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well lets see iv been building are new back patio so iv planted allot one Williams banana. desert guava, Bougainvillea 3 deferent variates of passion flower one of which fruits and 2 Camellia, 2 rose trees 4 lavenders and a flat of marigolds thats all i can plant for now as its April and the heat is coming so any thing els isn't likely to make it but in the fall iv got allot more to plant living in the Desired is an exercises in patients

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where are you located?

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passiflora incense and incarnata
brown turkey fig
swet peas

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Las Vegas Baby! heheh well its home for now any way looking to relocate to Palm Springs when i retire witch as far as I'm concerned is way to far away

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:woohoonaner:

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lavender lady ornamental
ruby glow fruiting not sure it looks like its setting fruit
and one that doesn't have the common name
passiflora alatocaerulea witch i think is still to young to fruit
also u mentioned figs i have two
Black Jack dwarf 2 years old not fruiting yet but I'm hoping
and dwarf Italian Honey fig only 2 moths old years to go!
You cant go wrong with the old reliable Turkey fig but i don't have room for it
have u tryd a mission fig another old perennial favorite

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so what happens in vegas stays in vegas? im sorry i could not resist that one. been wanting to use that for a while. lol.

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castor bean seeds( thanks lynn) started cuttings for bat wing begonia.(some in dirt and some in water) potted up som tx. mt. laurel(thanks fernie)for a friend, and potted up some canna(thanks fernie) for a friend.

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mskitty You did not realy say that!

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OK i took a risk after saying it was to late to plant more i did cannas and three rose trees one hybrid tea rose lovely pail pink so sutal u have to look twis and the sent is heaven also decided to put in my kitchen Herb patch basal two different kinds of thyme province lavender and
Greek basal repoted two orchids and clipped and planter about 100 dwarf uwanamus cuttings for this fall have to have a hedg for the new patio

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yes, actually i did. lol! ive never been to "sin city" but i watch it everynight. csi las vegas.

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Whew! Today I constructed a 30 foot tomato bed along a sloping section of my property line. There is chainlink fencing on the property line and plenty of sunshine all day for the plants. I built five permanent cyllindrical cages from 4 foot metal fence posts and welded-wire fencing with 2 x 3 inch holes. These keep ravens from picking at seedlings and provide support as the plants get older. I covered the entire bed with 2-3 inches of some extremely well cured compost from the city facility. I planted these seedlings I grew from seed:

Big Girl
Better Girl
Green Grape
Momotaro
Striped Roman

... on six-foot centers, and between them I also seeded a handful of Stover's California hybrid Alfalfa.

:woohoonaner:

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wow! thats a lot of work. :pics:

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ok, ok. It was dark when I finished.

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In the bottom right are two pumkins (Sugar Pie and Connecticut Field) that were planted several weeks ago. Looking uphill from there along the right are the 5 Tomato enclosures and seedlings installed yesterday.

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LOL!. thanks for the pics richard. nice to see what i read about. it looks great!

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Hey Steve,

Heres my garden. Your's looks great.

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OK guys and gals i posted some pics of the new plants around my patio hope you like sorry but I'm not really good at taking pictures o and don't tell me how bad my Williams banana looks I'm really unhappy about it but I'm determined so if it bits the big one I'm not giving up

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Potted up musa laterita, and variegated ee's (Thanks Brent).
Yesterday potted up sago palm from Xavier. thanks X.
Also potted up last years EE tubers and regular old cannas tubers that have yellow and red flowers.

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wow Richard nice tomato patch looks like u mite be giving some away this summer. i love tomatoes favorite variety Beef stake and better boys supersonics mmm mmmm thinking about your tomato patch takes me back to childhood:2179:

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2 hostas called fried bananas, 3 cannas, 5 solomons seal.

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"Afraid of whats beyond just eyesight keeps the worlds in harmony" - jimmy buffett

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today would be the day to be" wastin away again in margarittaville". as long as i can wast away under a banana tree. LOL!

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I still haven't planted anything outside. This morning it is -10*C/14*F with about 20 mph winds. My tulips broke the surface of the ground a couple of days ago when the temperatures got up to the 20sC/70sF. They are now covered in snow and I hope that they don't die. We put 1400 in the ground last fall and it would really piss me off to lose them without ever seeing them bloom.

Allen

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I've seen tulips continue to grow under those conditions and bloom. I hope yours do.

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I transplanted some Lemon Grass, potted up some bamboo and planted some more squash and tomatoes.:baloonnaner:

Dean

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I planted my Upright elephant ears. They are already 5 ft. tall! I planted Illustrius, black magic, pink china, black pearl, teacups, big dipper. Those are my elephant ears that were planted. I planted geraniums, brugmansia, oxalis. I have Pink tomatoes started in house, Cherokee tomatoes, Zebra tomatoes, and herbs. I've never grown herbs... I have no idea what I am doing with those. A friend of mine gave them to me!! I hope they live. Happy Gardening to all!!!

