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Post by ottawagardener on May 9, 2009 16:08:13 GMT -5
My husband is from Madrid - smack dab in the central dessert or at least that's what it looks like in the summer. Now they know their water saving landscaping and plant public areas with drought resistant plants, drip irrigation (sometimes) and mulch.
I love so much of the food: bocarrones (sp?), churros, palmera de chocolate... yum.
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Post by canadamike on May 9, 2009 18:52:41 GMT -5
My husband is from Madrid - smack dab in the central dessert In the central dessert hey? I taught he was a professor, not an exotic dancer  We all love that you love him, but aren't you getting a little kinky here?  |
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Post by spud on May 9, 2009 22:54:30 GMT -5
In quanity, it's dill, cilantro, and borage. Opp's and feverfew. those have turned into more of invasive plants than anything. Others that come up for me are radishes,mators, onions, leeks, snap dragons and spuds. Seems like they create ten times more work than the rest of the garden, cause the soil is left bare for them to self seeds and much more weeding is needed than other areas. I'm hoping for some blue basil to self seed and that hasn't happened yet, any body have luck with basil self seeding?
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Post by canadamike on May 10, 2009 13:54:05 GMT -5
Nope, never in 25 years or so, I don't thinks it likes my winter much. Chervil I sowed only once, same with parsley.
I am hoping my Florence fennel will do, but it does not seems like it, at least not now.
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Post by ottawagardener on May 10, 2009 16:45:02 GMT -5
Canadamike: I have some fennel from salt spring seeds that they say self seeds, want some. I only have a little left.
Basil has never ever self seeded for me either.
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sphinxeyes
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Suburbia, small garden in side yard, containers on larger back deck. Hot humid summers.
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Post by sphinxeyes on May 10, 2009 17:33:23 GMT -5
mj: I've tried to collect most of the seed and redistribute it in other parts of the garden. I always try to plant some at the base of the lantern in our front yard, hoping that it will climb up it and spiral around. In late summer it looks very romantic when the light is on in the evening and there are magenta flowers and vines floating around it. Some years it gets very bushy, but other years it there's only a few vines that manage to climb tall enough. mj and telsing: Ooooh, Spain! I've never been, but I'm spending my final spring semester abroad next year and so far have narrowed my choices down to Spain or Italy (which I've also never been to). I'd love to experience the culture of southern Spain (Granada, Seville, Barcelona) especially because I've enjoyed studying the Moorish influence on the culture there. Have either of you been to those areas; or if you've also been to Italy (Rome inparticular), do you have a preference for either country? Feel free to send me a PM if you'd like to talk more about it. I'm gathering as many opinions as I can to help me decide.  |
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Post by canadamike on May 10, 2009 17:45:36 GMT -5
Why don't you try it in Ottawa telsing? We will see if it works.
Is it a bulbling fennel?
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Post by macmex on May 10, 2009 20:49:26 GMT -5
Lambs quarters are my favorite reseeding plant in the garden. My family loves these as a potherb. We like lambs quarters as much as spinach or chard. But it's virtually no work to grow.
Back in 2006, in our first Oklahoma garden, I had one plant of lambs quarters volunteer out of some mulch. I left it for seed, and it grew to over 5 1/2 feet tall, producing A LOT of seed. In the fall, when I cleaned up the garden, I yanked that plant and shook it all the way out of the garden. Since then I only have to occasionally shake some seeded plants over a new area, if I wish to change where our lambs quarters patch will be in the coming year. Sometimes I don't have to do a thing.
This time of year we pick the stuff by the bucketful and freeze it in one pound ziplocks for use throughout the year. Our children often ask for it when visiting. Even our relatives, who are not adventurous in the area of food love lambs quarters. I'm really surprised that lambs quarters haven't become a normal part of the American diet. My favorite way to eat it is steamed and with a little soy sauce on it.
George
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Post by ottawagardener on May 13, 2009 5:08:02 GMT -5
Will do Michel and yes it's bulbing fennel. My kids quite like greens from the garden too and I do believe that lamb's quarters are amoung them. They are quite good. I"m growing magenta spreen this year though I can't say exactly why  as I have enough regular lamb's ear around. |
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Post by ottawagardener on May 13, 2009 5:09:26 GMT -5
"In the central dessert hey?" Yup, not so good with the spelling but... |
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Post by swisscharrd on May 28, 2009 18:47:32 GMT -5
Cardoon - big lovely plants too they are.
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Post by ottawagardener on Jun 1, 2009 18:03:22 GMT -5
Really? Now, I"m jealous Swiss.
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Post by robertb on Jun 2, 2009 16:42:55 GMT -5
Borage, Great Mullein and feverfew. I introduced all three, and they're now fairly welcome weeds. The borage is less welcome as it's huge and spreading. Great Mullein is tall and slender. They're all easily pulled out if they're in the wrong place.
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Post by ottawagardener on Jun 3, 2009 6:41:50 GMT -5
I've just introduced borage to my edible plantings with the expectation that it will reseed. Let's see if I regret it. I saw one lovely picture of an interplanting of calendula and borage in flower.
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Post by Emerald on Jun 8, 2009 10:45:09 GMT -5
The one thing that really spreads here is the Purple Cone Flower- great for immunity boosting properties. I also seem to have enuf Sweet Woodruff for the whole neighborhood. I think that it can be used dry for sweet smelling sachets in the clothing drawers. Also the flowers in spring used to be infused into wine as a tonic.
At the moment Rat tail radish and Boc Choi and Tomotillo have self seeded all over the garden along with dill.
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as I have enough regular lamb's ear around.
