Climate in which your garden grows? Or do you throw caution to the wind & plant whatever you want with no regard to the weather? Here the climate is mostly mild, so I don't have the concerns of many of you, re: Snow, Sleet, excessive heat nor cold.
Do you plant based on the.....
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I always grow things that are on the edge of their northern range, some years they do ok, but you get years like this one where most things were a write off due to the terrible summer.
I use hot beds to extend the growing season.
Even the wind can stop plants growing, it killed off some yardlong beans I was trying to grow last year.
I use hot beds to extend the growing season.
Even the wind can stop plants growing, it killed off some yardlong beans I was trying to grow last year.
I always look at what my neighbors are growing successfully. I will go knock on their door and ask for cuttings or seeds, depending on what the particular plant is. I have never been turned down. I figure, if they can do it so can I.
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Of course. It would be pointless otherwise in my area.
One exception though, I must admit I planted tomatoes outside the hothouse this year.
Now this could end up successful or a waste of time. Depending on if there is a frost.
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We have mild winters and very hot summers; A lot of my plants were given to me, but a couple I purchased. I suppose I have never given any thought to their being suitable to the climate since they were sold in the climate. I summer I water a lot and in winter I cover if there's threat of a freeze.
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Winters in my country sometimes are pretty harsh so I have to take it into consideration when I plan what to grow in my garden. Fortunately my favourite plants are roses and they don't mind cold weather
Claudine, have you ever grown new roses from cuttings? I know there are a few different methods and different people have success with different ones. I have a few stems now that I am trying to root from a couple cuttings I salvaged when someone was pruning their roses recently.
I dipped the bottom tips in cinnamon before putting it in the soil and I have them cloched while I wait for signs of success. I check the soil moisture every few days, but I have already lost one cutting.
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ChanellG, yes, I did. I did it with my miniature roses a few months ago. It was extremely and surprisingly easy. All I had to do was to put cuttings into the soil. I watered them every day but only a little. With time, some of them developed roots - and now I have new, very very small miniature roses. I'm sure some of your cuttings will turn into roses too, just be patient
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Ah, patience, that most illusive virtue. I have it most of the time, lol, but it's hard to wait when it comes to my plants! I am like a little kid checking them constantly and getting excited over the least little development.
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Zigs, do I see carrots and some kind of beans in that middle section?
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It's the same with me...I can't tell you how happy and excited I was when I noticed first leaves growing from the cuttings I planted
. They were so tiny and so wonderful!
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Yep, dwarf French beans & Carrots, keeps the wind off them & brings them on at a time when there is little else (Hungry gap)
Rhubarb in the end one is stuck there now, can't get a fork in to get the roots out.
However, the walls blanch the stems perfectly.
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I wondered about that last box, the leaves looked a bit like lettuce. I see the rhubarb was apparently prize winning; congrats!
@Claudine, you should have seen how excited I got yesterday to see the piece of potato I stuck in some dirt is sending out leaves, lol. Simple pleasures!
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Zigs, congratulations!!!
Cheers Claudine
Never eaten Rhubarb? Blimey, got to remedy that this year then
You stew some up in a little bit of water and add sugar to taste, then put custard on top. Custard is being sold in Tesco's for 7p a packet at the moment, I bought loads of it.
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I plant according to what will grow in my climate, with the exception of trying something new occasionally. We have a short growing season which can be quite cool at times, so anything that does require heat does better in a greenhouse. I have grown watermelon...or should I say, zucchini-melon: OOPS!
I do a combination of the two, just depends on what I want to try. Some things I have planted that are not recommended for my zone and if I like them enough and if am concerned about them not making it through the winter I will dig them up and bring them in if possible.