I got in a mail trade last year. Who knows whatit really is. Its only rreally distinguishable in the spring as the season goes on it starts to resemble the others. This may be a case of diluted cultivars or simply me not knowing enough about JP ferns.
Chat and Swap thread PART 4 for the RU at Jan23 on May 18
thank you Wind.. you are awesome
SS, I do have a yellow variegated Hosta for you.
Mermaid sounds like a perfect name for that one!
greenthumb99 can I get these peppers? Aleppo, Anaheim, Red Beauty, Lady Bell
Buttoneer, I will put you down for the primula. I missed your request for the daylilies somehow. Could you please send me a dmail with a list of the ones you want?
Celeste, I will put you down for the primula.
Critter, yes, the primula are perennial. I have not had them self sow.
Jan, I'm putting you down for the primula also.
Donnerville, I don't know how I get them to grow so well. They just do. I have some where they get a bit much sun, and get rather dry. They do okay, but not as good as the ones in the shade. They really wilt in the hot summer when the sun is on them. If they get plenty of water, though, they do fine.
Happy, I'm putting you down for the primula as well. That's a hot commodity!
Karen
Coleuslover123 So excited we may finally meet at the swap! Hope you can come if only for part of the day. Of course, I would like some coleus from you and a pulmonaria 'azure' please.
Hope you find something from my haves to try. I'll send things home with Wind/Diana if I don't see you there. Hope all is going well with you dear lady.
Coleup/Judy
Greenthumb99, I would like one each of the sweet peppers, 2 if you have enough and don't get more requests for them. Thanks.
Karen
coleuslover123 -- do you have enough pulmonaria 'azure' that I could have one too? I love pulmonaria.....
David, may I have one of your Red Beauty peppers please?
I can add:
Doll's Eyes (Actaea pachypoda)
Jacob's Ladder
Hosta Ginko Craig
Also, I have more Sedum Ternatum than I had thought ....
Hello to everyone - Getting excited about the swap down here. This is the first time in all the years that I have attended swaps that I haven't had the time to be involved in the before hand chat. I know that I have missed an education on some points plus a lot of laughs. Just can't seem to find the time to do all that I am interested in these days. Anyway.....I just listed my have to share on the correct message board I hope. I am asking that folks contact me through dmail if there are things you would like to have.
A couple of weeks ago I went through the HAVES list and jotted down some that I will be requesting also. I will also contact through dmail , so some of you may already have me down for things I may have mentioned in chat earlier. Please forgive duplicates and I am really sorry that I have missed the excitement and fun leading up to the actual event.
I am looking forward to meeting many of you for the first time and always a pleasure getting together with others I have know for a while. See you all soon.
Ruby
Ruby: I'm so glad you will be able to make the swap!
I have a question in regards to the Jerusalem Artichoke plants.
Has anybody ever tried one of the tubers? Is that the primary reason to grow them
Memory will know ... I am sure
yay!! ColeusLover123 may be coming!!
Terp, we used to have a nice patch of J. Artichokes. The plants grow really tall with a small (in comparison to the plant) yellow daisy-like bloom. I always intended to dig them up for culinary use, but never got to it. Then the area they were growing got too shaded and most died off.
I'm intrigued by the description of them but I'm afraid I would do the same Wind.
Happy, may I have a bit of the Sedum Ternatum, it looks pretty cool.
flowAjen, nutsfordaylily, catbird - I have all of you covered for the peppers you requested
I grew Jerusalem Artichokes & once you start with them they will become invasive. Not my cup of tea. Mine are coming up............again, arrgh.
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Critter, one the Cavendish banana babies are finally showing signs of green growth! I'll bring it to the swap.
Sink a 5 gallon black nursery pot in the ground with about an inch projecting above the surface and plant your Jerusalem Artichokes in it, it will keep them contained.
Thanks David!
I just put Jerusalem artichokes on my list of haves. I just potted up four a really small pots with two small tubers and each one, and two larger pots with about 3 tubers each.
Karen
Thanks David!
Somehow, I lost the name of the person that asked my for one pink and one ivory Lisianthus!! Let me know who you are, please.
Catbird: Got you covered on the Sedum Ternatum -- I love that plant. It is in full bloom right now -- it makes a nice tight mat, but grows quickly. I have plenty if anyone else wants any (in addition to Catbird and Coleup who have already asked for it).
Attention Special offer
My local Sam's club has just gotten in a shipment of some Acanthus mollis 'summer beauty'
http://www.plantdelights.com/Acanthus-Summer-Beauty-Summer-Beauty-Bears-Breech/productinfo/2526/
Happy has already requested me to pick up one for her and deliver at swap. Anyone else interested? These are in 3 gal pots and run $21 each. Let me know. Thanks.
Coleup/Judy
UMD_Terp I do eat my Jeruslem Artichokes. I am one of the people that they give gas (really bad gas) so I make them into soup and that way I can eat them. I give the tubers to people to try and see how their body reacts. They are invasive - I have them in my compost pile and I am constantly pulling them up in other places but they thrive in less than full sun.
