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vitrsna (498) wrote the following about Jatropha multifida on Apr 20 2015 (Last edit was on Apr 20 2015)





vitrsna (498) wrote the following about Dalechampia dioscoreifolia on Apr 20 2015 (Last edit was on Apr 20 2015)
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This twining, climbing vine appreciates regular, moderate watering. While the flower is a mix of mostly yellow, red, and green, the 2 bracts are purple to magenta. The flower goes through a variety of transformations before the seeds are created. Seeds "explode" when ripe. In zones 10 and ll the vine is a larval host to butterflies in the Cracker Family. It can be grown as an indoor plant in colder climes. It will do well in a soil pH between medium acidic to normal to very slightly alkaline. Altogether this vine is a strong, enthusiastic grower and loves to make flowers year round given the right growing conditions...a true joy to have in the garden. A native of Central America.

toni (36069) wrote the following about Rosa 'Red Freedom' on Apr 08 2015
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I have had three of these in the back yard for close to 10 years and had no problem. One year the leaves were covered with black spot, I just cut them back to the ground, threw away the affected stems and they came back beautiful as ever very soon.

aseedisapromise (874) wrote the following about Allium ampeloprasum var. ampeloprasum on Mar 15 2015





aseedisapromise (874) wrote the following about Allium moly on Mar 13 2015
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You could edge your beds with this, but it will look pretty ugly as the leaves are dying back, so you might want to pair it with something that really comes into its own in late summer to cover up the bare spot.

aseedisapromise (874) wrote the following about Allium cepa var. aggregatum on Mar 13 2015

If you have a long season, or you really don't want the plants to get scapes, then plant in spring. Otherwise fall plant. I usually dig mine a little after the garlic. Eat all the large bulbs, (or sell at the farmer's market for big bucks) and then plant all the small ones. Don't plant as deep as garlic.

aseedisapromise (874) wrote the following about Allium sativum on Mar 13 2015 (Last edit was on Mar 13 2015)

Who doesn't like garlic? Seed is very hard to produce, but you can get some if you are willing to remove all the bulbils from the scape without removing the flowers. Likes to grow during cool weather, so it's a winter crop. Young scapes are edible, too.

aseedisapromise (874) wrote the following about Allium giganteum on Mar 11 2015

I have Gladiator, too. Still is giganteum. Okay so far in my zone 5 garden, and we have had some -20 F temps. Will winter over better if it is dry soil, I think

aseedisapromise (874) wrote the following about Mentha X piperita on Mar 11 2015

I found this plant growing in a spring in the middle of the Coconino plateau in Arizona USA. How it got there I don't know, but it was looking happy. All around it was dry pine forest...

aseedisapromise (874) wrote the following about Mentha spicata on Mar 11 2015 (Last edit was on Mar 11 2015)

If this plant gets away from you, then you aren't making enough mojitos! The USDA map of occurance of this plant shows it growing in every state and the whole southern tier of Canadian provinces except North Dakota. I wonder how they kept it out?

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