What's are some unique Minnesota/Midwest Edibles - Zone 4

5 years ago

Hello Everyone! Are you growing anything interesting and unique in your Zone 4 garden? I am trying to find some edible besides the usual blueberry/blackberry/raspberry. Thanks!

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dandy_line (Z3b N Cent Mn)
5 years ago
The birds go crazy for Elderberry, Serviceberry, Viburnum(dentatum, lentago, trilobum among others), etc. And also Strawberry in June.
Duffy Meadows
5 years ago
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We grow all sorts of great edibles in Minnesota - most are perennial.

We write about them and sell some seeds here: www.duffymeadows.com

Here is a list of some of the things we grow (zone 4a):

egyptian walking onions

sunchokes

asparagus

nanking cherries

garlic chives

onion chives

hackberry trees

aronia berries

currants (red white and pink)

mulberry

serviceberry

gooseberries

prickly pear cactus

american plums

black walnuts

grapes (wild and a few cold hardy varieties)

black raspberries

dew berries

red raspberries

wild rice

ground nuts

wapito arrowhead

cherries, apples, pears, plums

goji berries

haskaps (honeyberries)

blueberries

Wild black cherry, pin cherry, chokecherry

nannyberry

Staghorn and smooth sumac

the romance series of cherry bushes

hazelnuts

chestnuts

hawthorne

black currants and jostaberries

garlic

welsh onions

strawberries

crabapples

lavender

oregano, thyme, and some sage can overwinter and survive here

rhubarb

heartnuts

shagbark hickory (zone 4b and higher)

elderberry

butternut

lingonberry

redbud

quince

and probably more I am forgetting plus a zillion other perennial wildflowers - some of which happen to be edible.

We can grow an amazing variety of tasty fruits, vegetables, grains

and nuts in Minnesota

We just need to select cold hardy varieties and site the plant well in the right soil/sun/wind situation.
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What's are some unique Minnesota/Midwest Edibles - Zone 4

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dandy_line (Z3b N Cent Mn)

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