Hmm. How interesting. I'm not that adventurous in terms of eating things from my own garden. That doesn't sound right. I eat a lot of things almost everything and of course grow vegetables to enjoy. Do you find you eat it as an alternative to potatoes? I'd like to understand the appeal other than they appear to be very sustainable.
Wow, one day after I posted my list of 'haves', they are all requested! I'd better go out and dig some more! I have a lot of ms moon pumonaria, but only one 'azure', which donnerville has requested (first). Sure hope I can make it. Looking forward to all the great sounding FOOD too!. Sigh, I am getting so fat!
My JAs are in full sun, and thrive. No staking, and they get a good eight feet tall. They are invasive, but since they are edible and native plant, I don't mind having them. They are nearly as bad as tradescantia, mint and many other invasive plants. I have yet to try eating them, but I'm eager to do so. I don't know if they'll give me gas. I do get off of gas from Fiber One products. They have chicory root extract.
Karen
Th JAs grow that big in my yard, too. The raw tubers have a texture like Jicama but a nutty flavor. They can be mashed or baked and I make soup out of them. Here is some nutrition information on them. They also keep for a long time and can be dug during the winter to eat.
Health benefits of Jerusalem artichoke
■Jerusalem artichoke is moderately high in calories; provides about 73 calories per 100 g, roughly equivalent to that of potatoes. The root has negligible amounts of fat and contains zero cholesterol. Nevertheless, it's high-quality phyto-nutrition profile comprises of dietary fiber (non-starch carbohydrates), and antioxidants, in addition to small proportions of minerals, and vitamins.
■It is one of the finest source dietary fibers, especially high in oligo-fructose inulin, which is a soluble non-starch polysaccharide. Inulin should not be confused for insulin, which is a hormone. The root flesh provides 1.6 mg or 4% of fiber. Inulin is a zero calorie, saccharine, and inert carbohydrate, which does not metabolize inside the human body, and thereby; make this tuber an ideal sweetener for diabetics and dieters.
■Soluble as well as insoluble fibers in it add up to the bulk of food by retaining moisture in the gut. Studies suggest that adequate roughage in the diet help reduce constipation problem, and offer some protection against colon cancers by eliminating toxic compounds from the gut.
■The tuber contains small amounts of anti-oxidant vitamins such as vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin E. These vitamins together with flavonoid compound like carotenes helps scavenge harmful free radicals, and thereby offers protection from cancers, inflammation and viral cough and cold.
■Further, Jerusalem artichokes are a very good source of minerals and electrolytes, especially potassium, iron, and copper. 100 g of fresh root contains 429 mg or 9% of daily-required levels of potassium. Potassium is a heart friendly electrolyte; aids reduce blood pressure and heart rates by countering pressing effects of sodium.
■100 g of fresh sunchoke contains 3.4 mg or 42.5% of iron, probably the highest amount of iron among the common edible roots and tubers.
■It also contains small levels of some of valuable B-complex group of vitamins such as folates, pyridoxine, pantothenic acid, riboflavin, and thiamin.
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Thanks, SSG! I'm excited about having a dwarf banana that won't need to be dormant in winter... maybe we will finally get fruit?
House Plant looking for new home: Haemanthus albiflos pubescens Common name is white blood lilly.
Another houseplant with abundant cuttings to offer: Alsobia 'Cygnet' http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/77657/
It's almost as easy to root as a spider plant baby. Interest?
yes please Jill.. neat looking
Coleuslover, can you add me to the list of folks wanting a pulmonaria? I would love to have one if you are able to make the swap and you have any left. Thanks, terri
Hi Critter, I'd like to try Alsobia 'Cygnet' if you have any extra babies. Not that we need any more indoor plants lol, but it looks interesting. Never saw it before.
OK, onewish, wind, I'll snip away at my Alsobia! Actually, I have a window box on a shelf in my bathroom, and it's chock full of this plant, with lots of trailing pieces for cuttings. I'll pack several cuttings in a sandwich bag... the usual routing for rooting... stick it in a little pot of barely-moist potting mix, cover with a baggie, using a stick to hold the plastic up off the foliage. I'll see if there are some rooted pieces that I can get out, too, but the cuttings really do "take" easily. The little crowns often try to put off trailers before increasing from the base, so pinch off the trailers at first so the plant will form a clump of whatever size you want for your pot.
I'm sorry I haven't been on the site lately, in case there were any requests (I just saw one from FlowAJen and will have to go back and read it tomorrow) Katherine and I have been madly transplanting and preparing for a plant sale at the Burlington County Garden Expo this weekend. I would like to bring the event to your attention if you are in the area of Moorestown on Saturday. We will be selling plants there, but you don't have to buy anything from us because you can get if for free the following Saturday! There will be other plant vendors and exhibitors.
I thought some of you might be interested in going to this Gardening Expo (which is more than a plant sale) so here is the info:
http://moorestown.patch.com/articles/gardening-expo-kicks-off-spring-season-at-ag-center
P.S. I DID make a note of any requests that were sent D-Mail. Will have to read over the threads tomorrow to see if anyone made a request of me in the chat threads.