Plumbago (flower gardening)
Posted By: Misha on 2007-05-02
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Here is one of my new plants this year. I've had a different plumbago that was a ground cover that I didn't like, but this one is a shrub, and the blue is out of this world. I have seen where it says zone 8, but it is growing great next to my brick foundation facing south in a raised bed, and I covered it during the cold snap. It is quite drought tolerant once established, so it's going to be great for me.
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For anyone new at veggie gardening,
let me just say that tomatoes are the trickiest to grow. I believe cherry tomatoes are easier than the big kind.
Green beans: If you have heard of pole beans and bush beans and wondered what the difference is, it's not be beans but the growth habit. Bush beans grow lower to the ground and pole beans climb up something. Pole beans are nice if you don't want to have to bend over as much during harvesting. For the lazy gardener, you can even let pole beans grow up corn you are growing in the same space.
I learned these tips from watching Paul James' show, Gardening by the Yard.
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and was upset about you wearing red? I absolutely thought you were talking about a much younger gal like in her 20s!
She is 65? This is just way too much!
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