Plants you can eat

By C.L. Fornari

Published October 10, 2026 at 3:11 PM EDT

In this episode of The Garden Lady C.L. starts with a postcard from oak trees about why some years there is an abundance of acorns. Bryon Martin, co-author of the book Edible Houseplants was her guest and they talked about plants that can be grown indoors for fruit and seeds. Among other topics, listeners called in about paw-paw trees, overwintering tropical hibiscus plants, and the care of a new meadow.

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C.L. Fornari

C.L. Fornari is the author of eight books, including Coffee for Roses and The Cocktail Hour Garden. She’s a professional speaker, the former host of GardenLine on WXTK, and co-host of the Plantrama podcast. She is a frequent speaker to groups nationwide, and has worked for a family-owned independent garden center for 25 years. C.L. grows vegetables, flowers, shrubs, trees and numerous other plants at Poison Ivy Acres on Cape Cod. In 2015 C.L. launched the Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival, a ten-day regional celebration of gardens that typically raises over $100,000.00 for local non-profits every year and draws public attention to Hydrangeas and gardening.

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