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Post by desertwoman on Feb 17, 2020 23:15:55 GMT -5
How about if we each make a commitment to grow something you've never tried before? Not just another variety of a tomato or pepper, etc but something completely new and off the chart for you.
I've never grown cabbage, so I'm going to see how that does, here on this desert plateau.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Feb 18, 2020 0:34:41 GMT -5
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Post by Mumsey on Feb 18, 2020 4:59:26 GMT -5
It's Lemongrass for me!
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Post by datgirl on Feb 18, 2020 6:50:55 GMT -5
I started some Lavender from seed. I had some plants that died last year. I'll have to think of something that I've not grown before.
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Post by deckman22 on Feb 18, 2020 8:09:38 GMT -5
I like this idea. Like datgirl I've got to figure out what to grow.
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Post by gardendmpls on Feb 18, 2020 8:16:57 GMT -5
Last year it was snake bean from Baker Creek, which turned out amazing. Its a squash that grew with my pole beans and it really can look like a snake, if tossed from the top of the ladder while yelling "SNAKE, SNAKE!" Have to find some new fun for this year.
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Post by tom 🕊 on Feb 18, 2020 9:11:52 GMT -5
Innovations aren't just in seed catalogs. If you garden, you are likely to grow something new every year whether you want to or not. For me last year it was epazote. Nature planted it. I also had innovations in plants I usually grow -- a white larkspur with an extra sturdy stalks, a flat early tomato, a more productive extra-tall eggplant. I'll plant seed from them to see what will happen. The larkspur is already up.
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Post by octave1 on Feb 18, 2020 9:45:22 GMT -5
Growing something new just to see how/what it does does not appeal to me much. I would grow something new if it's a plant that I always wanted to grow, but I don't think there is much left out there for my climate/zone. The most I can do is try a new variety of something I already grow.
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Post by binnylou on Feb 18, 2020 10:59:25 GMT -5
I thought I was done purchasing seed for this season. I know I'm done with paying shipping charges.
But...Baker Creek has free shipping and they have Kitty Grass. Maybe.....
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Post by pondgardener on Feb 18, 2020 11:35:45 GMT -5
My wife, who is a non-gardener although she was raised on a farm, loves flowers. So I probably need to try to grow some annuals that are full of color, to make up some hanging baskets and pots.
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Post by Wheelgarden on Feb 18, 2020 15:04:35 GMT -5
Lemongrass from seed for the first time, Snake bean, and quinoa --- I'm hoping it will tolerate our humid summers.
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Post by breezygardener on Feb 18, 2020 16:22:20 GMT -5
Ooooh - I'm in!! Was planning on going through my seeds this week or next. If I don't already have some newbie I want to try, will order something.
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Post by Wheelgarden on Feb 18, 2020 18:11:16 GMT -5
while yelling "SNAKE, SNAKE! I plan on pulling that one on my wife and grandkids. Did it a few years ago with yard-long beans --- it worked. And maybe discourage some of the rabbits and such in the meantime.
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Post by Latitude33 on Feb 18, 2020 18:26:30 GMT -5
Don't care much for peas but guess I can grow some this season. Yup, I'm going to tap into my olde hippy soul and give peas a chance. ;)
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Post by gardendmpls on Feb 18, 2020 18:33:48 GMT -5
These are more snake-like than yard longs, larger in circumference and are gray green with stripes.
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