wooÐs

'Tis the season! Here's what I have going so far...

Annuals:
lantana
African daisies
impatiens
sweet potato vine (green)
coleus (reseeded from last year - never happened to me before!)

Perennials:
purple verbena
blue salvia
purple salvia
japanese painted fern

Fruits:
BLUEBERRIES!!! (Superfruits! I MUST hear experiences on these! Never done them before and I'm thoroughly excited. I think I'll utilize blueberries to their fullest - muffins, cobblers, pancakes, straight outta the fridge, etc. I did tomatoes for 2 years previously and was overrun with them. Never again for those bad boys!)

Houseplants:
corn plant
philodendron
snake plant
purple cordyline

Would love to hear advice / experience on any of these plants. I absolutely love spring. Yay for Lowe's and Home Depot. What are you all growing this year?? Questions? Comments? Other?

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oh I forgot sage that never died from last summer and snapdragons. I adore snapdragons. They reseed here too but I bought a hanging basket in fuschia. Also have another pot of seedlings...

wooÐs

I had no idea at all that sage flowered. Went outside last night to water and I have about 15 huge and chunky purple buds. How cool, to start something from such a small seed and have it grow into something awesome. Nature rawks.

After researching some, I learned I'm not going to have any blueberry fruit for a couple years . I was excited too. Oh well.

Baraka_Guru

I'm currently considering whether this year's containers will be flowers or food, or a mixture.

A couple of years ago I grew a container of Swiss chard with wonderful results. Same with hot peppers. Other things, not so much. I like low-maintenance plants.

Flowers are usually low maintenance.

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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön

Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot

wooÐs

I really want to grow hot peppers. But what would I do with them? I'm stumped.

Baraka_Guru

In my experience, the plants have a huge yield. Be prepared to either give them away to people or find uses through regular cooking of spicy dishes or pickling or something. I imagine hot pepper relish would be a way to go.

__________________
Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön

Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot

wooÐs

They're so pretty - and easy to grow, from what I've heard. I did make jalapeno jelly with a friend a few years ago, using her harvest. Delicious. But yeah, it's not like I can throw them in a salad or sit there and snack on them in front of the TV. Pickling would probably be ideal, but I just don't know. Maybe I'll try one plant this year for the fun of it.

Baraka_Guru

Even one plant should give you plenty.

__________________
Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön

Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot