Landrace Gardening: Open Pollinated Land-race Moschata's

[ysabetwordsmith]

Folks have mentioned an interest in questions and conversations that make them think. So I've decided to offer more of those. The current batch features landrace gardening.


Open Pollinated Land-race Moschata's

I grow my own variety of open pollinated butternut squash. It is an early season land-race with tremendous genetic diversity. The seed produces necked squash, and butternuts, and pumpkins, and cheese squash of lots of different sizes and shapes.

Read more of this article.

This describes the process of creating a landrace of moschata squash with diverse traits.  You can do the same just by gathering lots of different seeds, throwing them in the ground together, and keeping whatever you consider the best results.

See last week's post about hybrid squash for a list of landrace and heirloom squash seed sources.

Comments

[oracne]

This is fascinating!!!

Yay!

[ysabetwordsmith]

I'm glad you're enjoying it. Landrace gardening fascinates me too. I especially enjoy watching things that spread themselves, like the snowdrops wandering all over the yard, or the sunchokes.

Do you have a yard, or even a balcony? Not all landrace crops need as much space as squash. I bought seeds for landrace basil this year, and that's going in a container.

Re: Yay!

[oracne]

There's some dirt in the alley and under the deck (which covers my tiny city backyard) but they are NOT good dirt - lots of construction trash mixed in. Also, not much sun. I have a ton of potted plants and a decent amount of windows.

Re: Yay!

[ysabetwordsmith]

A deck works fine as a base for a container garden. Admittedly the limited sun is a challenge, but some things will grow in part shade.

General Tips

https://www.canr.msu.edu/resources/container_gardening_in_a_shady_area

https://www.southernliving.com/garden/shade/shade-container-garden

https://www.decks.com/how-to/articles/best-plants-for-decks-and-patios

https://bonnieplants.com/blogs/garden-ideas-inspiration/creative-ways-to-grow-food-on-your-deck


Herbs

https://www.homefortheharvest.com/herbs-that-grow-in-shade/

https://wildmountainseeds.com/product/hungarian-landrace-parsley/

https://starfishhoney.com/products/downy-pagoda-mint-wild-landrace-seed

https://www.thebuffaloseedcompany.com/product/cilantro-georgian-landrace-100-or-250-seeds-/390

https://www.thebuffaloseedcompany.com/product/dill-albanian-landrace-200-or-500-seeds-/392

https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/garlic-chives

https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/spotted-beebalm

https://www.cultivariable.com/product/everything-else/root-chervil-landrace-200-seeds/


Edible Flowers

https://blog.gardeningknowhow.com/top-of-the-crop/edible-shade-flowers/

https://www.plantgoodseed.com/products/sherbet-calendula-flower-seeds-calendula-officinalis?variant=940603609

https://www.gardenhoard.com/daylily-mix-seeds.html


Vegetables

https://growagoodlife.com/vegetables-that-grow-in-shade/

https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/golden-grex-beet

https://snakeriverseeds.com/products/carrot-lofthouse

https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/kaleidescope-perennial-kale-grex

https://www.adaptiveseeds.com/product/vegetables/leeks/leek-verdonnet-organic/

https://www.thebuffaloseedcompany.com/product/lettuce-turkish-romaine-landrace-100-seeds-/159

https://trueloveseeds.com/products/mizuna-landrace

https://annapolisseeds.com/products/mustard-mayhem

https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/rhubarb-breeders-mix