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Food forest at The Rut

	Type	Edible	Edible parts	Growth	Layer	Light requirement	Nitrogen Fixing	Propagation method	USDA Hardiness zone	Utility	When to sow (indoors)	When to sow (outdoors)
American Cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon	Species	✔️	Fruit	Medium	Shrubs	Full sun, Partial sun/shade
American Plum Prunus americana	Species	✔️	Fruit, Seed	Medium	Understory	Full sun, Partial sun/shade	No		3-8
American Vetch Vicia americana	Species	✔️	Leaves, Seed, Seedpod			Full sun, Partial sun/shade			4-7
Apple Mint Mentha x villosa alopecuroides	Species	✔️	Leaves			Full sun, Partial sun/shade			4-8
Asparagus Asparagus officinalis	Species	True	Shoots, Stem	Slow	Herbs	Full sun, Partial sun/shade		Seed - direct sow, Seed - transplant, Division	2-9		16 weeks before last frost date
Basil Ocimum basilicum	Species	True	Leaves, Seed, Flowers	Fast	Herbs	Full sun		Seed - direct sow	5-10			After last frost date
Bergamot Monarda didyma	Species	✔️	Flowers, Leaves	Medium	Herbs	Full sun, Partial sun/shade		Seed - transplant, Seed - direct sow, Division	4-10	Attracts insects, Attracts hummingbirds	6-8 weeks before last frost	early spring - 8 weeks before first frost
Black elderberry Sambucus nigra	Species	✔️	Flowers, Fruit	Fast	Understory	Full sun, Partial sun/shade			5-7	Animal feed, Attracts insects, Hedgerow, Poultry forage, Wind breaker, Dye, Wildlife habitat
Bleeding Heart Dicentra spectabilis	Species	✔️	Leaves	Medium		Full sun, Partial sun/shade			3-9
Blue Lupin Lupinus angustifolius	Species	True	Seed		Herbs	Full sun		Seed - direct sow	7-9	Nitrogen fixer, Animal feed		8 weeks before last frost date
Chamomile Matricaria chamomilla	Species				Herbs	Full sun			5-9
Checkerberry Gaultheria procumbens	Species	✔️	Fruit, Leaves	Medium	Shrubs	Partial sun/shade, Full shade			3-6
Chives Allium schoenoprasum	Species	True	Bulb, Flowers, Leaves, Root	Medium	Herbs	Full sun, Partial sun/shade		Seed - direct sow, Seed - transplant, Division	3-12	Attracts insects, Ground cover		4-6 weeks before last frost
Comfrey Symphytum officinale	Species	✔️	Leaves	Fast	Ground cover	Full sun, Partial sun/shade	No		4-8
Common Ginger Zingiber officinale	Species	✔️	Flowers, Leaves, Root, Shoots	Fast		Full sun, Partial sun/shade			8-12
Common Grape Vine Vitis vinifera	Species	True	Flowers, Fruit, Leaves, Seed	Fast	Vines	Full sun, Partial sun/shade		Seed - direct sow, Cuttings	6-10
Coriander Coriandrum sativum	Species		Leaves, Seed		Herbs	Full sun, Partial sun/shade			2-11	Repels aphids, Repels potato beetles, Repels spider mites
Currant Bush Scaevola spinescens	Species	✔️	Fruit		Shrubs	Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Dill Anethum graveolens	Species	✔️	Leaves, Seed	Medium	Herbs	Full sun			2-11
Echinacea Echinacea purpurea	Species	✔️	Leaves	Medium		Full sun			3-10
Eggplant Solanum melongena	Species	✔️	Fruit, Leaves			Full sun			8-11
Flax Linum usitatissimum	Species	✔️	Seed			Full sun			4-8
Garlic Allium sativum	Species		Bulb, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seed		Herbs	Full sun		Seed - direct sow	3-10			Late autumn, Early spring
Globe Artichoke Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus	Species	✔️	Flowers, Leaves, Stem			Full sun		Seed - direct sow, Seed - transplant, Division, Cuttings	7-11
Golden Evergreen Raspberry Rubus ellipticus	Species		Fruit		Shrubs	Full sun, Partial sun/shade, Full shade		Seed - direct sow, Seed - transplant, Cuttings	7-10
Ground Cherry Physalis lanceolata	Species	✔️	Fruit			Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Haskap Lonicera caerulea	Species	True	Fruit	Fast	Shrubs	Full sun			3-9	Attracts insects, Hedgerow, Poultry forage
Lavender Lavandula angustifolia	Species	✔️	Flowers	Slow	Shrubs	Full sun	No		5-8	Attracts insects, Hedgerow, Wind breaker
Lemon Verbena Aloysia citrodora	Species	True	Leaves	Medium	Shrubs	Full sun, Partial sun/shade			7-10
Lemon balm Melissa officinalis	Species	✔️	Leaves	Fast	Herbs	Full sun, Partial sun/shade	No		4-8
Lilac Syringa vulgaris	Species	✔️	Flowers	Medium	Shrubs	Full sun			3-7	Attracts insects, Hedgerow, Wind breaker, Dye, Wildlife habitat
Loofah Luffa aegyptiaca	Species	✔️	Flowers, Fruit, Leaves, Seed, Shoots	Fast	Vines	Full sun			10-12
Lupinus Lupinus albus	Species	✔️	Seed		Herbs	Full sun
Apple "MacIntosh" Malus domestica	Variety	True	Fruit		Trees	Full sun, Partial sun/shade			3-8	Animal feed, Attracts insects, Hedgerow
Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus	Species		Flowers, Leaves, Seed, Seedpod	Fast	Ground cover, Herbs	Full sun		Seed - direct sow, Seed - transplant	6-11	Trap crop, Repels whiteflies, Repels cucumber beetles, Attracts insects, Biomass	2-4 weeks before last frost	1 week after last frost - late spring
New Jersey Tea Ceanothus americanus	Species			Fast	Shrubs	Full sun, Partial sun/shade	Yes		4-9
New Jersey blueberry Vaccinium caesariense	Species	✔️	Fruit		Shrubs	Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Northern Bayberry Myrica pensylvanica	Species	✔️	Fruit		Shrubs	Full sun, Partial sun/shade			2-9
Northern Highbush Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum	Species	✔️	Fruit, Leaves	Medium	Shrubs	Full sun, Partial sun/shade			3-8	Animal feed, Attracts insects, Hedgerow, Wildlife habitat
Oregano Origanum vulgare	Species	✔️	Leaves	Medium	Herbs	Full sun, Partial sun/shade			4-10
Parsley Petroselinum crispum	Species	✔️	Leaves	Medium	Herbs	Full sun, Partial sun/shade			5-8
Passion Flower Passiflora incarnata	Species	✔️	Flowers, Fruit, Leaves	Fast	Vines	Full sun			7-11
Potato Solanum tuberosum	Species		Root			Full sun		Seed - direct sow	3-10			April
Red Clover Trifolium pratense	Species	✔️	Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seed	Medium	Herbs	Full sun			5-9
Red raspberry Rubus idaeus	Species	True	Fruit, Root, Stem	Medium	Shrubs	Full sun, Partial sun/shade			3-8	Animal feed, Attracts insects, Hedgerow, Poultry forage, Wildlife habitat
Rosemary Salvia rosmarinus	Species	✔️	Leaves	Medium	Herbs	Full sun			6-11	Attracts insects, Hedgerow
Sage Salvia officinalis	Species		Flowers, Leaves	Medium	Herbs	Full sun			3-11
Spearmint Mentha spicata	Species	✔️	Leaves			Full sun, Partial sun/shade			3-9
Spotted Cranesbill Geranium maculatum	Species			Medium		Full sun			3-10
Strawberry Fragaria	Species	✔️	Fruit			Full sun, Partial sun/shade			4-8
Sweet Goldenrod Solidago odora	Species	✔️	Leaves, Seed			Full sun, Partial sun/shade			3-7
Sweet Woodruff Galium odoratum	Species	✔️	Flowers, Leaves	Medium		Partial sun/shade, Full shade			5-9
Sweet cherry Prunus avium	Species	✔️	Fruit, Seed	Fast	Trees	Full sun, Partial sun/shade			3-7	Animal feed, Attracts insects, Hedgerow, Wildlife habitat
Sweet potato Ipomoea batatas	Species	✔️	Leaves, Root	Fast	Vines	Full sun			10-12
Tarragon Artemisia dracunculus	Species	✔️	Leaves	Medium		Full sun, Partial sun/shade			5-8
Thyme Thymus vulgaris	Species	✔️	Flowers, Leaves	Medium	Herbs	Full sun			5-11
Tomatillo Physalis ixocarpa	Species	✔️	Fruit			Full sun, Partial sun/shade			7-10
Twoflower Violet Viola biflora	Species	✔️	Flowers, Leaves			Partial sun/shade
Violet Wood Sorrel Oxalis violacea	Species	✔️	Bulb, Flowers, Leaves, Root		Herbs	Full sun, Partial sun/shade			4-8
Western Dog Violet Viola adunca	Species	✔️	Flowers, Leaves			Full sun, Partial sun/shade			4-8
Wild Carrot Daucus carota	Species	✔️	Flowers, Root	Medium		Full sun			4-8