So, what did Santa bring you?

[Tjohn]

I got SEEDS! Almost everyone in my family gave me seeds for my garden next year! Obsessed much????

 

[DirtMechanic]

@alp my wife organized my sock drawer and they are sorted left to right by age and condition and associated by style. She was sure many of hers were in there. Dress socks were consolidated by color in another drawer. All I can do sometimes is say "Thank You".

@Tjohn I was looking at seed sites tonight. Anything more interesting than the others?

 

[alp]

@DirtMechanic Awwwwwwwwwww! That's why I'm divorced!!

In my son's case, I will have to train him to sort his own mess out as I don't think he's lucky enough to have a wife like yours. Indeed, I'm worried that he might have no wife!

 

[Tjohn]

@DirtMechanic , I like Rareseeds.com for unusual stuff to experiment with, and Seedsnow.com for their .99 packets for small gardens. I have had good luck with both.

 

[alp]

That sounds brilliant. .99c is nothing. @Tjohn! Look forward to seeing your rare plants.

 

[Tjohn]

That sounds brilliant. .99c is nothing. @Tjohn! Look forward to seeing your rare plants.

I don't think they are all that rare, but they are unusual for home gardens. I grew Celtus, Orange Globes, Ground Cherries, and Toy Choy last year. The Celtus didn't survive the slugs, but everything else did well. In the end I got turnips,tomatillos, and cabbage. Not very exotic!

 

[DirtMechanic]

I intend to attempt artichoke this year, but need a perennial, where the green globe and some others are grown to be annual. I am sure I understand the seed sellers position, but oh my aching back!

 

[alp]

I don't think they are all that rare, but they are unusual for home gardens. I grew Celtus, Orange Globes, Ground Cherries, and Toy Choy last year. The Celtus didn't survive the slugs, but everything else did well. In the end I got turnips,tomatillos, and cabbage. Not very exotic!

They are exotic to me. I need to google Celtus, Orange Globes, Ground Cherries (the pineapple physallis?) Toy Choy.. All new to me! It's a gardener's journey in which you want to tick this, done that ..

Haha! Just googled Celtus. Google gave me three men and three funny looking veg.. Do you eat the whole plant? Orange globe is a flower ? I am out of my depth here!

 

[alp]

I intend to attempt artichoke this year, but need a perennial, where the green globe and some others are grown to be annual. I am sure I understand the seed sellers position, but oh my aching back!

Your wife will hate you for that! A lot of boiling for very little bit of flesh to eat, but the bees will LOOOOve you!

 

[DirtMechanic]

I had no idea bees would be so enthralled!? Of course this is the perfect cover for any artichoke secret agent, because I can, at least, boil water!

 

[Tjohn]

They are exotic to me. I need to google Celtus, Orange Globes, Ground Cherries (the pineapple physallis?) Toy Choy.. All new to me! It's a gardener's journey in which you want to tick this, done that ..

Haha! Just googled Celtus. Google gave me three men and three funny looking veg.. Do you eat the whole plant? Orange globe is a flower ? I am out of my depth here!

Celtus is a lettuce that has a thick stalk that is the edible part, Orange Globes are Boule D'or Turnips, and Ground Cherries are P. Pruinosa. Hope that helps!

 

[alp]

Ground cherries?

 

[Tjohn]

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Ground cherries?

YES !! Delicious!

 

[Tjohn]

This year I am going to try sweet potatoes, Romanesque Broccoli, Strawberry Spinach, and Huckleberries. Has anyone else ever tried the Strawberry Spinach ?