A Word Game Anyone?

Anyone ever play that game where you start with the letter A and the first person says a destination (ie. country, town, city, continent) that starts with A, like Afghanistan. Then the next person has to list a destination that starts with the last letter of the previous answer. So in the case of Afghanistan the next person would have to name one that starts with N. No repeating previous answers.

What about a gardening twist?

Name a plant. Begin with A. No repeat answers. Use the singular of the plant when you can to avoid ending in S, otherwise we might run out of S plants FAST!

BUT THE TWIST IS: provide info about the plant you choose. It could be a link to an extension office's page that tells you all you ever wanted to know about the plant, or you could copy and paste from a source.

Anybody want to play?

I will go first.

Asparagus
http://www.asparagus.org/
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1603.html
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/veggies/asparagus.cfm

This should be a fun and intersting thread.....

(Edited to include suggesting the singular use idea.)

I'll play!!!!! The last letter of Asparagus is "s" so I pick Strawberries. Here is a link to growing strawberries.

http://hubpages.com/hub/Growing-Strawberries

GK

PS. I am off today but aren't you supposed to be working?

So many veggies end in "S", we may want to use the singular of the word?

I will do that. Since "Strawberry" ends with Y, I will pick yam. Found an interesting site that is a page from the Jamaican Food Festival: http://www.stea.net/tyfaboutyam.html

Yam, not sweet potato (though technicaly I could have used that as the word was Strawberries)

Malabar Spinach.

Here on SFG: https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/mid-atlantic-f7/malibar-spinach-seeds-t4018.htm?highlight=malabar

Also:
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1318/
http://www.helium.com/items/1650958-how-to-grow-malabar-spinach
http://www.growinggroceries.com/?p=12

Megan wrote:So many veggies end in "S", we may want to use the singular of the word?

That is a good point Megan. I don't mind if you do that Chopper but since it is Jennie's thread and game should we get her permission?

GK

Good point, GK.

LOL...I just wanted to do something fun since so many are bedding their gardens down for winter.

I agree...too many will end with S.

Yep was at work earlier....when work is dull I can hop online.

Huckleberry

http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/huckleberry.aspx

We're going to have trouble with the Y's, too...can't be helped, so I'm stealing an easy one while I can!

Yarrow.

http://oldfashionedliving.com/yarrow.html
http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/yarrow.html
http://www.helium.com/items/209154-growing-yarrow
http://www.ehow.com/how_7341764_split-yarrow-perennials.html

I think you are right Megan.

Wild Leek
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium_tricoccum
http://www.north-link.net/cmsakry/1pub/8904mod1.htm
http://www.wildwoodsurvival.com/survival/food/edibleplants/wildleek/index.html

Endive

http://www.gardenzone.info/crops/endive.php
http://www.endive.com/endive_faq.cfm

I'm game!

Eggplant

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggplant
http://www.canadianliving.com/food/menus_and_collections/easy_and_elegant_eggplant_recipes.php
http://www.healthandnutritiontips.net/eggplant_nutrition/eggplant_nutrition.html

Tulip

http://www.backyardgardener.com/plants/tulip.html

Pepper