It is pretty small. It grows on a stalk to about half a foot high with the leaves wrung around the stem and very wavy looking. It has long purple flowers at the top that acording to my friends at school say are edible. I’m not sure about that. It’s native to the south (I think. It grows everywhere) and I can tell by the smell that it’s an herb. Any ideas? pictures would help.
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Tagged acording, flower, foot, friends at school, herb, leaves, purple flowers, School, smell, south, stalk, stem, top, wavy
This is a video of my square foot garden built with cider blocks.
I have a room in my basement that I would like to turn into a room where I grow plants/nursury. It is about 10 feet by 10 feet with 7 foot ceilings. What would be a good plant to grow underneath the lightings, that serves a purpose of some sort. I’m looking for a plant that has a function such as an herb or one that can be stored, as a pose to flowers. If anyone has any suggestions, they would be greatly appreciated. Thanks..
Finally! The video just posted. Take a look at my raised beds. Facebook Fan page: goo.gl Music by Chris Wells – burn it up
Posted in Squarefoot Gardening
Tagged Aquaponics, beds, foot, garden, Raised, seeds, Square, Starting
This is an update of my microfarm. actiontomydreams.blogspot.com
I planted poppy and nasturtium seeds last Spring. I have a 4 foot plant growing that has little blackish pods and some yellow flowers and I have no idea what this is…any ideas? It has large green leaves that are very soft to the touch, yet they are thick and hardy. They resemble leaves on an eggplant and they are heart shaped.
The pods are the size of a small strawberry. They resemble the shape of an acorn. And they are gray and black. I broke one open and it had soft, white seeds inside.
I just found out it is a weed called velvetleaf.
Posted in Flower Gardening
Tagged blackish, eggplant, flower, foot, foot plant, green leaves, help, idea, last spring, Nasturtium, nasturtium seeds, plant, pods, Poppy, spring, touch, yellow flowers
Need name of weed. Greeen. Grows over a foot tall. Leaves 3-4 in. long, ½ in. wide. Where leaf attaches to stem are two 3/8 in. circular leaves opposing one another, like wings.
Leaves are thin. Rounded sightly but easily perceptible sawtooth edges. