Hi Joe! I was hoping that would catch your eye, LOL! Just messing with you. What's one man's weed is another's prized plant! I know of a guy in Spring Hill, TN that has one still flowering after 14 months!! It started flowering last June, right up to frost. He then covered the stem with a bag-o-leaves, leaving the flower exposed. It sunk back into the stem, and reemerged in the Spring! As of now, it is still flowering with no end in sight. Truly an amazing plant. I like them because of their incredible durability and cold-hardiness. I still have 2 of them leaning against the back of the house, unpotted. They have rooted into the ground and are fully leafed out and growing...no water or fertlizer, and hardly any sun (very late afternoon). Any plant that basically takes care of itself like that is a plant that I need! Lord knows I've killed enough plants due to neglect.
Mike, I'll get a picture or two up in a while of the whole garden. I wasn't "allowed" to have my way with it this year like last year, as it is really not my yard anyway (I live with my girlfriend). As a result, it doesn't look quite like my plantation did last year. Ahh...but next Spring! I still need to have my tomatoes, okra, cucumbers (one of these days I will successfully produce a good-tasting dill pickle...maybe...I'll keep trying anyway!). I haven't had a ton of time to work out in the garden this year either because I am back in school after a 15 year hiatus.
Ok...enough excuses...I'll get pics up next week. Thanks!