Coleup -- I'd love the red quince -- thanks! I may set up a little Quince row! How wide do they grow? That is -- how should I space them?
Chat and Swap thread PART 2 for the RU at Jan23's on May 18
Coleup -- I'm looking for just a few tomatoes I can grow in pots on my patio, where I can steal a few rays of sun....
i DO NOT speak French--but, for whatever it is worth, I can, partially, decipher the first part:
65-75 days (to maturity) The fruits are small and red on giant plants. and the tomatoes
are very sweet and fragrant when i walk by. This (plant) is invulnerable to mildew.
The children love it. It requites special attention when in pots for the (????) of the plant.
Can't decipher the rest......just guess at a few words....Gita
Well, I would say it is coral but more pinkish than orange to my eyes. But I do have one that is more orange kind of peachy colored. That one is much smaller and the flowers tend to be more on the inside of the branches. Here is a picture of both. First is the big one in sunlight. Then the small one and last pic is the big one in shade.
Haappy---
Bonnie plants at HD are still 5/$10 this week--until Wednesday night.
Look for any tomato labeled as "patio". They are 'determinate" and meant to be grown in pots.
Use at least a 14" pot per plant. Provide a small trellis or stakes about 3' tall.
Gita
Translated using google translate:
Tiny red berries on a giant plant, one of the sweetest and most fragrant tomatoes I've tasted, almost invulnerable to mildew. The kids love it. It deserves special attention in the garden for plant growth, it should not hesitate to put him two very strong guardians because the plant is to take an octopus! Also, do not cut any rod that we take for lovers because it produces fruit on all rods. It is easy to forget that little hassle when you eat raw tomatoes, real candy!
Thanks Greenhouse_Gal!
That translation is a hoot, Terp!
ROTFL hahahaha "the plant is to take an octopus""' hahahahaha, something definitely amiss in that translation
Gita you did very well!
HAHA that's why ''duo lingo'' is trying to get real world people to translate.
Holly if your peach one becomes a problem with suckering I will 'help you out" if ya know what I mean...!
Hahaha!! Hilarious translation! My niece is a senior in college studying French. I probably should email the text to her and see how good her translation is. She doesn't know a thing about growing anything. LOL!
I inherited/ rescued 7 mature red Flowering Quince bushes over 25 years ago. They are planted in various areas of my mostly shady/woodsy yard. Six are about 3-4 foot wide by 5-6 feet tall and all of them bloom. They are on the borders and far corners of my property so they a bits of color dancing above the forsythia bushes and among the native nature planted white dogwood blooms. I like the sparse effect of this, so I can see this on your back slope...color, but not a show stopper. Sallyg and Jan can comment on the 7th Quince planted on property line by driveway. It is most favorably sited and gets the most filtered sun light of all. It is probably 10 x 10 branch spread (base is 3x3) and three times the flowers of the others but about half of Holly.s pic. I don't prune mine except for a branch or two or when I clip branches for flower arrangements.
My bushes have thorns here and there and I could see how they could grow together to form a hedge that deer would be loathe to walk through. I did plant two of them to block a beaten critter path through my back yard before the state put up a fence. They have earned their keep with absolutely no attention from me, I know I have two substantial suckers I can dig and will look for more in the let nature take its course back of my yard, Possibility of one of the 7 originals, too , which could be divided, but definitely a dig your own proposition, Ask Holly how hard they are to move!
They do attrack hummers and produce berries..Quince jelly anyone?
More interesting reading. Gita, you outdid yourself on the information on so many houseplants.....The Ficus.....I killed several of these many years ago but am happy to report that a Ficus Benjamina from Happy some years back has lived and seems to be thriving for me. I especially am happy to have this particular one because I have a son named Benjamin.
I just looked out the back door and saw at least one azalea in pink pretty bloom. I haven't checked the front yard where at least a dozen more live to see how they are coming along. Had wanted to get out front yesterday and work a bit but decided it was a bit too chilly. I will tell you that I can hardly keep up with the watering that my house plants are now requiring with the stronger sun. I am really looking forward to moving the houseplants outdoors for the summer months. I don't think John will be doing the Farmers Market this year, so any of my extra house plants will go the pharmacy window in town where I usually sell about one or two a month.
John informed me last evening that his sister is thinning some of her Dutch Iris and has offered him her leftovers. At the moment we don't know the color but be sure that Iris will be on our list of haves to offer at the swap.
