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What You Can Grow

A 5-minute quiz to find out what you can grow in your space

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Do you live in the US?*
Disclaimer: This results of this quiz is mostly applicable to North America & most of Europe.
Which State are you in?*
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Where do you plan to grow?*

Do you have mostly sun or shade?*

What do you like to eat?*
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How long have you been gardening for?*

Do you have young kids?*
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Awesome! We love introducing kids to gardening!
We'll be sure to add a few kid-friendly plants in your final results.

Studies show that gardening develops new skills among children, including:
A sense of responsibility – which comes from caring for plants.
Self-confidence – from harvesting vegetables, they have grown and enjoying the "fruits of their labor."
A deeper understanding of cause and effect - for example kids who garden realize:
- Plants die without water
- Plants benefit from other plants
- Pollinators and most fungi can help plants

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Grow Indoor Plants to Purify Your Air

A NASA study on the top plants for purifying air revealed that the following plants can clean your apartment air from harmful chemicals such as benzene, formaldehyde, & trichloroethylene & ammonia!
- English ivy (Hedera helix)
- Peace lily (Spathiphyllum 'Mauna Loa')
- Bamboo palm (Chamaedorea seifrizii)
- Parlour Palm (Chamaedorea elegans)
- Lady Palm (Rhapis excelsa)
- Variegated snake plant, mother-in-law's tongue (Sansevieria trifasciata 'Laurentii')
- Red-edged dracaena (Dracaena marginata)
- Cornstalk dracaena (Dracaena fragrans 'Massangeana')
- Barberton daisy (Gerbera jamesonii)
- Florist's chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
- Janet Craig (Dracaena fragrans "Janet Craig/Cornstalk Plant")
- Warneckei (Dracaena deremensis "Warneckei")
Grow Indoor Plants to Purify Your Air

A NASA study on the top plants for purifying air revealed that the following plants can clean your apartment air from harmful chemicals such as benzene, formaldehyde, & trichloroethylene & ammonia!
- English ivy (Hedera helix)
- Peace lily (Spathiphyllum 'Mauna Loa')
- Bamboo palm (Chamaedorea seifrizii)
- Parlour Palm (Chamaedorea elegans)
- Lady Palm (Rhapis excelsa)
- Variegated snake plant, mother-in-law's tongue (Sansevieria trifasciata 'Laurentii')
- Red-edged dracaena (Dracaena marginata)
- Cornstalk dracaena (Dracaena fragrans 'Massangeana')
- Barberton daisy (Gerbera jamesonii)
- Florist's chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
- Janet Craig (Dracaena fragrans "Janet Craig/Cornstalk Plant")
- Warneckei (Dracaena deremensis "Warneckei")
Grow Indoor Plants to Purify Your Air

A NASA study on the top plants for purifying air revealed that the following plants can clean your home's air from harmful chemicals such as benzene, formaldehyde, & trichloroethylene & ammonia!
- English ivy (Hedera helix)
- Peace lily (Spathiphyllum 'Mauna Loa')
- Bamboo palm (Chamaedorea seifrizii)
- Parlour Palm (Chamaedorea elegans)
- Lady Palm (Rhapis excelsa)
- Variegated snake plant, mother-in-law's tongue (Sansevieria trifasciata 'Laurentii')
- Red-edged dracaena (Dracaena marginata)
- Cornstalk dracaena (Dracaena fragrans 'Massangeana')
- Barberton daisy (Gerbera jamesonii)
- Florist's chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
- Janet Craig (Dracaena fragrans "Janet Craig/Cornstalk Plant")
- Warneckei (Dracaena deremensis "Warneckei")
Note: The list above is specifically for Western Texas, Southern California & Eastern Colorado.
You may also try the following list below, though many of the plants (like the berries) require cooler temps.
Grow Indoor Plants to Purify Your Air

A NASA study on the top plants for purifying air revealed that the following plants can clean your home's air from harmful chemicals such as benzene, formaldehyde, & trichloroethylene & ammonia!
- English ivy (Hedera helix)
- Peace lily (Spathiphyllum 'Mauna Loa')
- Bamboo palm (Chamaedorea seifrizii)
- Parlour Palm (Chamaedorea elegans)
- Lady Palm (Rhapis excelsa)
- Variegated snake plant, mother-in-law's tongue (Sansevieria trifasciata 'Laurentii')
- Red-edged dracaena (Dracaena marginata)
- Cornstalk dracaena (Dracaena fragrans 'Massangeana')
- Barberton daisy (Gerbera jamesonii)
- Florist's chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
- Janet Craig (Dracaena fragrans "Janet Craig/Cornstalk Plant")
- Warneckei (Dracaena deremensis "Warneckei")
You have a farm!!!
We bet you can grow most anything you put your mind to.
Here are just a few examples of crops to try. We encourage you to check out the Permaculture Journey portion of our website to discover more holistic ways of growing.

Grow Indoor Plants to Purify Your Air

A NASA study on the top plants for purifying air revealed that the following plants can clean your home's air from harmful chemicals such as benzene, formaldehyde, & trichloroethylene & ammonia!
Even though you have a lot of land, don't forget to bring the outdoors, in!
- English ivy (Hedera helix)
- Peace lily (Spathiphyllum 'Mauna Loa')
- Bamboo palm (Chamaedorea seifrizii)
- Parlour Palm (Chamaedorea elegans)
- Lady Palm (Rhapis excelsa)
- Variegated snake plant, mother-in-law's tongue (Sansevieria trifasciata 'Laurentii')
- Red-edged dracaena (Dracaena marginata)
- Cornstalk dracaena (Dracaena fragrans 'Massangeana')
- Barberton daisy (Gerbera jamesonii)
- Florist's chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
- Janet Craig (Dracaena fragrans "Janet Craig/Cornstalk Plant")
- Warneckei (Dracaena deremensis "Warneckei")
Since you mentioned, you had children...
Here's a 3-minute video about the "Three Sisters: Corn, Beans & Squash," that you can watch with your kids.

(Note: Since filming this, we have found that it is best to wait 2 weeks after the corn has established before planting corn & squash)
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