past a virus and the incorrect date make me not able to log in to gardenweb.
My pecan crop was 0 this year. I have a lot in cold storage from last year if anyone in the Tulsa area wants to buy some in the $8-$9 range depending on quantity. They are very good. Prices this year are crazy high. Twelve to thirteen dollars per pound for good ones. Just crazy! Normally I would have sold mine during the summer markets but we stopped going at the end of June because of the veggy crop failures.
It's impossible to keep squirrels and insects from getting our first 5000 lbs of pecans each year, and this year there wasn't much more than that to start with. On the good side, the weather was perfect for getting a great crop next year except for the ones on poorer soil that ran out of water and dropped their leaves. I am hoping for over 20,000 lbs in-shell next year.
Susan, I hope your DD's health is improving. I know she's been going through a lot and hope the GDs are doing well also.
I can believe it. (grinning) I am really looking forward to seed-starting time. That is especially true since we have had adequate fall moisture. I hope the rains continue to fall this winter so we at least have a shot at having a good garden in spring and early summer before the heat cranks up. At this time of year, the other thing I look forward to in addition to seed sowing is the winter solstice. Once it arrives, the daylight hours start lengthening which, to me, says that spring and planting time both are on their way.
I think I've had the urge to plant tomato seeds inside since November or even October, but didn't let myself do it because I knew the plants would be too big too early. It really is hard for me to find time to do anything until the holidays are over. With all the holiday activities, time seems to evaporate and I find myself wondering where it has gone.
Normally I grow one of the red okras, but never got around to planting any of them last year. My new variety for last year was Beck's Big Buck, and for this year it is Jing Orange. Last year's shortage is why I ordered early this year! To me, there's no difference in the flavor of the red or orange okras compared to the green okras, but I do like the more colorful appearance of the plants.
Carol, I'd wondered where Diane was. I did have trouble logging in on and off this fall, but also was having trouble with my laptop so didn't know if it was 'them' or 'me'. I have a new laptop now and haven't had trouble logging on since I got it, but that might be a coincidence.
I drop in, pretty much daily. But it's been slow, so many times I don't post.
George - I've inadvertently discovered how to make things a little more lively in here, but will refrain to keep this thread from going off the rails! Just kidding. :)
Pallida - I am glad you posted about this, I'd wondered the same thing! Especially Chandra, cuz he always posts such extensive photos and details! I have to dig up an old post of his showing his greenhouse set up. And Dawn - nearly time to start seeds already?! Ack! Where does the time go?
Mia, are there mountain lions reproducing in your community-wide bamboo garden?
Well Scot, that should make for a lively discussion. (imagine smirk on my face)
Ha ha! Maybe. Can't say. :)
Dawn, there is so much I just didn't plant last year. In retrospect, I can say now I'm glad, both due to the drought and the time that was diverted to DD and GDs. Some times things just happen for a reason. Hopefully, I can narrow down a few things (other than butterfly plants) for next year. I think the orange Okra will be beautiful in your garden. Even the green Okra is pretty IMHO.
I did grow Swiss Chard. I just tossed a few seeds in the garden and Voila! Must be an easy plant. Until a couple days ago, it looked beautiful and healthy. Now their poor little circulatory systems have been subjected to cryogenics and they don't look so good. I had the red, bright yellow, and regular green. Some got downright huge.
Since you are in OKC, go out to Alligator Alley on NW 10th street and check out their hardy bamboo, palms, cacti and exotic animals. I am sure they could answer any questions you have about bamboo, or Google their website. They are open til 6:00 PM, closed on Sundays.
Mia, I start seeds early because I can plant a bit earlier down here in southern OK most years. For me, planting season (as in planting in the ground, not starting seeds inside under lights) arrives in mid-Feb. and usually starts with onion-planting. It's almost mid-December now, so mid-February really isn't all that far away. I usually start tomato and pepper seeds on Super Bowl weekend. I want to start them earlier every year, but know that if I do that they really will outgrow the light shelves much too early, so I try to restrain myself.
My first tomato plants go into containers in mid-Feb. too, but those are from plants purchased in Dallas as soon as they arrive in stores there, which is either the first or second week of Feb. most years. For the last two years, the first tomato plants arrived in stores in Dallas about the time the February snowstorms arrived, and most stores left the tomato plants outside (!) and they froze. My goal this year is to find the early tomato plants as soon as they arrive in the stores and before they have time to freeze. To raise plants the same size by mid-Feb. as the stores' Feb. plants, I'd have to start seeds in early to mid-November and that's too early even for me because I am always so busy then with holiday stuff and I'm sure I'd neglect the seedlings or forget they were there in the guest room or something.
Scott, If the mountain lions were there, wouldn't they blend in with the bamboo's winter color?
Susan, I think okra plants are beautiful too, and have been known to sneak them into mixed flower borders every now and then. That worked better in our deer-free location in Texas than it does here in our deer habitat. Here, the deer will find them no matter how many tallish flowers I have surrounding them. I think deer would rather eat okra than anything else I grow, except maybe for hollyhocks. I've had some success keeping deer away from okra by planting a heavy stand of lion's tail around it. Maybe the deer are afraid of the lion's tail. : )
Swiss Chard seems easy to grow to me. It loves our clay soil, doesn't mind the heat, etc. I think it is gorgeous. You can grow a beautiful tropical-looking border with little else in it besides okra plants (greens and reds mixed together) and tons of chard. Mine often freezes to the ground at this time of year, but puts out new growth after a couple of warm days. I've had some live around 18 months or so. I never get tired of looking at it, especially in the cold season when there's not a lot of vivid color. The 2012 Catalog from Seed Savers Exchange features a big red-stemmed chard plant front and center with some kale plants in the background and it is beautiful.