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Congratulations on getting those plants growing!

Use a high speed coffee grinder or blender to grind up about a tablespoon's worth of herbs and add it to the flour of some bread dough. You'll be hooked.

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yesterday i planted a crabapple tree.

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Any idea what variety?

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i have no clue.they were giving them away at the garden show last feb. i love crabapples. they are soooo tasty! the little tree is only 1 ft. tall.

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Wow kyplanter - busy person! I love elephant ears!

Dean - I have to have 2 sets of lemon grass - 1 for me and one for the dogs to eat - they love it! I guess like catnip for dogs.

Cassie

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Cassie,

Well I don't have any dogs right now so I'm safe. LOL!!!:2704:

Dean

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you can cook with lemon grass. rub it between your hands if you slice onions and it will take the smell off. use it in pasta salads, potato salad, and even in curried rice. yummy

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Today I planted Red Grenadilla 'Frederick' in a narrow bed along a chain link fence. I also sowed some wildflower and commercial alfalfa seeds in the bed but away from the Grenadilla.

[The botanical name is Passiflora edulis var. flavicarpa 'Frederick'.]

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Kitty being a chef all my life all thell you the best way to get rid of garlic is to rub your hands over a stainles steal spoon uner runing water it takes about 10 seconds and wala! no smell they alsow sell for the overly rich smal stainle steal bars at willams sanoma but i just ues the spoon (woks for onions too)

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Last week I made a gazpacho for 50 people at my church. After chopping 6 pounds of onions I chopped the celery. To my surprise my hands smelled of celery. That's not a bad trade off.

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we do that a lot too with the stainless steel. but the lemon grass makes your hands feel and smell..well lemon fresh.pardon the pun. i dont like to eat lemons but i love the smell and taste of the lemon grass. was watching foodnetwork and they had a mixologist on there and he used lemon grass for a citrus drink. it look awesome.

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Kitty,

My wife uses the lemon grass in Asian cooking. I've heard that you can use lemons or limes to take smells off your hands. Supposed to work especially well w/ fish.

Steve, looking good. Where did you find the Alfalfa seed?:2734:

Dean

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There are specialized alfalfa varieties for different climates. These are not what is sold for growing sprouts for salads! Mine happens to be a southern California variety distributed by Stover Seeds. I ordered a 5-pound bag from my regional Ag supply store several years ago. It took about 2 weeks for them to receive it. The seeds have a very long shelf life. Hand sown in the ground this year I am getting nearly 100% germination rate.

A 5-pound bag was the smallest I could order, but it was under $10 at the time. The seeds are small, about 1/2 the size of a sesame seed. Over the years I've probably only used one pound. On the other hand, one pound contains about 100,000 seeds!

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Thanks!:11:

Dean

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majestic palm and a madagascar dragon tree.

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yes Kitty its a wanderfull aroma to bad u dont like lemons so now that i know ther will be no myer lemons in your stocking this year i love that ty recipy that is the grownd pork in lemon grass broth its very refreshing dinner in the summer time now im hungrey thanks Kitty!

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How strange, I sold those very two plants and some soil mix to a customer today.

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i said i dont like to eat them...i didnt say i dont want to grow them. LOL! my mom and my youngest daughter love lemons. i love the smell of lemons,(i buy comet cleaner w/ lemon and my dishwashing soap has a lemony smell) but i used to eat them like apples when i was about 11-13 yrs old. i ended up with stomach problems. i would eat about 7 a day. that is so very funny richard. i got my m. palm at walleyworld last fall and the mad. dragon tree i got at lowes last winter. it was one of the last 4 they had. i tell you what, you plant a m. palm in your yard, it makes a statement. i walked out the front door this morning and wow, it was right there. i knew it would be dramitic, but then again wow! i have run out of room in the front yard to plant anything. i might have room for one more, "something", but after that im done in the front. and ive started on the left side of the house. i still havent planted my pony tail palm yet, dont know where she is going. lol!

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Planted 6 Bell Peppers and 1 Thai Basil.
:basketballnaner::colorwoot:

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I potted up some Palm (Washingtonia filifera x robusta) seedlings. :o

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:2623:banana canna
canna austrailia
stuttgart canna
brugs some named some noid.
gingers
EE's wentii..diamondhead..potadora..limezinger...borneo giant
castor oil plant
passi incarnata.. incense:nanerwaveytrain:

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Wow Kimarj, you were busy!

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he was busy! :bananajoy::bananajoy::bananajoy: i only planted 4 solomons seal,4 snake plant and a croton.