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Other crops

3x
  • Garden orchid leaves presented in different shades of purple and green. Some of the leaves are completely purple, while others have green edges or veins.

    Gardenmelde

    Artiplex hortensis L.

    Sowing: March; Almost forgotten kitchen plant.

  • A bowl filled with marigold petals, placed in the middle of a field of blooming marigolds, which have yellow flowers with green leaves.

    Marigold

    Calendula officinalis L.

    Sowing: April, May

  • A radiant sunflower with bright yellow petals and a dark center stands against a clear blue sky.

    Sunflower

    Helianthus annuus L.

    Sowing: May

Vegetables

8x
  • On the left side of the picture there are close-ups of slender red bean canes belonging to the variety 'cowpea' or 'yard bean'. On the right side of the image is a garden area where these bean plants are growing, with other plants and a building in the background.

    Black-eyed bean, yard bean, cowpea

    Vigna unguiculata ssp. unguiculata (L.) Walp.

    Sowing: April, May. Up to 2 m tall pole bean with thin pods about 30 cm long.

  • A microscope image of a common bean. Part of the bean pod is visible, opened to show the beans inside. The details of the seed surface and surrounding fibers are clearly highlighted. The colors vary from white to various shades of red.

    Garden bean

    Phaseolus vulgaris ssp. vulgaris L. (var. nana / var. vulgaris)

    Sowing: April, May

  • Garden orchid leaves presented in different shades of purple and green. Some of the leaves are completely purple, while others have green edges or veins.

    Gardenmelde

    Artiplex hortensis L.

    Sowing: March; Almost forgotten kitchen plant.

  • Dense field of green garden lettuce with wet leaves.

    Garden salad

    Lactuca sativa L.

    Sowing: April, May, August (winter lettuce)

  • Goose cinquefoil with yellow flowers and characteristic pinnate leaves.

    Goose cinquefoil

    Argentina anserina (L.) RYDB., syn. Potentilla anserina L.

    Sowing: spring or autumn. From Pentrindu (SJ)

Cereals

2x
  • Einkorn ears stand prominently in the foreground of the picture. They are backlit by a bright blue sky. The einkorn appears in rich green with golden tips and gives the image of a healthy and blooming plant.

    Single grain

    Triticum monococcum L.

    Sowing: February or autumn. In Țara Călatei (Kalotaszeg) it was used mainly as cattle feed, sometimes as human food. In Petrinzel it was grown until 1950.

  • Three corn cobs with bright yellow kernels arranged on a colorful fabric with vivid floral patterns.

    Corn

    Zea mays L.

    Sowing: April. Corn was taken into culture in Central America about 7,000 years ago. To Europe, the corn arrived at the end of the XV century.

Spices and medicinal herbs

18x
  • Mountain savory (also called winter savory) with several small branches and characteristic purple-bluish leaves.

    Mountain savory (or winter savory)

    Satureja montana L.

    Sowing: April, May, June

  • A wooden box lies in the middle of green real sage plants. On a white paper in the wooden box are placed several dried and fresh real sage twigs.

    Real sage

    Salvia officinalis L.

    Sowing: April, May

  • A microscope image of a common bean. Part of the bean pod is visible, opened to show the beans inside. The details of the seed surface and surrounding fibers are clearly highlighted. The colors vary from white to various shades of red.

    Garden bean

    Phaseolus vulgaris ssp. vulgaris L. (var. nana / var. vulgaris)

    Sowing: April, May

  • Garden orchid leaves presented in different shades of purple and green. Some of the leaves are completely purple, while others have green edges or veins.

    Gardenmelde

    Artiplex hortensis L.

    Sowing: March; Almost forgotten kitchen plant.

  • Large nasturtium flowers intense red with yellow accents

    Large nasturtium

    Tropaeolum majus L.

    Sowing: April, May

Seed

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