Someday, I would like to have a _____ growing in my backyard
This is up for discussion on Andrea's Recipe blog. Basically, any plant with a culinary use....would you want a cherry, apple or lemon tree? Your own avocados or a tree to keep you supplied with maple syrup? Black raspberry bushes? Bay leaves? By the number of corn lovers comments, I think some of you would like your own corn field! I would choose a pecan tree. What culinary plant would you like in your yard?
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21 Comments:
A persimmon tree. :)
Karen Resta at 12:21PM on 08/27/07
A gooseberry bush...
The thing I would like most in my yard for culinary reasons is a gardener!
Cary at 12:27PM on 08/27/07
I want a fig tree! I live in the right climate but I have no place to put a tree. Also, I want a jujube (Chinese date) just because I like saying the name.
Library Lady at 1:30PM on 08/27/07
I would love an apple tree because once fall hits, I wouldn't have to worry about getting enough apples at the grocery store. (And if JEP's question were about a non-culinary plant, I would definitely wish for a money tree.)
LiveToEat at 2:38PM on 08/27/07
Mango tree! Oh that would be heaven indeed.
BakingAndBooks at 3:03PM on 08/27/07
If I had a garden, I would love to grow just about anything. Apricots, herbs, figs, beans, potatoes, salad leaves, spinich, pumkpkins, figs and garlic. You can tell that I am an urbanite with green belt intentions. Ohh arrr.
lympicita at 3:06PM on 08/27/07
a lemon tree
ceforrester at 3:07PM on 08/27/07
Isn't there such a thing as a beer garden? I'd like to grow one of those.
Karen Resta at 3:14PM on 08/27/07
A bacon tree.
ronfrankl at 3:26PM on 08/27/07
mmm, a buffalo mozzarella tree!
Realistically though, a wildly flourishing basil plant (my backyard doesn't get much sun, so nothing I plant ever succeeds) and a carrot patch (I can eat a 2 pound bag a day)
ChristineB at 4:27PM on 08/27/07
Leave it to us SE fans to come up with unique & funny answers! Love the money tree, beer garden & bacon tree ideas!
I'd add coconut grove & a banana tree to my yard.
What other culinary plant would you have growing in your backyard?
JEP at 5:09PM on 08/27/07
Laurel Tree
nelson5757 at 5:23PM on 08/27/07
Dish washer
ok, I mean Meyer Lemon Tree
Steamy Kitchen at 5:28PM on 08/27/07
A pear tree.
ronfrankl at 5:54PM on 08/27/07
an avocado tree. and a gigantic raspberry bush. plus a money tree.
samedog at 6:02PM on 08/27/07
The ingredients to make salsa -- jalapeno and regular chile peppers, tomatoes and onions! Also, cucumbers and basil. (Cucumbers cost a lot at Bay Area super markets.) An apple tree sounds cool. And a palm tree for my husband.
misseditor at 6:10PM on 08/27/07
meyer lemons would be awesome. also, i would love and endless supply of fresh thyme. i use it everytime i cook.
then again, scallions are endlessly usefull and fresh parsley, chives, or chervil.
yeah, a huge herb garden thats what i would want. plus the lemons.
coolname at 7:34PM on 08/27/07
Some coconut palms would be perfect! But that is not going to happen in the Northeast...
jonfoxx at 7:34PM on 08/27/07
I second the bacon tree idea!
Kbear919 at 11:51PM on 08/27/07
I would love an avocado tree, a mango tree and a cherry tree. And a gorgeous man servant tree.
B
Hand to Mouth
handtomouth at 5:33PM on 08/28/07
Oooh...so tough. Do we have to pick just one? Heh, I would go with tomato and basil plants so I could have endless supplies of Capresi salad ingredients...Mmmm...
Oh. And for the non-existent impossible kind: a sushi tree.....I would like endless amounts of sushi too.
Hillary
Chew on That
Chew on That at 5:10PM on 08/29/07