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Making an effort to find the time to update the blog and Homegrown Goodness with the minimum of information during the busy growing season. I was digging around looking for information on Thomas Jefferson's growouts at Monticello and came across his "garden journal" which to say the least is very intriguing to read. Basic information, not a whole lot of description or detail, but very interesting.
Anyhow, that gave me some inspiration to start updating this thing over the growing season even though with limited time it will prove quite a bit difficult. You can check out the garden journal here.
So much is going on in regard to plant breeding and development here on the farm, lots and lots of exciting experiments and growouts! It's such a beautiful experience to explore the farm and the diversity planted here. The poulty breeding is going great as well with the new turkeys coming along nicely.
Kim and I have been taking many pictures of projects and making notes regarding our growouts like crazy, all will find their way online in the near future, sometimes there just isn't enough time in a day for all we would like to do or say, but soon enough my friends......
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Mauritius sugar producer Alteo’s pretax profit rose 116 per cent to Sh3.97 billion (1.36 billion rupees) ($38.42 million) in the six months to December 31 helped by higher sales and favourable prices, the firm said on Tuesday.
Alteo is the largest sugar miller on the Indian Ocean island. It also has interests in property development and hotels.
In a statement, the firm said “enhanced production capacities in Tanzania and Kenya and higher sucrose levels in Tanzania and Mauritius” led to increased sales.
Alteo said group revenue rose to Sh16.27 billion (5.57 billion rupees) from Sh11.62 billion (3.98 billion rupees) a year earlier. Earnings per share rose to Sh4.12 (1.41) rupees from Sh1.37 (0.47 rupees).
The company said its Kenyan and Tanzanian operations should continue to show improving results in the third quarter as they will further benefit from above average cane yields and improving sucrose levels in Tanzania and relatively high prices in East African markets.
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Hyderabad: Telangana has suffered losses of over Rs 1,000 crore due to heavy rains over the past eight days as per preliminary estimates of the state government. Overall losses are expected to increase further once final reports are obtained in two weeks.
The state government has decided to seek Central assistance under the natural calamity fund once the enumeration of damage is completed. Agriculture sector remains the worst affected followed by damage to roads and infrastructure, especially in North Telangana districts, which received record rainfall.
Meanwhile, heavy rains subsided in the state on Wednesday after eight days. Officials of various departments have started enumeration to assess the losses caused by rains to various sectors. It is estimated that huge funds will be required for restoration of roads and civic amenities in gram panchayats, municipalities and municipal corporations due to the damage caused to drainage systems and drinking water supply networks.
Municipal administration and urban development minister K. T. Rama Rao, panchayat raj and rural development minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao, roads and buildings minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy and irrigation officials reviewed with officials in respective districts and obtained reports on the devastation caused to standing crops, roads, highways, bridges, canals, minor irrigation tanks etc. Rama Rao on Wednesday visited Siricilla town which was flooded due to heavy rainfall.
Huge losses were reported from the undivided Karimnagar, Warangal, Adilabad, Nizamabad and Khammam districts. Agriculture department estimated loss to standing crops in kharif, especially paddy and cotton, over an extent of five lakh acres. Official sources said farmers would have to take up fresh sowing operations as standing crops were washed away incurring additional expenditure for cultivation.
Irrigation officials are assessing the losses caused due to breach of tanks and damage to the canals and reservoirs due to overflows. The energy department has also suffered losses due to the damage of transformers and transmission networks.
This apart, residents in rain-hit areas suffered huge losses due to collapse of houses, flooding of their homes and business establishments and damage to vehicles, electronic, household goods etc.


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The Blackpool-based energy-from-crops company is holding a public consultation for its third proposed facility in Cumbria.
Farmgen, which has embarked on a £30m investment drive nationwide, is due to submit a planning application to Eden District Council for a farm-based anaerobic digestion plant at High Head Farm in Ivegill.
The Farmgen team, which is actively looking for more potential sites in Cumbria and across the north of England, has been working on the £3m Ivegill plant for more than a year with farm owner Jonathan Stamper.
Stamper said: "This is a good example of farm diversification and providing a sustainable incremental income to help keep the farm commercially viable.
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10. We really do “reap what we sow”. Good seeds bear good fruit.
9. Without rains and storms there is no growth – no fruit is produced.
8. When weeding, be careful! We can’t always tell the difference between a nasty weed and a beautiful flower.
7. Deep roots are a good thing. Without them, we’ll wither and die.
6. Pruning and trimming, as painful as it seems, actually works to our advantage.
5. In gardening, as in life, cheating does not work. Short-cuts, slipshod efforts, and neglect always show up in the quality of our garden.
4. Like anything worthwhile, beautiful gardens require attention, hard work, and commitment.
3. We cannot rush the harvest. Bearing fruit takes time and patience. Premature fruit is almost always sour.
2. Gardening and growing is a lifetime experience. We can experience growth and beauty until the day we die.
1. Fertilizer happens! In fact, nothing much grows without it.
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After yet another night of thunderstorms and heavy rain I went out into my wonderfully wet and squishy garden to check if anything got damaged. Luckily all is well. I picked strawberries, spinach and radishes.
That makes all the digging, weeding and bending over worth while. My kitchen scale is broken so I put my strawberries into the box from the farmer's market just to get an idea how many there are.
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There is a critical relationship between fuel prices and food security. Higher oil prices raise costs in using energy for agricultural supply and production, which increases the cost of basic food. This is a very well global phenomenon that whenever fuel oil costs rise, GDP growth rates drop and inflation rises. It also has an impact on consumer goods, transportation, agriculture, industry, and the purchase of raw materials for factories. Food distribution also gets affected because of the rise in fuel prices.
Fossil fuels are extensively used in machinery and equipment used in agricultural areas, the production of fertilizers, irrigation, fishing, livestock, and forestry, among other industries, in Pakistan under the present circumstances. This is why it is evident that the rise in fuel prices are affecting the food security. Two-thirds of the world’s agricultural industry is made up of costly Asia. Pakistan is also dependent on agricultural production, which makes for as much as a quarter of the total GDP. In this aspect, the agricultural sector has been attacked hard by the current energy and fuel crisis, crop disease, and ongoing climatic and topographical changes. There is a big example of a country which has recently been badly affected by the rise in fuel prices and that is Sri-Lanka. The shortage of fuel deprived the whole nation from basic human rights which also includes food security.
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July corn and wheat fell sharply while soybeans finished slightly higher. July wheat closed 23 ¼ cents lower at $6.56 ¾ while July corn closed 16 cents lower at $5.62 ½. July soybeans settled 4 ¾ cents higher at $13.86 ¾.
The majority of this weakness came during the day session after the dollar made its way to positive territory. We also had CIF basis declining slightly for corn and increasing for soybeans as the day went on. Weather is expected to cool off with additional rain later this week and the market is welcoming the relief.
At the end of the day front month corn settled at a new low level we haven’t seen since December of 2010!
CHART – FRONT MONTH CORN (WEEKLY SCALE)
Last week the market was shocked by how high the ratings were for corn. This has weighed on the market ever since as the high that Monday was $5.49 ½ (December) and now we are back down to $5.17 ½. Today’s crop progress shows the corn rating at 73% which is down 4% from last week. Corn also came in at 92% emerged compared to the 5 year average of 69%. The rating drop and percent emerged were both in-line with expectations and aren’t very definitive for trade direction tonight. Soybeans are now 89% planted and 61% emerged which is well ahead of schedule. Wheat dropped another 4% in the good – excellent categories and is at 9% harvested.
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VEGGIES (ORGANICALLY GROWN)
Our organic garden veggies are available May through October in our onsite farmstand. During the 2017 season, we will also be experimenting with a cooperative, community-supported garden – contact us to learn more.
WHERE TO BUY
During the winter season, our onsite farmstand is open by appointment only.
Please contact us by email or phone (860-799-7275) to schedule a pick-up of your favorite cuts, place a special holiday order or inquire about the next available cow-share.
Happy Acres Farm
2 Taber Road Sherman, CT 06784
Saturdays 9am-noon, May through October at 1 Main St (north end of the town green).
From November through February, the market moves indoors to 50 East St., open every Saturday9am-1pm in November and December, and every other Saturday in January and February. Check the schedule here.


