<p>Planted my tomato plants April 9th and they are now waist high, full of flowers, and growing lots of tomatoes…should be eating tomatoes in about a month! The sandy loam soil we have, plus Florida heat, means watering the plants almost daily though. Planted 9 Solar Fire plants, 2 Yellow Pear tomato plants, and 2 Husky Cherry Reds.</p>
<p>Well I bought 3 tomato plants. Hope I plant not bury this year</p>
<p>Planted tomatoes and peppers today. Cross your fingers for them. It’s sunny, but windy and will get cool at night, especially tomorrow night. </p>
<p>The onions are growing and the garlic looks great! I was surprised to see a few strawberries, even red ones, though the birds had pecked at them.</p>
<p>I’m looking for annuals for deck pots. My deck is as hot as Hades all summer. Although I’m in a Mid-Atlantic state, my deck gets full sun all day long. I’ve had good luck with lantana, portulaca and geraniums. Prefer drought tolerant plants and would like some color. Tried petunias and they poop out before the end of summer.</p>
<p>How about zinnias?</p>
<p>Cape daisies. (My favorite!) Echinacea. Coreopsis. Dianthus. </p>
<p>I’ve had very good luck with the first 3 out in full southwest sun with no shade at all.</p>
<p>They’re all drought tolerant too.</p>
<p>rutgersmamma, have you tried Pentas? I stumbled upon it a couple years ago. I tried it in the back of the house which faces due west and gets unbearable hot sun. It absolutely thrives there! Not sure how it’d do in a pot, but you might want to give it a whirl…</p>
<p>[Pentas</a> - Plant Encyclopedia - BHG.com](<a href=“http://www.bhg.com/gardening/plant-dictionary/annual/pentas/]Pentas”>How to Plant and Grow Pentas)</p>
<p>Frost warning tonight. Freeze warning tomorrow night. Glad I don’t have any annuals in. I may cover up my Japanes Maple (the low growing kind).</p>
<p>I’ve grown pentas in pots; they do just fine.</p>
<p>Ugh - so READY to do some planting but heck last night I was hauling the hanging baskets I bought last week into the garage to stay warm enough to survive the low of just below 30 degrees we had last night!!! </p>
<p>Patience, patience, patience…</p>
<p>Any tips for growing zinnias from seed? A house down the street dug up a small round garden on the edge of their yard the last couple of years and fills it with zinnia seeds which are so pretty when they bloom! I’m thinking I’ll plant this week (northern Ohio), mix in some miracle grow soil I bought with the ground soil…any other suggestions for planting, thinning out, etc???</p>
<p>They like compost-rich soils. I also use fish fertilizer. Don’t overwater. They’ll pretty much take care of themselves. And they like it hot and sunny.</p>
<p>Dontcha just hate it when there’s a nice, healthy clump of plants in your perennial garden, and you can’t remember if it’s supposed to be a perennial…or if it’s just a nice, healthy clump of weeds??? Grrrr :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Picked and ate my eggplant from the garden yesterday.</p>
<p>Took the walls of water off the tomatoes. They’re much happier. Have tomatoes set already.</p>
<p>Decided to try an experiment his year–growing potatoes in pots. Have 3 pots (3-4 plants each) of Yukon Gold, 2 pots each of All Blue and Mountain Rose.</p>
<p>Justamom, very annoying. I have pulled up more then my share of mistakes. </p>
<p>I planted all my window boxes and pot this week but it’s been so lousy since then I haven’t been able to enjoy any of my handiwork. :(</p>
<p>Justamom, I’m in the same boat. For the life of me, I can’t identify or recall planting something that’s growing in my hosta bed.</p>
<p>Just planted the costaluto Genovese and purple tomatillo seedlings that I grew from the seeds that mini sent. Thanks mini! They’re tiny now but it’s going to be a long, hot summer…</p>
<p>I’ve sold more than $250 worth of seedlings for my non-profit thus far. All the seedlings came up beautifully, except for the Rutgers Improved (for which the company sent me more seeds, along with Dagma’s Perfection.) But we have rain, rain, rain, rain and temps in the 50s. I’m planning on a June 14th in the ground date. </p>
<p>My perennial garden is AWESOME!</p>
<p>Can anyone give me any suggestions for Peonies? I’d like to plant some in my front garden, eastern exposure, so morning sun. Is it better to start with a plant or seeds? Any varieties any of you can recommend? Looking for probably a light/medium pink color… Do they spread quickly? How tall do they grow? Thanks! :)</p>
<p>I have lots of peonies and they really like a lot of sun. I don’t think only morning sun is enough. </p>
<p>All of mine are from plants. They get tall fairly quickly, a year or two (probably max out about 3 ft) and wider but don’t have a huge spread (maybe 2ftish) All mine have white flowers but really almost any variety is nice. </p>
<p>By the second season I have to put cages around them or they topple over once it rains hard. </p>
<p>Here is a good site all about planting peonies and the difference types. </p>
<p>[Peony</a> Garden Planning](<a href=“http://peonysenvy.com/planagarden.html]Peony”>http://peonysenvy.com/planagarden.html)</p>
<p>^^Wow, thanks, emilybee…awesome website and awesome information!</p>
<p>I think I’ll be okay planting them in the front garden. It gets a lot of sunshine in the morning, but good sun throughout the day.</p>
<p>Good to know all the names of the different varieties! Looks like I’ll be looking for the ones that grow @2 feet tall…not the tree ones, not the dwarf ones, but the ones in the middle! (I sound like goldilocks ;))</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for the info, very helpful…</p>