Gardening!

[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?

---------- Post added at 11:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:12 PM ----------

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.

[wooÐs]

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

[Baraka_Guru]

Originally Posted by wooÐs

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

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.

[wooÐs]

Originally Posted by 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.

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.