2. West Hawaii Today Newspaper in Kona published a wonderful piece on Gerry’s work. Author Diana Duff really captured the essence of this ongoing research and education project.
“Grape Varieties for Hawaii.” https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/03/19/hawaii-news/grape-varieties-for-hawaii/
3. Western SARE: Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (USDA/NIFA) An Overview of our 2 year Research and Education Research and Education Objectives “Growing Table Grapes in Subtropical Hawaii Using Organic Practices.” https://projects.sare.org/sare_project/fw21-37
4. Hanai’Ai - A Quarterly Newsletter of the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources University of Hawaii at Manoa - “Growing Table Grapes in Subtropical Hawaii Using Organic Practices”


The Irish Natura & Hill Farmers Association is holding a national rally to highlight the need for action on the fodder crisis and address how additional funding for the ANC Scheme will be directed. The rally is scheduled for Friday night 1st December starting at 8pm and will be held in the Sligo Southern Hotel.
National President Colm O’Donnell outlined the need to have a fodder aid package in place before Christmas stating “how many farmers will be facing into 2018 with most or all of their fodder supplies used up as a result of the early feeding of livestock and their inability to harvest a second cut due to excessive rainfall.” Currently he continued “many farmers are facing into their fourth month of feeding with another five still to come and what they need to see is recognition from Minister Creed that there is a crisis and a plan in the form of a fodder scheme to help them.”
As it stands added Mr O’Donnell “a considerable amount of time has been lost denying the need for a fodder aid scheme while farmers struggled both physically and mentally as they attempt to provide enough feed for their livestock.” In the INHFA’s pre-budget submission the association sought an aid package to include a meal voucher scheme, a transport haulage subsidy and a monitoring role for Teagasc. This he continued “can provide the basis for a fodder aid scheme but immediate action is required in order to advert animal welfare issues in early 2018.”
The National Rally will also address how best to direct the additional €25m funding for the ANC Scheme. This extra funding announced by the Minister in the budget estimates for 2018 should stated Mr O’Donnell “be targeted to the farmers whose lands have the highest level of Natural Constraints.” In doing this he outlined how the increased funding can start to address the current imbalance in the methodology used in calculating the level of payments for each land type. He then added “how this should also acknowledge the extra costs incurred and income forgone for these farmers as a direct result of the level of handicap experienced in their farming systems.”
While some farming organisations have been calling for the reversal of the 2008 cuts which saw 35,000 farmers reduced from 45 eligible hectares to 34 with an average cut of €710. This policy the INHFA believe is flawed as it will not benefit small holders, which is why we are recommending a front-loaded model on the first 20ha, targeted at the lands with the highest level of constraint.
Mr O’Donnell concluded by encouraging all farmers to attend stating how their attendance will send a strong message to the Minister, Government and all the public representatives who have been invited to attend.


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2021 CSA Winter Share
When: The Winter CSA starts in November right after the Main Season ends. It runs every other week for 10 weeks (5 pick-ups). The main pick up day is Saturday, but you can come any day Saturday through Tuesday. Home delivery is also an option for surrounding towns!
Produce you can expect:
Pick-Your-Own salad mix, arugula, kale, tat soi and spinach


I posted yesterday that the shell was still stuck I pulled it off today after mist last night and this morning but this is what she looks like now is she going to makeit?
I blew up your photo and you seemed to have damage her pretty good by pulling off the seed shell. Also your soil looks very wet. let her dry up for a couple of days and see what happens. Never give up! I’ve had some look worse than that and they still made it, but you must have a little patients and not try to rush things. At this stage they are trying to develop roots so over watering will kill your efforts.
Is there still a membrane holding her sugar leaves together? U may have to take something thin and sharp. I use my cuticle scissors and remove it so they can open and get light.
She looks okay, but I think there is still the membrane attached. Give her a day and post another pic tomorrow. Also, don’t water! The soil looks a little wet.
I don’t believe the membrane is on it it looked like it was in the seed still. And I sure will post a pic tomorrow hope she’s okay
I think she looks worse but I’ma start working in about a week so I’ma get a little grow tent if this fails. Anybody got any good recommendations to get seeds from
Sorry, I do t think she’s gonna make it. Yes, a grow tent will definitely help keep things alive because you can control everything in the environment. If you’re looking to buy seeds then, of course, ILGM is the best place for high quality seeds.


