Tropical Zone Gardening: Flowering today, 1 by Islandshari

Islandshari wrote:
Yokwe all! Jaye, sounds like you will get the bug problem under control, and how in the world did you come up with tomato fert? Good call!! That's what I love about DG...we always learn from each other!

Sue - I love that pictue that is not a bloom! Very cool looking!

Jenny, I have no choice about the pots...I don't have that naturally wonderful soil you volcanic islands get. Mine little rock is just a coral island, no soil to speak of at all! I think that is one reason that my plants are different as far as care goes, from so many of you others...pots, salt and wind. Makes for some challenging gardening. Chrissy, you asked about the salt. Thats one of the reasons I am growing the sage hedge, it doesn't mind the salt, and the foliage is so thick that it traps a lot from coming into the smaller pots in the garden. I also keep a lot of native plants, cup plant, panax, etc around my more delicate introductions - the natives help keep the salt away from the others. This is all more like the "Practice of Gardening"...we just keep trying till something works, then spread the word. My DD is struggling mightily with her veges...between the environment and the critters (rats, crabs, birds and bugs), she is getting very frustrated. Had a wonderful cucumber harvest, then practically overnight - dead vines. Her broccoli would start to flower, and the next day - nothing. Now we are trying to grow marigolds because they help keep all the other critters away. We'll see. Also planting mint and lavender...another wonderful DG tip!

Chrissy, your DIL is very sweet - those look like wonderful plants! I'm sure you will enjoy them. Hmmm, what to post today? Okay, how about this...it is a pretty good example of how a container garden doesn't HAVE to look like a container garden.