It’s important, when you have limited space
and/or a limited number of containers in which to plant, that you plan your
garden carefully. Pay attention to what you use the most when you’re in your
kitchen, and grow those things. Don’t allow your head to be turned by something
that will take up space and that you’re not going to use. That said, I always
save one large plant pot for something experimental every year. I will say that
most of the time my experiments fail.
This year, because this is one of my favorite flowers, I decided
to pick up the second to last Alstroemeria that I saw on a high shelf at the
local garden center. It was nearly $30, so I hesitated a good bit before I
finally put it in my cart. I have long been curious as to how these grow, if I
can keep it growing, and of course, the big thing is if it returns the
following year because it is a perennial. My interest was in doing pink and
white flowers on the deck this year with a touch of purple. The only color of Alstroemeria
they had was this peach and white with a yellow center. I will let you
know how things progress. Fingers crossed it thrives, and I have beautiful cut
flowers all summer long..PNG)
What would you like to experimentally grow this year?
UPDATE: Isn’t the garlic progressing nicely? 
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I would make a poor gardener, though I love keeping the landscape alive here. I love alstromeria and had no idea you could just grow them in a container - that's how clueless I am at that! They are lovely, and so is the garlic!
ReplyDeleteDo keep us posted, I've never seen an Alstroemeria plant! That one is really pretty. Your garlic is thriving. You've got a really good spot for plants.
ReplyDeleteI'd just like a bigger garden. I enlarged my veggie garden by a few feet, but the tomatoes have already taken over everything, they get very leggy and vine-y. And I just caught our dogs lifting their legs on the little arbor garden I planted outside my sewing window - grrrr! I guess I get to fence it in now. Dogs! :(
I love alstromeria and had no idea you could grow them in your garden. I can't wait to see if yours does well and you have flowers right at your fingertips! Good luck!
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I usually only grow herbs such as mint, basil, thyme, and rosemary which return on their own each year. We use the mint the most. I would like to try cherry tomatoes this year but I would need to purchase containers and soil.
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