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We are a small family farm continuing a tradition of agriculture....
Mitchell Cat Creek Farms raises and finishes grass fed beef, sustained on plentiful pastures in the summer, and fed high quality hay forage produced on our farm throughout the winter. We are located in gorgeous Hersey, Michigan.
We raise a variety of cattle including: registered Angus, and registered Belted Galloway. We proudly have all three colors of Registered Belted Galloway, and work to carry on a great heritage breed. We offer small amounts of cattle for sale a year, that are raised following our system of grazing with low inputs.
We practice adaptive rotational grazing for our herd, and feel that by managing how the cattle graze we can help heal and regenerate the land.
We handle cattle with low stress methods and work to ensure our cattle have comfortable lives, while focusing on environmental sustainability. Cattle health, stress, and quality of life are the pinnacle beliefs that drive our farm, along with efforts to farm as environmentally friendly as we can, so that our farm and land may continue healthy and beautiful well past our years.
Leading from the front
If you remember last year our grazing manager Brandi won the Michigan Forage Council’s Forage Spokeperson Contest.
We are BQA Certified in: Cow/Calf, Stocker/Backgrounder, and Feedyard
We are proudly members of the following cattle groups: Michigan Cattlemen's Association (MCA), National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA), The Livestock Conservancy, Michigan Forage Council (MFC), Belted Galloway Society, Great Lakes Belted Galloway Association (GLBGA), Michigan Angus Association and The American Angus Association (AAA).
We have proudly completed the Master of Beef Advocacy Beef Checkoff Program, and attended MSU's beginner & advanced Grazing Schools.
We are also in a study with the Savory Institute and continue to advance our knowledge of holistic grazing management.
Brandi our grazing manager, was also able to attend a Soil Health Academy School in 2023 to further her skills as an advanced grazier.
We are a MAEAP verified farm - in 3 systems: Livestock, Farmstead & Cropping. We are proud to have received recognition for farming with environmental stewardship as one of our top standards.


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Farm Location: Located in Riverside Township, Burt County, Nebraska on the east side of the intersection of County Road 41 and County Road M
Legal Description: SE4 SW4 22-22-11 NE NW4 27-22-11
79.67 Acres Farmland
79.27 Acres Cropland
Improvements: Late 1970’s 10 Tower Zimmatic Irrigation Pivot and Well.
New well motor installed in 2018.
Call for more information.
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Hello lovely Readers! Everything has really grown since my last post a month ago (has it been that long already?). All the spring flowers have faded and died, but our little bed in the front is thriving. We've had lots of lovely sunshine, and the to have grown the most. The Lavender is looking absolutely … Continue reading June In Our Garden – Operation Clean Up Re-commences!
As June comes to a close, I can't believe how fast everything's grown in just 3 short weeks - to read the last post on this, click here. The vegetables are twice the size now and we've had to add extra stakes to the beans and a place for the peas to climb Hubby finished … Continue reading June in our Garden – A Fence, Strawberries and a Baby Bear


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Doug’s Free Seed Shacks
I’m excited to partner with Farm to Table of Western Pennsylvania for my latest new project. I’m converting six old newspaper sales boxes into free seed libraries. They are the kind you would feed quarters to, open the front and pull out a paper.
This spring five of them will be placed around the area and one will be moved every so often around Western Pennsylvania to hopefully, give everyone has a chance to get some interesting seeds to try. Some boxes will be located in the city and others in the suburbs and beyond.
We’re just in the beginning stages of putting the project together and accepting seed donations from gardeners, nurseries, seed companies and anyone else interested in helping. Special varieties will be added throughout the season.
I’m also looking for someone who might be able to paint all six boxes.
When the Free Seed Shacks are in place, I’ll have all the details of where they are listed here.
If you would like to donate seeds send them to:
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AT: Designing A Rain Garden
September 3, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm$20 – $35
$20 member / $35 nonmember
Instructor: Kelsey Low
Ages 12 and up
Conserve water, reduce flooding, create wildlife habitat, and beautify your green space with a native rain garden! Rain gardens can be a powerful tool for sustainable gardening, but it can be tricky to know how to start. Join us for the basics of rain gardens, from planning and placement to planting and maintenance. You’ll also get a list of native rain garden plants with growing information.
Class will be held rain or shine and will involve an outdoor hike. Please dress for the weather.


