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Plant #2

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Plant #1

Eg: Pear, Thyme, Sour Cherry
Eg: Pyrus communis “Northbrite”, Thymus vulgaris “English”, Prunus fruticose x Prunus cerasus “Crimson Passion”. If you don't know, write "Unknown".
Eg: Northrbite, English, Crimson Passion. If not applicable, write "Not applicable".
Site-Suitability
What is site-suitability? Site-suitability means your plant does great in your area and others should try it. Our rating system below helps clarify where the variety excels the most! For a plant to be site-suitable means it meets at least a minimum rating in the following categories. The higher the rating in each category and the higher the overall rating, then the more site-suitable a plant is to your location. And, the more likely it might be site-suitable to someone nearby or someone in a similar climate and/or hardiness zone.
1) Survival*
The plant survives the harshest period of the year (winter’s coldest snap, or the driest part of the year, etc.). Survival is our first category for rating site-suitability because if a plant doesn’t survive then nothing else matters.
2) Edible*
The plant is rated based on how edible and delicious it is. This is of course relative to the eater. But rate the plant based on how edible it might be considered to the average consumer if produced and prepared correctly. If you are rating the plant higher than the average eater might consider its flavour and edible appeal, please justify this rating in the notes.
3) Useful*
Some plants are less edible but more useful, such as plants that produce know and key products: lumber, firewood, fiber, fodder, dye, or other ecosystem services that humans find useful. Rate the plant based on how useful it’s most useful material or product is relative to other plants you know that might produce a similar material. Please consider how applicable the product is to the majority of people as homesteader or as commercial growers. In the notes please specific the use of this plant. If you are rating the plant high for usefulness, you should be only considering its non-edible character.
4) Disease/Pest Resistant*
Plants can be susceptible to a number of diseases from mildew to bacterial infections, and so many pests from little insects that eat the leaves to deer and rabbit. For this category, please rate how disease/pest resistant the plant is and, in the notes, section specify any issues or successes to known diseases/pests that this plant is resistant to.
5) Harvest Efficiency*
It is one thing to grow a plant and another to be able to access its bounty in an efficient manner. Some plants are difficult to harvest because of their thorns, or the berries might crumble, etc. Harvest efficiency is important to spur innovation for new techniques and technologies to access otherwise great plant products that aren’t efficient enough for more mainstream agriculture and gardening. Rate the plants harvest efficiency based on comparable plants: berries to berries, fruit to fruit, herbs to herbs. In the notes, specify known issues for hand or machine harvest.
6) Competitive against weeds*
Some plants are very susceptible to weeds and need more care and others, once established can hold their own. Rate your plant based on its competitive edge against other weeds. In the notes mention specific issues related this plant, not to your location in general. For perennials, we are looking at how the plat performs after it is established, all plant need help to establish and prevent weeds from encroaching- so how does it perform after 3 years?
7) Companionship*
How valuable is this plant as a companion to other plants. Please rate this based on how useful this plant is as a companion generally to many different plants, and specify in the notes any specific companionship guilds that you would mention for this plant.
8) High Yield*
Yield is important, but we put it last because a plant that has a high yield and yet is disease-ridden fruit, that is also hard to pick and only ripens every five years from frost damage… well you get the picture. Yield is an important rating and made more so when a plant is already rated high in other categories.
NOTE: We rate plants on a scale of site-suitability because this means modification to your management can result in success that is well worth the effort. Such as the use of high tunnels to grow apples in the Yukon! As such, judge site-suitability based on normal practices and make notes if you are judging the plants success based on specialized designs. Normal practices means the plant is grown outdoors in garden or field or orchard system.
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Plant #2

