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29-04-2008, 05:37 AM
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Are you 'breaking the rules' by growing fruit or vegetables in your flower beds?
"Laura from MomsRetro.com" wrote in message ... Who has a few veggies tucked in their flower beds? My mom always sneaks a container with a tomato plant into her side yard. She grows a bush variety so it doesn't take up too much space. It gets watered by the sprinklers automatically so she doesn't have to worry about it. I've got a pepper growing in a side plot too. You don't notice it's a veggie until the peppers start turning colors. I've also got culinary sage growing, it has beautiful blue flowers in the spring too. Who else is 'breaking the rules'? What are you growing? Globe artichokes, great geometric folliage for the ornamental garden. David |
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29-04-2008, 03:52 PM
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Are you 'breaking the rules' by growing fruit or vegetables in your flower beds?
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"David Hare-Scott" wrote: "Laura from MomsRetro.com" wrote in message ... Who has a few veggies tucked in their flower beds? My mom always sneaks a container with a tomato plant into her side yard. She grows a bush variety so it doesn't take up too much space. It gets watered by the sprinklers automatically so she doesn't have to worry about it. I've got a pepper growing in a side plot too. You don't notice it's a veggie until the peppers start turning colors. I've also got culinary sage growing, it has beautiful blue flowers in the spring too. Who else is 'breaking the rules'? What are you growing? Globe artichokes, great geometric folliage for the ornamental garden. David I've never been able to get artichokes to stay alive. :-( Not even potted 2 year old plants from the nursery... What conditions do you give them? I live in South Central Texas near Austin. -- -- Peace! Om "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch." -- Jack Nicholson |
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30-04-2008, 02:56 AM
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Are you 'breaking the rules' by growing fruit or vegetables in your flower beds?
"Omelet" wrote in message news  mpomelet- Globe artichokes, great geometric folliage for the ornamental garden. David I've never been able to get artichokes to stay alive. :-( Not even potted 2 year old plants from the nursery... What conditions do you give them? I live in South Central Texas near Austin. -- -- Peace! Om The climate here is warm temperate but can be very hot in summer (100F or more is fairly common) and cool in winter (around freezing) but it never snows or freezes. Artichokes quite like the cooler months here but go backwards when it is very hot. They also dislike it when it is very dry and I have to water carefully then. The soil is heavy and fertile. The flowers are also rather attactive but if you leave them go that long I would have to come and scold you for inattention and carelessness. David |
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30-04-2008, 04:11 PM
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Are you 'breaking the rules' by growing fruit or vegetables in your flower beds?
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"David Hare-Scott" wrote: "Omelet" wrote in message news mpomelet- Globe artichokes, great geometric folliage for the ornamental garden. David I've never been able to get artichokes to stay alive. :-( Not even potted 2 year old plants from the nursery... What conditions do you give them? I live in South Central Texas near Austin. -- -- Peace! Om The climate here is warm temperate but can be very hot in summer (100F or more is fairly common) and cool in winter (around freezing) but it never snows or freezes. Artichokes quite like the cooler months here but go backwards when it is very hot. They also dislike it when it is very dry and I have to water carefully then. The soil is heavy and fertile. The flowers are also rather attactive but if you leave them go that long I would have to come and scold you for inattention and carelessness. David I'm guessing the mistake I made then was leaving them in a pot. ;-) I'd rarely let flowers mature. Too tasty! ;-d -- -- Peace! Om "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch." -- Jack Nicholson |
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30-04-2008, 05:09 PM
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Are you 'breaking the rules' by growing fruit or vegetables in your flower beds?
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Omelet wrote: In article , "David Hare-Scott" wrote: "Omelet" wrote in message news mpomelet- Globe artichokes, great geometric folliage for the ornamental garden. David I've never been able to get artichokes to stay alive. :-( Not even potted 2 year old plants from the nursery... What conditions do you give them? I live in South Central Texas near Austin. -- -- Peace! Om The climate here is warm temperate but can be very hot in summer (100F or more is fairly common) and cool in winter (around freezing) but it never snows or freezes. Artichokes quite like the cooler months here but go backwards when it is very hot. They also dislike it when it is very dry and I have to water carefully then. The soil is heavy and fertile. The flowers are also rather attactive but if you leave them go that long I would have to come and scold you for inattention and carelessness. David I'm guessing the mistake I made then was leaving them in a pot. ;-) I'd rarely let flowers mature. Too tasty! ;-d I would guess it would be a good time to call the Ag advisor, to ask what you can do to remediate your garden to the likes of an artichoke. -- Billy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=7WBB0s...eature=related |
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01-05-2008, 02:24 AM
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Are you 'breaking the rules' by growing fruit or vegetables in your flower beds?
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, Billy wrote: In article , Omelet wrote: In article , "David Hare-Scott" wrote: "Omelet" wrote in message news mpomelet- Globe artichokes, great geometric folliage for the ornamental garden. David I've never been able to get artichokes to stay alive. :-( Not even potted 2 year old plants from the nursery... What conditions do you give them? I live in South Central Texas near Austin. -- -- Peace! Om The climate here is warm temperate but can be very hot in summer (100F or more is fairly common) and cool in winter (around freezing) but it never snows or freezes. Artichokes quite like the cooler months here but go backwards when it is very hot. They also dislike it when it is very dry and I have to water carefully then. The soil is heavy and fertile. The flowers are also rather attactive but if you leave them go that long I would have to come and scold you for inattention and carelessness. David I'm guessing the mistake I made then was leaving them in a pot. ;-) I'd rarely let flowers mature. Too tasty! ;-d I would guess it would be a good time to call the Ag advisor, to ask what you can do to remediate your garden to the likes of an artichoke. Probably a good idea. I did also once try putting them in one of the raised garden beds. They still died. North side of the house tho', they might not have gotten enough sunlight. I should probably amend one of the "free" areas up front in the driveway and try some there. -- -- Peace! Om "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch." -- Jack Nicholson |
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01-05-2008, 03:22 AM
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Are you 'breaking the rules' by growing fruit or vegetables in your flower beds?
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Omelet wrote: In article , Billy wrote: In article , Omelet wrote: In article , "David Hare-Scott" wrote: "Omelet" wrote in message news mpomelet- Globe artichokes, great geometric folliage for the ornamental garden. David I've never been able to get artichokes to stay alive. :-( Not even potted 2 year old plants from the nursery... What conditions do you give them? I live in South Central Texas near Austin. -- -- Peace! Om The climate here is warm temperate but can be very hot in summer (100F or more is fairly common) and cool in winter (around freezing) but it never snows or freezes. Artichokes quite like the cooler months here but go backwards when it is very hot. They also dislike it when it is very dry and I have to water carefully then. The soil is heavy and fertile. The flowers are also rather attactive but if you leave them go that long I would have to come and scold you for inattention and carelessness. David I'm guessing the mistake I made then was leaving them in a pot. ;-) I'd rarely let flowers mature. Too tasty! ;-d I would guess it would be a good time to call the Ag advisor, to ask what you can do to remediate your garden to the likes of an artichoke. Probably a good idea. I did also once try putting them in one of the raised garden beds. They still died. North side of the house tho', they might not have gotten enough sunlight. I should probably amend one of the "free" areas up front in the driveway and try some there. With water restrictions it's tough. The only idea I had was for misting on particularly hot days. -- Billy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=7WBB0s...eature=related |
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