Since Blogger has now made it near impossible to tell in what order your pictures are going to appear on the blog I am just going to start writing and maybe that title will make sense later! With this many pics I don't feel like trying to straighten them out. When I left you in the last post I was going out to dig potatoes, and we did. I have spent a lot of time in the garden the past couple of days actually, harvesting a number of things and I took a bunch of photos of what I saw. I have had a miraculous surge in the number of honey bees visiting my place!! The corn has just been swarmed with them but I couldn't get a good picture to save my life. So, I snagged one on the peppermint. I am just SO happy to see so many of them in my garden.
I have been very happy with some of the harvests so far and disappointed with others. I guess that's normal. This is what I picked today. There's a good bit of okra on the bottom that you can't see and I picked a good mess day before yesterday. For you non-Southerners, a "mess" is a description of volume or quantity. A mess is generally the amount that would make a good serving for a couple of people but it can vary.
The figs are actually doing well this year, at least so far. Hopefully, these babies will mature this year into sweet goodness. Both trees have quite a lot of buds.
So, to the original title. Jack helped me dig the taters. I don't think he enjoyed it. Well, it was hotter than hell, even at 8:00 a.m. and the humidity here has been like, 99% so it was not a lot of fun. I was happy that there were even potatoes to be dug and nothing had eaten them or spoiled them. I only dug the Red Pontiac and left the Goldrush in the ground to get a little bigger. Of the Red Pontiacs, we got 16 pounds. I was a little disappointed to say the least. I was hoping for a bigger harvest since I planted 4 pounds. And yes, I hilled them up several times. Maybe not enough though. This made my harvest come in at about $0 .81/ lb. Not much better than what you can buy them in the store. But, they are fresh and clean, chemical-wise anyway, and they were very pretty and blemish free for the most part.
My other root veggies were so-so also. I got about 5 pounds of onions and 2 1/2 pounds of garlic. Not record setting, but an improvement over what I have gotten in the past. I think as the soil improves here through natural amending, harvests will get bigger.
All of my herbs are doing well however, especially this parsley. Another blogger somewhere suggested growing parsley in with strawberries so I gave it a try. Seems to work! I have never done well with parsley but have harvested two large bunches from two of my plants already and should have much more if I want it.
The pepperocini peppers are doing great!! Peppers do well here for some reason, any kind. I have pickled 4 pints of these so far. After I taste them in a couple of weeks I'll give ya'll the lowdown.
The cantaloupe are doing well, at least by my standards. I have not had much luck with melons in the past but these are doing well so far. I harvested one small one yesterday that had ripened and it was sweeeet! Hopefully these will hang on. I hate to say this because i know the conditions of some parts of the US but we have had quite a bit of rain this past month and I'm afraid that with it and this humidity I might have some fungus problems in the garden. I have set each melon up on a plastic pot to avoid the wet ground and this seems to work.
This little crap has started to crow. It's pretty pitiful but they are trying. He started belting out the other morning and every chicken in the place stopped dead silent and looked around. They were like, "what the hell was that?" He strutted around anyway as if to say, "yeah, that's me! I'm bad! Uh-huh".
And watermelon!!! One big one so far and lots of little ones. These are Black Diamond and I have no idea how big they are supposed to get. Guess I could read the seed package. Or one of you could tell me if you have grown them yourself! I would say this one is pushing 15 pounds.


Offering Participants Something Surprising and New
By Belle Crawford
Garlic isn’t just for making really great salsa and scaring away vampires. It is an extremely versatile and nutritious bulb worthy of its very own festival. The fourth annual WNC Garlic Fest will take place on Saturday, October 7, from 12–6 p.m. at the new retail location of seed company Sow True Seed in Asheville. This year the festival anticipates between 30 and 40 local vendors, most of whom will be participating in the WNC Garlic Trail, a group of booths offering free samples and garlicky giveaways as well as opportunities to win raffle prizes provided by local businesses.
“The Garlic Trail is the activity that everyone gets super excited about,” says Chris Smith, Sow True Seed’s marketing and communications manager and one of the creators of Garlic Fest. “It is a true celebration of garlic. There will be garlic mushrooms, garlic salt, garlic hummus, traditional aioli, garlic elixir, garlic butter, garlic popcorn, garlic cookies, garlic beer, garlic jun, garlic pickles and honey garlic.”
Garlic Fest began in 2014 after a discussion between Sow True Seed employees about ways to improve educational opportunities for the public about growing garlic. The team decided to host garlic growing workshops, and almost everyone got swept away by what became a party dedicated to the pungent, spicy bulb.
“Now in its fourth year, we are expecting the event to be bigger than ever,” says Smith. Why the success? “Because there are a lot of garlic fanatics out there and this is a celebration of all things garlic.”
This year Michael Rayburn of Rayburn Farm is bringing his farm-grown purple popcorn and will be popping it at the festival for participants to try. Rayburn’s popcorn will be served with garlic butter made by another local grower, Root Bottom Farm.
“This is our third year in a row going to Garlic Fest,” says Morgan Decker, owner of Root Bottom Farm. “We sell our popular garlic sampler that includes 12 of our 14 varieties. The Great Bulbs of Fire sampler showcases our spicy and hot varieties. We also sell our garlic butter and I Love Garlic buttons and stickers.”
Garlic Fest is also a celebration of local food and local businesses. Back again this year is The Hop Ice Cream Café with their surprisingly delicious garlic ice cream and Asheville Tea Company with a special garlic tea. “We’re also excited to be printing a WNC Garlic Fest t-shirt for the first time this year,” says Smith.
“This is a fun festival for anyone who loves garlic,” says Decker. “Or for anyone who wants to explore all the crazy possibilities garlic has to offer.”
Sow True Seed is located on 243 Haywood Street in Asheville. Garlic Fest is free to attend and the use of breath mints is encouraged. For more information about WNC Garlic Fest, see wncgarlicfest.com or call 828.254.0708.


I have a tropical snow plant and it has stopped growing. I know it’s winter time but I keep the room warm and it gets sun light. It has been 2 month the new leaves have not open. And I have a plant light plus I give it plant food.
Over watering is often times the biggest issue for a Dieffenbachia.
Soil should be moist, but never soggy.
Your plant will do well in a bright and filtered sunlight setting.
The pot that you have looks a bit large for the size plant that you have.
To large of a container can lead to overwatering and root rot.
I would suggest lifting the plant and inspecting the roots. You can prune away any dead roots and then plant the plant into a smaller and better sized pot.
Use a good quality potting soil.
Here is a link with more information.


