Which five plants would you choose?

[crazygoatlady915]

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Whoa! I had no idea!

 

[chickensducks&agoose]

Well, nutritonally:
Quinoa
Wheat
A cruciferous veggie (broccoli or cabbage etc.)
Spinach
Maple Tree (for wood and syrup!)

but just for taste:
Carrots,
snap peas
Delicata Squash
Watermelon
potatoes.

The second list is pretty much what I'm planting this spring!

 

[chicmom]

Hello-

I don't know all the scientific stuff, but I think I'd like to at least have maple trees (for wood, syrup, shade), peanuts (peanut butter, peanuts just for snacking, peanut oil), an apple tree, cotton for making clothes, and peas. Nothing like fresh peas from the garden......

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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That implies that you would have ponds or boggy areas. What if you don't?

 

[littlefork]

When I was in Hawaii I went to a demonstration on the uses of coconut trees, the native giving the talk said that all he needed to survive was coconut trees. The leaves can be used for building shelters and for making rope, the trunk can be hollowed out and used as a boat, and the nuts provide both food and water.

 

[sourland]

Corn, wheat, potatoes, beans, and roses for pretty.

 

[SourRoses]

Tomatoes
Onions
Garlic
Basil
Wheat

Spaghetti!!!!

Very, very necessary since that is what I eat six nights a week!

 

[sourland]

I'll supply the meat, bread, and potatoes. Squishy will provide the spaghetti.

 

[SourRoses]

I'm in! We can make some nice garlic bread too, then!

But I want some of your pretty roses, ok?

 

[Stevenson]

I think you have to have some kind of tree. I couldn't imagine no trees. So, to add to your question....if you were going to select only one tree, which would it be?

Some possibilities with some extra benefits beyond shade, windbreak, wood for construction, cooking and heat, etc.:

Sugar Maple - syrup
Nut trees - pecans, etc
Fruit trees - apples, oranges, pears, etc

It would be extremely hard for me to choose just one......man, this is a good question.