I have four hanging baskets that I want to plant with something. It's a
toss up between strawberries and flowers. I could us some advice on the
type of strawberry or some help in finding flowering plants that will
cascade. Nasturtium is one choice because it already grows like a weed
here. I'm in USDA 9b, 70 miles north of San Francisco, in the costal
hills, the baskets will get 6 - 8 hrs of full sun and some partial sun.

Thanks for any help.
--

Billy

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Billy wrote:
I have four hanging baskets that I want to plant with something. It's a
toss up between strawberries and flowers. I could use some advice on the
type of strawberry or some help in finding flowering plants that will
cascade. Nasturtium is one choice because it already grows like a weed
here. I'm in USDA 9b, 70 miles north of San Francisco, in the costal
hills, the baskets will get 6 - 8 hrs of full sun and some partial sun.

Thanks for any help.

I tried strawberries in hanging baskets and even with netting birds were
a BIG problem. They also produce fewer berries than plants grown in the
ground. If you like small tomatoes there are several varieties that do
very well in hanging baskets.

There are many, many plants that do well in hanging baskets. I,
personally, don't like Nasturtiums in baskets because, around here, they
look like crap after the middle of July. I would go to your local garden
store and look around and see what plants and colors you like and talk
to local gardeners in your area and see what they recommend that does
well in your area. You might want to take a look at my web site,
http://members.iglou.com/brosen/index.html and see all the plants that I
have grown in hanging baskets. It might give you a few ideas. Around
here, Petunias are very popular and the cascading ones do very well in
baskets.
--
Bill R. (Ohio Valley, U.S.A)

Gardening for over 40 years

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Billy wrote:

I have four hanging baskets that I want to plant with something. It's a
toss up between strawberries and flowers. I could us some advice on the
type of strawberry or some help in finding flowering plants that will
cascade. Nasturtium is one choice because it already grows like a weed
here. I'm in USDA 9b, 70 miles north of San Francisco, in the costal
hills, the baskets will get 6 - 8 hrs of full sun and some partial sun.

Thanks for any help.

Want some fun, plant one of them with peanuts.

Seriously. :-)
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On Mar 4, 1:11�pm, Omelet wrote:
In article
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�Billy wrote:
I have four hanging baskets that I want to plant with something. It's a
toss up between strawberries and flowers. I could us some advice on the
type of strawberry or some help in finding flowering plants that will
cascade. Nasturtium is one choice because it already grows like a weed
here. I'm in USDA 9b, 70 miles north of San Francisco, in the costal
hills, the baskets will get 6 - 8 hrs of full sun and some partial sun.

Thanks for any help.

Want some fun, plant one of them with peanuts.

More fun planted with pot! hehe

In article
,
Billy wrote:

I have four hanging baskets that I want to plant with something. It's a
toss up between strawberries and flowers. I could us some advice on the
type of strawberry or some help in finding flowering plants that will
cascade. Nasturtium is one choice because it already grows like a weed
here. I'm in USDA 9b, 70 miles north of San Francisco, in the costal
hills, the baskets will get 6 - 8 hrs of full sun and some partial sun.

Thanks for any help.

How about Impatiens ? We love double impatiens. Think roses with no
thorns that you can cut and root over winter.

http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortn...994/impat.html

http://www.gardenmediagroup.com/SBRelease5_6_02.htm

http://images.google.com/images?clie...ouble+impatien
s&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi

or http://preview.tinyurl.com/3as8jj


Bill who wishes they were edible

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Omelet wrote:

In article
,
Billy wrote:

I have four hanging baskets that I want to plant with something. It's a
toss up between strawberries and flowers. I could us some advice on the
type of strawberry or some help in finding flowering plants that will
cascade. Nasturtium is one choice because it already grows like a weed
here. I'm in USDA 9b, 70 miles north of San Francisco, in the costal
hills, the baskets will get 6 - 8 hrs of full sun and some partial sun.

Thanks for any help.

Want some fun, plant one of them with peanuts.

From whence comes the merriment?
--

Billy

Impeach Pelosi
Bush & Cheney to the Hague
http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article1248.shtml

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,
Sheldon wrote:

On Mar 4, 1:11?pm, Omelet wrote:
In article
,

?Billy wrote:
I have four hanging baskets that I want to plant with something. It's a
toss up between strawberries and flowers. I could us some advice on the
type of strawberry or some help in finding flowering plants that will
cascade. Nasturtium is one choice because it already grows like a weed
here. I'm in USDA 9b, 70 miles north of San Francisco, in the costal
hills, the baskets will get 6 - 8 hrs of full sun and some partial sun.

Thanks for any help.

Want some fun, plant one of them with peanuts.

More fun planted with pot! hehe

I've been potted before. I'm just trying to avoid being planted;-)
--

Billy

Impeach Pelosi
Bush & Cheney to the Hague
http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article1248.shtml

In article
,
Bill wrote:

In article
,
Billy wrote:

I have four hanging baskets that I want to plant with something. It's a
toss up between strawberries and flowers. I could us some advice on the
type of strawberry or some help in finding flowering plants that will
cascade. Nasturtium is one choice because it already grows like a weed
here. I'm in USDA 9b, 70 miles north of San Francisco, in the costal
hills, the baskets will get 6 - 8 hrs of full sun and some partial sun.

Thanks for any help.

How about Impatiens ? We love double impatiens. Think roses with no
thorns that you can cut and root over winter.

http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortn...994/impat.html

http://www.gardenmediagroup.com/SBRelease5_6_02.htm

http://images.google.com/images?clie...ouble+impatien
s&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi

or http://preview.tinyurl.com/3as8jj


Bill who wishes they were edible

It seems near the house, where there isn't much continuous Sun, they
would be OK but I am planning on having them out in the garden in full
Sun for 6 - 8 hours/day. Would they be OK or would they fry?
--

Billy

Impeach Pelosi
Bush & Cheney to the Hague
http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article1248.shtml

In article
,
Billy wrote:

In article
,
Bill wrote:

In article
,
Billy wrote:

I have four hanging baskets that I want to plant with something. It's a
toss up between strawberries and flowers. I could us some advice on the
type of strawberry or some help in finding flowering plants that will
cascade. Nasturtium is one choice because it already grows like a weed
here. I'm in USDA 9b, 70 miles north of San Francisco, in the costal
hills, the baskets will get 6 - 8 hrs of full sun and some partial sun.

Thanks for any help.

How about Impatiens ? We love double impatiens. Think roses with no
thorns that you can cut and root over winter.

http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortn...994/impat.html

http://www.gardenmediagroup.com/SBRelease5_6_02.htm

http://images.google.com/images?clie...ouble+impatien
s&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi

or http://preview.tinyurl.com/3as8jj


Bill who wishes they were edible

It seems near the house, where there isn't much continuous Sun, they
would be OK but I am planning on having them out in the garden in full
Sun for 6 - 8 hours/day. Would they be OK or would they fry?

They would fry most likely. They like shade and moisture. Still a
micro climate of your design may help them give you lots of color.

Bill

--
Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA
ICAO = KMIV Millville Weather
Lat 39.5982 Long -75.0358

On Mar 4, 2:27 pm, Billy wrote:
In article
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Bill wrote:
In article
,
Billy wrote:

I have four hanging baskets that I want to plant with something. It's a
toss up between strawberries and flowers. I could us some advice on the
type of strawberry or some help in finding flowering plants that will
cascade. Nasturtium is one choice because it already grows like a weed
here. I'm in USDA 9b, 70 miles north of San Francisco, in the costal
hills, the baskets will get 6 - 8 hrs of full sun and some partial sun.

Thanks for any help.

How about Impatiens ? We love double impatiens. Think roses with no
thorns that you can cut and root over winter.

http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortn...994/impat.html

http://www.gardenmediagroup.com/SBRelease5_6_02.htm

http://images.google.com/images?clie...&q=double+impa...
s&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi

or http://preview.tinyurl.com/3as8jj

Bill who wishes they were edible

It seems near the house, where there isn't much continuous Sun, they
would be OK but I am planning on having them out in the garden in full
Sun for 6 - 8 hours/day. Would they be OK or would they fry?
--

Billy

Impeach Pelosi
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How 'bout a small arbor to provide top shade, but still be in the
garden? My choice, with hangers on the deck, is almost always
something that attracts hummingbirds.

Good luck

cheers

oz

In article
,
Bill wrote:

In article
,
Billy wrote:

In article
,
Bill wrote:

In article
,
Billy wrote:

I have four hanging baskets that I want to plant with something. It's a
toss up between strawberries and flowers. I could us some advice on the
type of strawberry or some help in finding flowering plants that will
cascade. Nasturtium is one choice because it already grows like a weed
here. I'm in USDA 9b, 70 miles north of San Francisco, in the costal
hills, the baskets will get 6 - 8 hrs of full sun and some partial sun.

Thanks for any help.