Those kind of objects don't tempt me to spend a lot of money, but homesteading gadgets and gewgaws do. When I saw this lovely seed starting set-up from Gardener's Supply Co., I nearly started to salivate.
|3-Tier Sunlite Garden, sold by Gardener's Supply Co.|
We attempted to start some of our vegetable plants from seed last year and had mixed results. The main problem was that the plants got leggy due to lack of adequate light. This doodad would completely eliminate that problem. There's room to start quite a few seedlings or nuture larger transplants and the level of the light fixtures is easily adjusted.
There's just one problem. The Sunlite Garden costs $599, shipping not included. Ridiculous, isn't it? No worries. You can create your own, even larger version of this set-up for a fraction of the cost.
Here's how we did it:
- One 74"x 48" 5-Tier Shelving Unit - $79.97 at Lowe's
- Four 48" T8 fluorescent shop lights - $17.98 each at Lowe's
- One 12 pack of 4' T8 Cool White Fluorescent bulbs - $29.98 at Lowe's
- Eight S-hooks - 78 cents for two at Lowe's
- One power strip with timer - $13.98 at Amazon.com
GRAND TOTAL FOR HARDWARE: $198.97 plus tax
|We assembled the shelving unit and then hung the shop lights from each shelf|
I found out from my research that you don't have to use special lights to grow strong seedlings. A standard fluorescent light will work provided that you can adjust it so that it is 1-2" above the seedlings. Shop lights already come on 9" chains; all you have to do is buy a few S hooks to hang them from the shelving unit at the level you need. Seedlings need about 12-14 hours of light a day and a power strip on a timer makes it easy to provide the right amount of light while saving energy.
|The level of the shop lights can be easily adjusted using the chains and S hooks|
Other expenses: You will also need something to start your seeds in. You can buy sterile seed starting medium or make your own. We plan on recycling toilet paper and paper towel rolls for seed starter pots (read about how to do that here) and milk jugs for larger transplants, so those will be free. We invested in some leak-proof seed starting flats, clear domes to cover the flats during germination, and a couple of heat mats to use with the most heat-loving plants. We will be starting seeds inside our house, but if you are planning on doing it out in a garage or cold basement, you will need to have a source of heat for the seedlings.
We'll be starting our first seeds in less than a month. I can't wait to put this system into use! I think I'll take all the money we saved and buy something truly useful.... like more chickens!
Best Tips for Starting Seeds Indoors by Barbara Pleasant in the Dec 2012/Jan 2013 issue of Mother Earth News
Anyone else starting seeds indoor this year? What kind of set-up do you employ?


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Typical balcony plants, the first geraniums did not come to Europe until the 17th century. It originates from South Africa where over 250 wild species can still be found. The plant started its global expansion from the Netherlands.
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Prior to joining Nutrients PLUS, Thrasher was a business owner and company representative in the green industry for 30 years. He previously owned and operated Second Nature Tree & Landscaping Co., a lawn, landscape and tree service company, which operated in the northern New York City area. Thrasher's longstanding association with MetGCSA was helpful in funding research at Virginia Tech on the budgeting of organic matter.
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The good news is we still have freestone peaches, seedless grapes, Early Gold (June) apples, and pears. The bad news is that the nectarines are finished for the season.
The sale for 1/2 bushel boxes of #2 peaches is over. The price for a 1/2 bushel box of #2 quality (smaller or blemished) is $15.00. #1 quality is $25.00 for 1/2 bushel, $4.00 for 1 quart, $7 for 2 quarts, $9.00 for 1/2 peck, and $13.00 for a peck.


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Fertilizer is vastly overrated and intended only for indoor plants that have been in the same pot for a year or more, are healthy and are growing vigorously. It is not medicine to cure problems and it will not make plants grow bigger or faster.
The product you ordered is no better or worse than most other products. Use it only for plants that are growing as I described above. Plants growing in low light do not need any fertilizer.
For those that do, dilute it to half-strength and apply it no more than once per month and only when they are growing.
There are lots of things to consider when caring for indoor plants, but fertilizer is not high on the list.


I don’t have much of a green thumb, so it seems amazing to me that so many people can combine seeds and dirt and water into fruits, vegetables, flowers, trees, and all the wonderful things that grow in our gardens. Today’s eye candy celebrates that skill with recently finished garden-related FOs.
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This paper is interested in exploring the interrelatedness of some accompanying policy changes and
initiatives in the selected Asian countries as well as reviewing the Malaysian National Food Security Policy. Actions taken in response to the food crisis in the selected Asian countries have worked out well and produced promising outcomes from a combination of availability, accessibility, utilization, and stability aspects in food security. Malaysia weighted more on availability aspect in food security by introducing more short- and longterm policy measures for boosting paddy and rice production, particularly in Sabah and Sarawak under the National Food Security Policy. However, much of the unhappiness and disequilibrium in the local paddy and rice market were created due to irrational extensive intervention of the Miller Subsidy and Beras Nasional programmes in the nation. Many of the policy measures targeted at area expansion and productivity but it was suggested that the dominant path to achieve the targeted self-sufficiency level is through research and development at specialized and committed paddy and rice research centre. Trade oriented self-reliance approach that strategized with multiple and diversified sources of rice import was tipped to be superior of current selfsufficiency approach.


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I am growing two different types of tomatoes, one is a roma grape tomato, which is doing pretty well. The other is an indeterminate. The indeterminates put out fruit, and they are just now slowly starting to turn red. I have one plant in another box with some pumpkin plants. It has some good fruit on it, but not showing a lot of signs of ripening. Is there anything I can do to help it along? I'm wondering if it may not be getting enough sunlight? And can I cut some of the leaves from the pumpkins (vining) to give the tomato plant more sun? Our nights are really cooling down now, last night was in the high 40s, and I'm a little concerned about that. Daytime temps are still in the 80s. Wonderful weather! Thanks!
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A week or two ago, I had to throw out all but two of my plants after they all withered away and died. Only my bright red bromeliad and my purple petunias still showed any signs of life. The bromeliad was thriving, but the purple petunias were hanging on by a thread.
I figured out that most of this was my own fault because I had been over-watering my plants. After seeing Grandma water her flowers every day for many years, I just assumed that was what I was supposed to do, especially since I now live in a super sunny and hot climate. But apparently not. A few people have mentioned to me that it is likely that my plants also died because they got scorched in the Florida sun. They said that the plants and flowers that thrived in my grandma’s garden up in the Midwest aren’t suited for the hot tropical climate of southern Florida. Well if that’s the case, then why do they sell those types of plants here??
Anyway, once I discovered that over-watering was the main source of the problem, I immediately drained all of the excess water from my plant pots and stopped watering them for a week in order to give the soil a chance to dry out. And once it did, I noticed that my petunias quickly sprang back to life. In just the last few days, I have counted at least a dozen new blooms sprouting on my petunia plant. So apparently watering it only once a week is all that it needs; duly noted. Now that I know this, perhaps I will go buy a second petunia plant in a different color and see how well that one will thrive, too.
My bright orange-red bromeliad that has been growing and thriving the best suddenly turned pale and brown and has begun to fall over at the base of the stem this past week. I’m not sure if it’s nearing the end of its natural life or if it just needs to be transferred into a bigger pot of soil now that it has grown bigger. Perhaps I should go to one of those reputable Lawn & Gardening centers at a Home Depot or a Lowe’s and talk to someone there about it. They might be able to tell me what to do with it.
My hanging fern plant looks like it’s dying on me, too. Many of the leaves are turning brown and hard and falling off. I stopped over-watering that plant as well, but it doesn’t seem to have helped it any. I also tried taking it out of the shady corner it hangs in and setting it down on the balcony floor where it can get lots of sunlight, but that also does not seem to be helping, either. I guess I should also ask about the fern plant if I talk to any experts at a store.
So at the moment, it looks as if the only plant that is thriving is the purple petunias, and that plant has made a complete turn-around. One way or another I will eventually learn the ropes and get the hang of this gardening stuff.


