Bizarre spring 2012-- what have you planted outside so far?

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Permalink Reply by igz on March 25, 2012 at 7:27pm

I'm trying at flowers again. I didn't do to well last year. Not sure if it was user error or bad seeds.

I have poppys, marigolds, moon flowers, blue buttons, daisies, cosmos, and chamomile. And some red sunflowers.

My hops are already over two feet tall, your painters palet is coming up, all the plants I got from Duppie last year are doing great, raspberries are all leafy already, creeping jenny making a surpr,ise comeback, mint is growing in unexpected areas, the organo is flourishing, all the miscanthus grass is coming up nicely.

So far so good.

Permalink Reply by Allison M. down Ogden 7.9 mi on March 25, 2012 at 7:40pm

Last weekend I planted peas, carrots, beets, radishes, lettuce, spinach, bok choy, kale, chard, and broccoli...and I have a ton of seedlings already. planted tomatoes, peppers, and basil inside. So many tomato volunteers outside, too, which is crazy since they need something like 80 degree soil to germinate! strawberries have flowers already...sage and thyme wintered over, but my poor oregano from Anne Alt didn't make it : ( 

Permalink Reply by Gin on March 25, 2012 at 7:48pm

My parsley overwintered. All perennials are coming up except the Joe Pye which emerges much later. I haven't planted anything yet, but have been doing a lot of scheming, which includes removing my brunnera plants. Anyone interested? They do very well in shade/part shade.  This link says they seem to do fine with my neglect. http://www.finegardening.com/plantguide/brunnera-macrophylla-siberi...

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on March 25, 2012 at 8:14pm

If you want more oregano, I've got plenty to spare.  I'd gladly give you more.

Allison Mackey said:

Last weekend I planted peas, carrots, beets, radishes, lettuce, spinach, bok choy, kale, chard, and broccoli...and I have a ton of seedlings already. planted tomatoes, peppers, and basil inside. So many tomato volunteers outside, too, which is crazy since they need something like 80 degree soil to germinate! strawberries have flowers already...sage and thyme wintered over, but my poor oregano from Anne Alt didn't make it : ( 

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on March 25, 2012 at 8:18pm

I wouldn't mind take a few brunnera plants.  I've got a spot that would be suitable.

Do you want any oregano or garlic?  I've also got some small raspberry canes to spare.  They probably wouldn't bear fruit this year.  Next year would be more likely.

Gin said:

My parsley overwintered. All perennials are coming up except the Joe Pye which emerges much later. I haven't planted anything yet, but have been doing a lot of scheming, which includes removing my brunnera plants. Anyone interested? They do very well in shade/part shade.  This link says they seem to do fine with my neglect. http://www.finegardening.com/plantguide/brunnera-macrophylla-siberi...

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on March 25, 2012 at 8:21pm

I haven't started any new stuff yet.  Been a bit overwhelmed with so much spring clean-up in a shorter-than-usual time frame.

Do any of you have experience with growing  potatoes?  I've occasionally thought about trying them.  Recently I had some Yukon Gold spuds that sprouted before I was able to use them.  I cut them into small pieces and dropped them into the compost bin.  They've sprouted VERY vigorously.  Perhaps I was meant to try growing potatoes now.  If any of you have some pointers, I'd welcome them.

Permalink Reply by Duppie on March 25, 2012 at 9:33pm

Last week I direct-sowed various kinds of lettuce, spinach, kale and peas. Some of it already sprung up.

Today I started 4 kinds of tomatoes and 1 kind of pepper inside.

Oregano, thyme, rosemary, and chives overwintered from last year, as did broccoli and spinach. Shallots that I planted last fall are coming up nicely. I should have mowed the grass today, but ran out of time.

Once again I got some stuff to share. I might start another thread for that

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on March 26, 2012 at 12:06am

Would be happy for any oregano anyone wants to spare. I have not had good luck with it for whatever reason.

Too early to quite say what I have to share, although Sieboldiana-type Hostas are a given (haven't sprouted yet but once they do the sooner the better for moving/splitting as they can look great the first year if moved before the leaves open.)

As mentioned previously I have orange mint in abundance for anyone who wants it.

I'll be collecting up hundreds of Petunia volunteers soon if anyone wants a bunch of those.

I again have raspberries, gooseberries, and Kerria Japonica Multiflora in abundance for anyone who wants some.

My friend and former landlord has Heart-Leafed Brunnera she's always looking to pass on if anyone wants to have more than one type (a few blocks from Gin.)

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on March 26, 2012 at 12:08am

I haven't noticed any yet, but one thing I've learned in past years-- any volunteer peppers or tomatoes, once nursed to maturity,  are going to turn out to be of the variety you want the least :-)

Allison Mackey said:

So many tomato volunteers outside, too, which is crazy since they need something like 80 degree soil to germinate!

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on March 26, 2012 at 12:30am

Actually, that's the opposite of my experience.  I've gotten Sungold cherry tomatoes as volunteers in previous years - one of my favorite varieties.

h' said:

I haven't noticed any yet, but one thing I've learned in past years-- any volunteer peppers or tomatoes, once nursed to maturity,  are going to turn out to be of the variety you want the least :-)

Allison Mackey said:

So many tomato volunteers outside, too, which is crazy since they need something like 80 degree soil to germinate!

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on March 26, 2012 at 12:32am

I'd be happy to share some oregano with you.  I have an overabundance of it and need to remove some from the veggie/herb bed soon.

h' said:

Would be happy for any oregano anyone wants to spare. I have not had good luck with it for whatever reason.

Too early to quite say what I have to share, although Sieboldiana-type Hostas are a given (haven't sprouted yet but once they do the sooner the better for moving/splitting as they can look great the first year if moved before the leaves open.)

As mentioned previously I have orange mint in abundance for anyone who wants it.

I'll be collecting up hundreds of Petunia volunteers soon if anyone wants a bunch of those.

I again have raspberries, gooseberries, and Kerria Japonica Multiflora in abundance for anyone who wants some.

My friend and former landlord has Heart-Leafed Brunnera she's always looking to pass on if anyone wants to have more than one type (a few blocks from Gin.)

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on March 26, 2012 at 7:29pm

I've also found that volunteer tomatoes tend to be cherry-- and I've kind of lost my taste for them.

Are Sungolds sweet?

Anne Alt said:

Actually, that's the opposite of my experience.  I've gotten Sungold cherry tomatoes as volunteers in previous years - one of my favorite varieties.

h' said:

I haven't noticed any yet, but one thing I've learned in past years-- any volunteer peppers or tomatoes, once nursed to maturity,  are going to turn out to be of the variety you want the least :-)

Allison Mackey said:

So many tomato volunteers outside, too, which is crazy since they need something like 80 degree soil to germinate!

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