{"id":558,"date":"2026-06-28T12:55:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T18:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mother-of-flowers.com\/?p=558"},"modified":"2026-06-28T12:55:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T18:55:44","slug":"garden-reflections-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mother-of-flowers.com\/?p=558","title":{"rendered":"Garden Reflections 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Every year our garden changes. We live in a climate that throws new weather patterns at us each season, we are still making small improvements, and I love to try new things!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last season we put a bunch of new plants into the garden. I already reflected on some of them but got busy with the season and missed some, so here is that reflection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walking Stick Kale- Grew about 4 feet tall, dried the leaves for soup. The stalks dried but we didn’t find a use for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collard tree- one location didn’t work out, trying a new location this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ground Cherry- No one seemed to like the fruity flavor of these fresh, found out they are very interesting when dried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tomatillo- Wasn’t as productive as we were hoping, growing more this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luffa Gourd- Didn’t like the taste or texture of these used green for eating, Harvest before freeze and used to oven to dry out as sponges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Borage- Beautiful bright blue flowers, very prickly plant. Enjoyed having it growing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Artichoke- Did not get a usable vegetable, but had a stunning flower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melons and Pumpkins- Still figuring out how to successfully grow these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glass Gem Corn- These got super tall and were so fun to have around during harvest season! Dried and stored them, haven’t tried grinding them into corn meal yet but plan to soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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