How about Impatiens ? We love double impatiens. Think roses with no
thorns that you can cut and root over winter.

http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortn...994/impat.html

http://www.gardenmediagroup.com/SBRelease5_6_02.htm

http://images.google.com/images?clie...ouble+impatien
s&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi

or http://preview.tinyurl.com/3as8jj


Bill who wishes they were edible

It seems near the house, where there isn't much continuous Sun, they
would be OK but I am planning on having them out in the garden in full
Sun for 6 - 8 hours/day. Would they be OK or would they fry?

They would fry most likely. They like shade and moisture. Still a
micro climate of your design may help them give you lots of color.

Bill

Still I've been looking for some color on the front porch. Sounds like
they may be the ticket for that.
--

Billy

Impeach Pelosi
Bush & Cheney to the Hague
http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article1248.shtml

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Billy wrote:

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Omelet wrote:

In article
,
Billy wrote:

I have four hanging baskets that I want to plant with something. It's a
toss up between strawberries and flowers. I could us some advice on the
type of strawberry or some help in finding flowering plants that will
cascade. Nasturtium is one choice because it already grows like a weed
here. I'm in USDA 9b, 70 miles north of San Francisco, in the costal
hills, the baskets will get 6 - 8 hrs of full sun and some partial sun.

Thanks for any help.

Want some fun, plant one of them with peanuts.

From whence comes the merriment?

They way they grow and seed. It just looks neat. If it works like it
should, you'll get the peanuts to develop hanging underneath the basket.
Leaf-wise, they are a pretty plant anyway with nice little flowers. The
fertile flowers then sprout this spike that shoves the developing seed
pod underground.
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,
Billy wrote:

In article
,
Bill wrote:

In article
,
Billy wrote:

In article
,
Bill wrote:

In article
,
Billy wrote:

I have four hanging baskets that I want to plant with something. It's
a
toss up between strawberries and flowers. I could us some advice on
the
type of strawberry or some help in finding flowering plants that will
cascade. Nasturtium is one choice because it already grows like a
weed
here. I'm in USDA 9b, 70 miles north of San Francisco, in the costal
hills, the baskets will get 6 - 8 hrs of full sun and some partial
sun.

Thanks for any help.

How about Impatiens ? We love double impatiens. Think roses with no
thorns that you can cut and root over winter.

http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortn...994/impat.html

http://www.gardenmediagroup.com/SBRelease5_6_02.htm

http://images.google.com/images?clie...double+impatie
n
s&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi

or http://preview.tinyurl.com/3as8jj


Bill who wishes they were edible

It seems near the house, where there isn't much continuous Sun, they
would be OK but I am planning on having them out in the garden in full
Sun for 6 - 8 hours/day. Would they be OK or would they fry?

They would fry most likely. They like shade and moisture. Still a
micro climate of your design may help them give you lots of color.

Bill

Still I've been looking for some color on the front porch. Sounds like
they may be the ticket for that.

My mom always planted petunias. They always did fine in direct sunlight,
but they don't cascade like you want.
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On 3/4/2008 9:41 AM, Billy wrote:
I have four hanging baskets that I want to plant with something. It's a
toss up between strawberries and flowers. I could us some advice on the
type of strawberry or some help in finding flowering plants that will
cascade. Nasturtium is one choice because it already grows like a weed
here. I'm in USDA 9b, 70 miles north of San Francisco, in the costal
hills, the baskets will get 6 - 8 hrs of full sun and some partial sun.

Thanks for any help.

A former neighbor had an azalea with double white flowers in a hanging
planter. It grew out and down, almost hiding the planter; and it
bloomed most of year. This was in an area that got afternoon sun with
100F+ summer temperatures, so I don't think a lack of shade would be a
problem in your area. However, depending on the size of the planter and
the potting mix, it might require daily watering. Unfortunately, I have
no idea what variety of azalea it was.

As for impatiens, you should inquire at a local nursery. In your area,
you might be able to grow it in full sun.

--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening pages at http://www.rossde.com/garden/

In article , Charlie wrote:

On Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:04:25 -0600, Omelet
wrote:

My mom always planted petunias. They always did fine in direct sunlight,
but they don't cascade like you want.

Last summer we planted old fashioned vining petunias in hanging
containers and they do cascade several feet. They are not as heavily
flowered as the hybrid types, but they are highly perfumed. We had
ours hanging both in full sunlight and some in partial sun...six hours
morning direct sun.

Care
Charlie

I'd never heard of those. :-)
I'll have to look for them.
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