Whats everyone growing this year...??

[random]

Giant Bamboo, honest i'm useless with plants but my Cacti and Aloe are still alive so i'm going to give it a shot. It's all so complicated though, apparently I have to soak the seeds in salt water for 10 mins, then soak in warm water overnight, then sow them the next day, wish me luck, i'll need it!

I have enough trouble with the cat grass and you just put it in mud and leave it! I love gardening, it just doesn't love me, typical the only plants I do well with are the ones that produce all wee babies which I just don't have the heart to throw in the compost bin!

Eileen, my father offered me another type of Aloe last week after his sprouted 4 or 5 babies, I literally ran from the house!

[dandysmom]

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Originally Posted by random

Giant Bamboo, honest i'm useless with plants but my Cacti and Aloe are still alive so i'm going to give it a shot. It's all so complicated though, apparently I have to soak the seeds in salt water for 10 mins, then soak in warm water overnight, then sow them the next day, wish me luck, i'll need it!

I have enough trouble with the cat grass and you just put it in mud and leave it! I love gardening, it just doesn't love me, typical the only plants I do well with are the ones that produce all wee babies which I just don't have the heart to throw in the compost bin!

Eileen, my father offered me another type of Aloe last week after his sprouted 4 or 5 babies, I literally ran from the house!

OMG, Random, I don't know if Giant Bamboo is anything like regular, but if it is, don't ! Years ago I made the mistake of putting some in and it infiltrated slowly and then suddenly took over the entire yard almost overnight; I could not cope with it and finally had to hire a landscaping crew to come and remove it by digging out the roots...just cutting it down doesn't work, it becomes even more vigorous!! About the aloes, all I can do is heave a heavy sigh....

[Kazz]

Hmmm I was just thinking about seeds you lot are def mind reading now.
But still planting my mountain of bulbs........could be a while till I get those in. But the garden is bursting with life, plants coming up everywhere I may need to take lots of pics and then thin oout in the Autumn.......Alex stand by to be besieged by plant cuttings.

[Mags]

Originally Posted by Moli

this year...what is everyone growing??

Older!!!

[Moli]

Originally Posted by Mags

Older!!!

[Moli]

I have a aloe vera I got from my pal, and its having babies, lots of them!!!

[angieh]

I would love to be able to sprinkle a few seeds about and just take pot luck, but unfortunately my ground is so stony that the poor things wouldn't stand a chance. So either I buy plants or raise them in seedtrays first. I was very successful with penstemon a few years ago - excellent "doers"!

[dandysmom]

Originally Posted by Moli

I have a aloe vera I got from my pal, and its having babies, lots of them!!!

Oh, they do, they do indeed! Ask Random!

Speaking of babies (sorry, off topic), how are the fish?

[tilly]

Hi
I am growing 2 sorts of baby carrots, leeks, red onions, french dwarf beans ( 2 sort on ethat climbs) and runner beans

Tilly

[dandysmom]

Originally Posted by tilly

Hi
I am growing 2 sorts of baby carrots, leeks, red onions, french dwarf beans ( 2 sort on ethat climbs) and runner beans

Tilly

I've never grown leeks, Tilly, so you do them from seed or sets? I like leeks but had never thought of growing them. Do they need a light soil?