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More than three months of war and blockaded exports are keeping Ukrainian food products from the world, and the UN warns we might be on the cusp of a food shortage. The whole world, that is.
Before Russia invaded the country, Ukraine was one of the primary providers of several staple crops to world markets, including corn, wheat, maize, and barley. Agricultural products were Ukraine’s primary source of export revenue and accounted for nearly 10% of the country’s GDP.
But the war and blockades of Ukrainian port cities have halted global supply chains for these food products. And the UN’s hunger and food security organization is warning that a food crisis beckons if that remains the case.
“In 2023, you will have a food shortage problem,” David Beasley, executive director of the UN’s World Food Programme, said at a conference on Thursday.
Around 25 million tons of various staple grains are currently sitting in storage units in large port cities such as Odesa, waiting to be shipped to international markets, but they are unable to leave Ukraine because of an ongoing Russian blockade in the Black Sea.
On a recent visit to Odesa, the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, tweeted that he saw “silos full of grain, wheat and corn ready for export. This badly needed food is stranded because of the Russian war and blockade of Black Sea ports.”
On Thursday, Beasley implored Russian officials to lift the blockade at all costs to avert a global food shortage.
“If you have any heart at all for the rest of the world, regardless of how you feel about Ukraine, you need to open up those ports,” he told CNN in statements directed at Russian President Vladimir Putin.
An indefinite blockade of Ukrainian ports would affect every country in the world, but some are more in need of food imports than others, and more at risk of a catastrophic food shortage.
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Friday, Beasley warned that several countries in North and East Africa and the Middle East were poised to face “tremendous food security issues” in the near future due to the Ukraine war.
Several countries—including Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan, and Cameroon—relied on Ukraine and Russia for at least half of their wheat imports before the war, according to the international NGO Human Rights Watch. Should food products remain stuck in Ukraine, these countries will be hit by food shortages first and hardest.
Beasley also warned that missing food exports from Ukraine are adding to preexisting food insecurity affecting the world’s more vulnerable regions this year, including the pandemic, severe weather events, and droughts hurting harvests.
Should the looming food shortage issues fail to be addressed, Beasley warned that it could lead to a “crisis on top of a crisis, a tsunami within a tsunami. And that, we can’t afford right now.”
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Coffea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Coffea species are shrubs or small trees native to tropical and southern Africa and tropical Asia. The seeds of some species, called coffee beans, are used to flavor various beverages and products. The fruits, like the seeds, contain a large amount of caffeine, and have a distinct sweet taste and are often juiced. The plant ranks as one of the world's most valuable and widely traded commodity crops and is an important export product of several countries, including those in Central and South America, the Caribbean and Africa.
Cultivation and use
There are over 120 species of Coffea, which is grown from seed. The two most popular are Coffea arabica (commonly known simply as "Arabica"), which accounts for 60–80% of the world's coffee production, and Coffea canephora (known as "Robusta"), which accounts for about 20–40%.
The trees produce edible red or purple fruits, known sometimes erroneously as "cherries", which are described either as epigynous berries or as indehiscent drupes. These contain two seeds, called "coffee beans", though they are not true beans. In about 5–10% of any crop of coffee fruits, only a single bean is found. Called a peaberry, it is smaller and rounder than a normal coffee bean. These are often removed from the yield and either sold separately or discarded.
When grown in the tropics, coffee is a vigorous bush or small tree that usually grows to a height of 3–3.5 m (9.8–11.5 ft). Most commonly cultivated coffee species grow best at high elevations, but do not tolerate freezing temperatures.
The tree of Coffea arabica will grow fruits after three to five years, producing for an average of 50 to 60 years, although up to 100 is possible. The white flowers are highly scented. The fruit takes about 9 months to ripen.
The caffeine in coffee "beans" serves as a toxic substance protecting the seeds of the plant, a form of natural plant defense against herbivory. Fruits and leaves also contain caffeine, and can be used to make a tea. (See: Coffee cherry tea) The fruit is also used in many brands of soft drink as well as pre-packaged teas.
Coffee is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera (butterfly and moth) species, Dalcera abrasa, turnip moth and some members of the genus Endoclita, including E. damor and E. malabaricus.