Eg: Pear, Thyme, Sour Cherry
Eg: Pyrus communis “Northbrite”, Thymus vulgaris “English”, Prunus fruticose x Prunus cerasus “Crimson Passion”. If you don't know, write "Unknown".
Eg: Northrbite, English, Crimson Passion. If not applicable, write "Not applicable".
Site-Suitability
What is site-suitability? Site-suitability means your plant does great in your area and others should try it. Our rating system below helps clarify where the variety excels the most! For a plant to be site-suitable means it meets at least a minimum rating in the following categories. The higher the rating in each category and the higher the overall rating, then the more site-suitable a plant is to your location. And, the more likely it might be site-suitable to someone nearby or someone in a similar climate and/or hardiness zone.
1) Survival*
The plant survives the harshest period of the year (winter’s coldest snap, or the driest part of the year, etc.). Survival is our first category for rating site-suitability because if a plant doesn’t survive then nothing else matters.
2) Edible*
The plant is rated based on how edible and delicious it is. This is of course relative to the eater. But rate the plant based on how edible it might be considered to the average consumer if produced and prepared correctly. If you are rating the plant higher than the average eater might consider its flavour and edible appeal, please justify this rating in the notes.
3) Useful*
Some plants are less edible but more useful, such as plants that produce know and key products: lumber, firewood, fiber, fodder, dye, or other ecosystem services that humans find useful. Rate the plant based on how useful it’s most useful material or product is relative to other plants you know that might produce a similar material. Please consider how applicable the product is to the majority of people as homesteader or as commercial growers. In the notes please specific the use of this plant. If you are rating the plant high for usefulness, you should be only considering its non-edible character.
4) Disease/Pest Resistant*
Plants can be susceptible to a number of diseases from mildew to bacterial infections, and so many pests from little insects that eat the leaves to deer and rabbit. For this category, please rate how disease/pest resistant the plant is and, in the notes, section specify any issues or successes to known diseases/pests that this plant is resistant to.
5) Harvest Efficiency*
It is one thing to grow a plant and another to be able to access its bounty in an efficient manner. Some plants are difficult to harvest because of their thorns, or the berries might crumble, etc. Harvest efficiency is important to spur innovation for new techniques and technologies to access otherwise great plant products that aren’t efficient enough for more mainstream agriculture and gardening. Rate the plants harvest efficiency based on comparable plants: berries to berries, fruit to fruit, herbs to herbs. In the notes, specify known issues for hand or machine harvest.
6) Competitive against weeds*
Some plants are very susceptible to weeds and need more care and others, once established can hold their own. Rate your plant based on its competitive edge against other weeds. In the notes mention specific issues related this plant, not to your location in general. For perennials, we are looking at how the plat performs after it is established, all plant need help to establish and prevent weeds from encroaching- so how does it perform after 3 years?
7) Companionship*
How valuable is this plant as a companion to other plants. Please rate this based on how useful this plant is as a companion generally to many different plants, and specify in the notes any specific companionship guilds that you would mention for this plant.
8) High Yield*
Yield is important, but we put it last because a plant that has a high yield and yet is disease-ridden fruit, that is also hard to pick and only ripens every five years from frost damage… well you get the picture. Yield is an important rating and made more so when a plant is already rated high in other categories.
NOTE: We rate plants on a scale of site-suitability because this means modification to your management can result in success that is well worth the effort. Such as the use of high tunnels to grow apples in the Yukon! As such, judge site-suitability based on normal practices and make notes if you are judging the plants success based on specialized designs. Normal practices means the plant is grown outdoors in garden or field or orchard system.
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Plant #3

Eg: Pear, Thyme, Sour Cherry
Eg: Pyrus communis “Northbrite”, Thymus vulgaris “English”, Prunus fruticose x Prunus cerasus “Crimson Passion”. If you don't know, write "Unknown".
Eg: Northrbite, English, Crimson Passion. If not applicable, write "Not applicable".
Site-Suitability
What is site-suitability? Site-suitability means your plant does great in your area and others should try it. Our rating system below helps clarify where the variety excels the most! For a plant to be site-suitable means it meets at least a minimum rating in the following categories. The higher the rating in each category and the higher the overall rating, then the more site-suitable a plant is to your location. And, the more likely it might be site-suitable to someone nearby or someone in a similar climate and/or hardiness zone.
1) Survival*
The plant survives the harshest period of the year (winter’s coldest snap, or the driest part of the year, etc.). Survival is our first category for rating site-suitability because if a plant doesn’t survive then nothing else matters.
2) Edible*
The plant is rated based on how edible and delicious it is. This is of course relative to the eater. But rate the plant based on how edible it might be considered to the average consumer if produced and prepared correctly. If you are rating the plant higher than the average eater might consider its flavour and edible appeal, please justify this rating in the notes.
3) Useful*
Some plants are less edible but more useful, such as plants that produce know and key products: lumber, firewood, fiber, fodder, dye, or other ecosystem services that humans find useful. Rate the plant based on how useful it’s most useful material or product is relative to other plants you know that might produce a similar material. Please consider how applicable the product is to the majority of people as homesteader or as commercial growers. In the notes please specific the use of this plant. If you are rating the plant high for usefulness, you should be only considering its non-edible character.
4) Disease/Pest Resistant*
Plants can be susceptible to a number of diseases from mildew to bacterial infections, and so many pests from little insects that eat the leaves to deer and rabbit. For this category, please rate how disease/pest resistant the plant is and, in the notes, section specify any issues or successes to known diseases/pests that this plant is resistant to.
5) Harvest Efficiency*
It is one thing to grow a plant and another to be able to access its bounty in an efficient manner. Some plants are difficult to harvest because of their thorns, or the berries might crumble, etc. Harvest efficiency is important to spur innovation for new techniques and technologies to access otherwise great plant products that aren’t efficient enough for more mainstream agriculture and gardening. Rate the plants harvest efficiency based on comparable plants: berries to berries, fruit to fruit, herbs to herbs. In the notes, specify known issues for hand or machine harvest.
6) Competitive against weeds*
Some plants are very susceptible to weeds and need more care and others, once established can hold their own. Rate your plant based on its competitive edge against other weeds. In the notes mention specific issues related this plant, not to your location in general. For perennials, we are looking at how the plat performs after it is established, all plant need help to establish and prevent weeds from encroaching- so how does it perform after 3 years?
7) Companionship*
How valuable is this plant as a companion to other plants. Please rate this based on how useful this plant is as a companion generally to many different plants, and specify in the notes any specific companionship guilds that you would mention for this plant.
8) High Yield*
Yield is important, but we put it last because a plant that has a high yield and yet is disease-ridden fruit, that is also hard to pick and only ripens every five years from frost damage… well you get the picture. Yield is an important rating and made more so when a plant is already rated high in other categories.
NOTE: We rate plants on a scale of site-suitability because this means modification to your management can result in success that is well worth the effort. Such as the use of high tunnels to grow apples in the Yukon! As such, judge site-suitability based on normal practices and make notes if you are judging the plants success based on specialized designs. Normal practices means the plant is grown outdoors in garden or field or orchard system.
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