Hope that all reading will have a great week ahead.
Ruby
Coleup and Holly: Thanks so much for the Quince info -- I had forgotten about the thorns, so I'll need to be careful about placement, but sounds perfect for the property line to hid an ugly chain link fence.
Ah, Happy, the search for sun!! I have one 8x 10 area by my mail box that gets almost 7 hours of sun. That is where I grow my tomatos and anting else I can container grow veggie wise Right now my gourmet garlic is growing there in 7 of those square recycle bins. Actually that space is part of my street that I have inched out over the asphalt pavement over the years! The other 'sunny spot' is where we park our cars along the road in front of house. One year I container gardened on the roof rack of my station wagon! (which I didn't use until after harvest!)
I can see it now:
"Tomatoes and Veggies On The Go" Revolutionary growing rack lets you take tomatoes and other sun loving veggies from your shady yard to that sun baked parking lot at work for full sun growing! Harvest your own salad for Lunch Break!
The translations were fun. Here's mine:
Petit Moineau Tomate
67 – 75 jours. Fruits rouges minuscules sur un plant géant, une des tomates les plus sucrées et plus parfumées que j'ai goutée, quasiment invulnérable au mildiou. Les enfants l’adorent. Ça mérite une attention spéciale dans le potager par la croissance du plant, il faut pas hésiter à lui mettre deux tuteurs très solides car le plant se prends pour une pieuvre!!! Par ailleurs, il ne faut pas couper aucune tige que l'on prend pour des gourmands car elle produit des fruits sur tous les tiges. On oubliera facilement ce petit tracas lorsque vous mangerez les premières tomates, de véritables bonbons!
Little Sparrow Tomato
67 - 75 days. Tiny red fruits on a giant plant, one of the sweetest and most flavorful tomatoes that I've tasted, practically immune to mildew. Children love it. It requires special attention in the vegetable garden because of the growth of the plant, you shouldn't hesitate to use two very solid stakes for it because the plant thinks it's an octopus! Aside from that, you don't need to remove any of the suckers because it produces fruits on all of the stalks. You will quickly forget this little problem as soon as you eat the first tomatoes, true sweets!
(By the way, gourmand usually means someone who enjoys eating, but in this context it refers to the suckers that arise from the axils of plants like tomatoes.)
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Thank you Sally! I'll pick up the Blue Spruce sedum from coleup.
Good to know about Joe Pye Weed popping up late. I just need to make sure not to "weed" it when it comes up. :)
Love it!!
Happy, I'll have it at the swap for you. It is a nice bush and has some reddish color to the leaves. If left alone it can get substantial. I have had mine for a good 35 years. They can be a bear to remove even the small ones. They do have large thorns but not a lot of them and when they get older may produce quince but I have never tried eating any of them.
Thanks, Holly; I'd be delighted. It will be perfect for the back side of my property line which is in dappled shade. I think I'll put a row in. (It also occurs to me that Quince might be a good substitute for the wild rose that has settled in, since I've been told that is an invasive that should be shown the door.)
I will be adding to my "haves" list this;
Tall, perennial Asters with deep purple blooms.
I have 6--6"pots up for grabs--where they are all coming up.
The Story:
My Pakistani neighbor gave all these pots to me. I am, sort of, her "dumping ground'....
Same as with all the Hostas--she had dug these up, divided them and then did not want them.
She is 10X the compulsive propagator than I am......
Supposedly--these came with the house.....Now--I was friends with the previous owner--
but i cannot remember what this Aster looked like....I do know it was in her shady, back bed.
I am keeping one--God only knows where I will plant it.....I have NO picture of it....
Also--but I still do not know what and how many--I will, probably, have some extras of my seeded annuals.
They are still under lights--cannot plant them out yet....maybe I will find room for all of them---
HA! On my dreems!!!
Be checking my list.....Gita
Did I hear shady? I'm interested....
ssgardener, I noticed you're looking for the tall Joe-Pye weed. I have some pots of it, if you'd like one. I just love it.
Terp, I would like to take 2 each of the Hershey's Red and Girard's Fuchsia azalea starts.
Karen
Thank you Karen! I just sent you a dmail asking for it. :) And also a Gold Standard hosta!
Gita, I'd love one of those purple asters, please!