New species of Coffea are still being identified in the 2000s. In 2008 and 2009, researchers from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew named seven from the mountains of northern Madagascar, including C. ambongensis, C. boinensis, C. labatii, C. pterocarpa, C. bissetiae, and C. namorokensis.
In 2008, two new species were discovered in Cameroon. Coffea charrieriana, which is caffeine-free, and Coffea anthonyi. By crossing the new species with other known coffees, two new features might be introduced to cultivated coffee plants: beans without caffeine and self-pollination.
In 2014, the coffee genome was published, with more than 25,000 genes identified. This revealed that coffee plants make caffeine using a different set of genes from those found in tea, cacao and other such plants.
- Coffea abbayesii J.-F.Leroy
- Coffea affinis De Wild.
- Coffea alleizettii Dubard
- Coffea ambanjensis J.-F.Leroy
- Coffea ambongenis J.-F.Leroy ex A.P.Davis
- Coffea andrambovatensis J.-F.Leroy
- Coffea ankaranensis J.-F.Leroy ex A.P.Davis
- Coffea anthonyi Stoff. & F.Anthony
- Coffea arabica L.
- Coffea arenesiana J.-F.Leroy
- Coffea augagneurii Dubard
- Coffea bakossii Cheek & Bridson
- Coffea benghalensis B.Heyne ex Schult.
- Coffea bertrandii A.Chev.
- Coffea betamponensis Portères & J.-F.Leroy
- Coffea bissetiae A.P.Davis & Rakotonas.
- Coffea boinensis A.P.Davis & Rakotonas.
- Coffea boiviniana A.P.Davis & Rakotonas.
- Coffea bonnieri Dubard
- Coffea brassii (J.-F.Leroy) A.P.Davis
- Coffea brevipes Hiern
- Coffea bridsoniae A.P.Davis & Mvungi
- Coffea buxifolia A.Chev.
- Coffea canephora ("Coffea robusta") Pierre ex A.Froehner
- Coffea carrissoi A.Chev.
- Coffea charrieriana Stoff. & F.Anthony
- Coffea cochinchinensis Pierre ex Pit.
- Coffea commersoniana (Baill.) A.Chev.
- Coffea congensis A.Froehner
- Coffea costatifructa Bridson
- Coffea coursiana J.-F.Leroy
- Coffea dactylifera Robbr. & Stoff.
- Coffea decaryana J.-F.Leroy
- Coffea dubardii Jum.
- Coffea ebracteolata (Hiern) Brenan
- Coffea eugenioides S.Moore
- Coffea fadenii Bridson
- Coffea farafanganensis J.-F.Leroy
- Coffea floresiana Boerl.
- Coffea fotsoana Stoff. & Sonké
- Coffea fragilis J.-F.Leroy
- Coffea fragrans Wall. ex Hook.f.
- Coffea gallienii Dubard
- Coffea grevei Drake ex A.Chev.
- Coffea heimii J.-F.Leroy
- Coffea homollei J.-F.Leroy
- Coffea horsfieldiana Miq.
- Coffea humbertii J.-F.Leroy
- Coffea humblotiana Baill.
- Coffea humilis A.Chev.
- Coffea jumellei J.-F.Leroy
- Coffea kapakata (A.Chev.) Bridson
- Coffea kianjavatensis J.-F.Leroy
- Coffea kihansiensis A.P.Davis & Mvungi
- Coffea kimbozensis Bridson
- Coffea kivuensis Lebrun
- Coffea labatii A.P.Davis & Rakotonas.
- Coffea lancifolia A.Chev.
- Coffea lebruniana Germ. & Kester
- Coffea leonimontana Stoff.
- Coffea leroyi A.P.Davis
- Coffea liaudii J.-F.Leroy ex A.P.Davis
- Coffea liberica Hiern
- Coffea ligustroides S.Moore
- Coffea littoralis A.P.Davis & Rakotonas.
- Coffea lulandoensis Bridson
- Coffea mabesae (Elmer) J.-F.Leroy
- Coffea macrocarpa A.Rich.
- Coffea madurensis Teijsm. & Binn. ex Koord.
- Coffea magnistipula Stoff. & Robbr.
- Coffea malabarica (Sivar., Biju & P.Mathew) A.P.Davis
- Coffea mangoroensis Portères
- Coffea mannii (Hook.f.) A.P.Davis
- Coffea manombensis A.P.Davis
- Coffea mapiana Sonké, Nguembou & A.P.Davis
- Coffea mauritiana Lam.
- Coffea mayombensis A.Chev.
- Coffea mcphersonii A.P.Davis & Rakotonas.
- Coffea melanocarpa Welw. ex Hiern
- Coffea merguensis Ridl.
- Coffea millotii J.-F.Leroy
- Coffea minutiflora A.P.Davis & Rakotonas.
- Coffea mogenetii Dubard
- Coffea mongensis Bridson
- Coffea montekupensis Stoff.
- Coffea montis-sacri A.P.Davis
- Coffea moratii J.-F.Leroy ex A.P.Davis & Rakotonas.
- Coffea mufindiensis Hutch. ex Bridson
- Coffea myrtifolia (A.Rich. ex DC.) J.-F.Leroy
- Coffea namorokensis A.P.Davis & Rakotonas.
- Coffea neobridsoniae A.P.Davis
- Coffea neoleroyi A.P.Davis
- Coffea perrieri Drake ex Jum. & H.Perrier
- Coffea pervilleana (Baill.) Drake
- Coffea pocsii Bridson
- Coffea pseudozanguebariae Bridson
- Coffea pterocarpa A.P.Davis & Rakotonas.
- Coffea racemosa Lour.
- Coffea rakotonasoloi A.P.Davis
- Coffea ratsimamangae J.-F.Leroy ex A.P.Davis & Rakotonas.
- Coffea resinosa (Hook.f.) Radlk.
- Coffea rhamnifolia (Chiov.) Bridson
- Coffea richardii J.-F.Leroy
- Coffea sahafaryensis J.-F.Leroy
- Coffea sakarahae J.-F.Leroy
- Coffea salvatrix Swynn. & Philipson
- Coffea sambavensis J.-F.Leroy ex A.P.Davis & Rakotonas.
- Coffea sapinii (De Wild.) A.P.Davis
- Coffea schliebenii Bridson
- Coffea semsei (Bridson) A.P.Davis
- Coffea sessiliflora Bridson
- Coffea stenophylla G.Don
- Coffea tetragona Jum. & H.Perrier
- Coffea togoensis A.Chev.
- Coffea toshii A.P.Davis & Rakotonas.
- Coffea travancorensis Wight & Arn.
- Coffea tricalysioides J.-F.Leroy
- Coffea tsirananae J.-F.Leroy
- Coffea vatovavyensis J.-F.Leroy
- Coffea vavateninensis J.-F.Leroy
- Coffea vianneyi J.-F.Leroy
- Coffea vohemarensis A.P.Davis & Rakotonas.
- Coffea wightiana Wall. ex Wight & Arn.
- Coffea zanguebariae Lour.
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Wishing everyone a wonderful start to 2014!