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Hi, looks like you figured this one out. But I wanted to say that red Valarian is also called "Keys of Heaven" and is supposed to be very fragrant. Is it fragrant? The first picture made me think it was a ground cover like alternanthera which has lovely green foliage. It is also called alligator weed, or at least there is a cultar that goes by that name and it is aquatic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternanthera_philoxeroides
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Wow, it has been nearly two years!! Has the book come out yet?? Would love to see it. Anjas, I agree--kitchen gardening is now the pop culture. Why? It's been around for some time but is being reintroduced probably because of all the push from the green industry and "sustainable"land and farming practices. Environmental awareness is now at its peak.Started with "plant a tree", then "plant for wildlife", now "plant for food."
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Thanks so much, Digger! It did occur to me to contact Graham Rice though I hesitated since he's so busy. I guess it's warranted now since I've had no luck through normal channels and most herb nurseries I've checked so far don't list some of those dwarf and newer varieities yet. Spring is here now and I've been playing in the dirt for the past two weekends as I'm sure you have!
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I've grown Russian comfrey before. It got fairly big and had deep tap roots. I didn't realise it was related to borage until your post, Hydro. I can't imagine what the "fertiliser" it makes would smell like. Everything rotten can punch! Thank you, Nick, for the infor on the dwarfs. Now I just want to try and find some of those varieties. Do you know of any sources for those varieties you listed?
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Yes, here I am and I guess I need to change my bark from a yap to a woof, or I just might not have presented the question in the way it should have been. Given all the plant varieties and breeding nowadays, is there such a thing as dwarf myrtle and borage, among other herbs? I know of some shorter forms of lavendar. Actually, I have seen only the two herbs mentioned above offered commercially here under the label dwarf. B but I heard that there was a dwarf form of borage available in the U.K. This
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Richard--LOL! "Babe-short for babies, re your birthdays. I didn't even think of age-related issues!! The term "boys and girls" or "kids" seems to do that, but I've noticed that those words sometimes pop-up here. Looks like all of you celebrated in the best ways possible!! Life's good, isn't it? Sue1002--we've been having weather parallel with the U.K.!! We really haven't gone anywhere for over a week, and luckily didn't lose power. We did, however
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Thank you for the reply. Yes, I know you can keep some herbs small and compact with intensive pruning, but they are sometimes still kind of big for a small box garden. I am looking for those varieties that are specifically called "dwarf." The only ones I've seen are dwarf basil and scented geraniums. These do and look a lot better in box gardens.
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Lots of early plants to enjoy!! Is that a winter-blooming iris?? Your collection of semps is great!! I love those plants, too.
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I am trying to compile a list of herbs that have dwarf forms that can be grown in windowboxes or other containers. So far, I have only seen dwarf basil and scented geraniums and marigolds. Does anyone know of other herbs in dwarf form? Can you point to a source?
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I always clean my pruning sheers and loppers--it keeps them in tip top shape and it is very important when you deal with roses and such because of fungi transfer from plant to plant. Any cutting tools should be clean--it's surgery for the plant. Shovels just a brush off with my shoes or a towel. As long as they don't have mud sticking on them, they'll give good service just wiped clean. As for pots--I only wash seed-starting equipment with soap and bleach as those are the ones with risk
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