Nuts / Karen , if you have another piece of Captain Kirk available, I'd like to wave my hand around for it, please. And those dark purple dwarf irises sound yummy, too.
Coleup, I'm going to walk our back line and try to find a spot for a couple of climbing/rambling roses (that I have) and maybe a quince also... however, I don't think we'll have room for a 4 foot anything on our way back, but maybe Joyanna & I can head down your way at some point for one. I like the sound of your pink/red colored one!
Thanks!
Jill--Will put you down for one. Glad you want something I have.....;o)
Happy---Does "interested" mean you want one too? I do not know if they prefer sun or a bit of shade.
I guess you could check PF. All i said is that my old neighbor had it in a bed that was in some shade.....
Let me know--OK?
Gita
Robin---
You never told me which color datura you want.
They come triple purple/white And double yellow. Both are spectacular!
Aspenhill, Might I have an Anemone if you have one left?
Got your D-mail, ssgardener, and I put you down for those.
Critter, I'll put you down for Captain Kirk and the dwarf dark purple iris.
Gita, I would love a purple aster also!
Karen
Paul - if you (or anyone else) has any remaining Lilies of the Valley - I'd love some....please and thank you
Holly/Ric - may I have a Wisteria (for me this time) and horseradish again...only if you have enough
Roses - I'd love a sweet pea please and Calendula if no takers
Chantell. I got you down for lotv.
Nutsfordaylily. 2 hersheys red amd 2 girards fushia.
Happy,
I was just reviewing the lists. I would love to add winter aconite, salvia b&b, varigated solomans, and strawberry begonia. Love the little strawberry begonias, they are a great dry shade ground cover.
Gita-
I'd love some of your seeded zinnias and the new dark purple asters.
Re Lily of the Valley, this can be super invasive. We planted some many years ago and enjoyed seeing it flower until we realized that it was spreading like crazy and was actually strangling the roots of our azaleas and killing them. It took DH several years to get it all out, digging laboriously.
Chantell, will do what I can on those Ric just dug up the horseradish, I asked him to save a couple in pots for the swap but I am not sure he did. Wisteria I have and some extra Lily of the Valley.
Re Lily of the valley-----yes--it does spread by runners underground.....but it takes years....
However--it is wise to plant them where you do not plan ti plant anything else--
I met Jill for the first time when she made the trek to my house to dig up clumps of Lily of the Valley
in the corner of my YUK bed...Do you remember that, Jill?
Anyway--Karen--I have you down for the Aster. I can't wait to see what it really looks like...
Paul--got you too for the Aster.
Re. the Zinnias--do you like short or tall? most of them are tall--every color.
red--pink--hot pink--yellow--and one a mix of all--and pom-pom in shape (my fave.).
The short Z.'s are pink and I have a few bright reds which I really like. Will put you down for some--a mix...
I will see--have not really counted how many I have of each. Will include some Angelonias too. Yes? No?
Can't plant them out until beg. of May--the weather will not settle. Radio said that this AM....
Then I will see what I have left... Getting to hate this L-O-N-G cool spring....
As an alternative--I can send you seeds of all the Zinnias. They come up easily and there is still time.
Gita
Great Gita,
I like the taller ones. Not too late to grow from seeds??
Nutsfordaylily/Karen I would love to try a Captain Kirk hosta if you have enough.
Ruby Good to hear from you and looking forward to a visit. You and John always bring such nice plants to our swaps !!!
Happy I'd like 2 of your NOID pink anemones.
Those looking for Empress Wu Hosta Speediebean says the nursery she works for has them for sale this year. Don't know size or price. The one I saw in 3 gal pot was $80 but huge.
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Coleup: I can't promise the NOID are pink -- is that ok? Do you also want some of my Hadsben Abundance Japanese Anemone (I can't recall if I already have you down for it) - that is pink.
Nutsfordaylily: Do you still have any Captain Kirk? I'd love to have a piece if you do.
All: I have lots of NOID Japanese anemone and Chrysanthemums that were thinned out of a neighbor's yard -- I can't tell you anything else about them, except that she is a good gardener so I expect they are nice.
I have a couple of pots of pink creeping phlox and a couple of pink Garden Phlox (Brighteyes)
Karen...................If you have more Joe Pye Weed, I'd love some.
Chantell................Gotcha down for Sweet Pea and Calendula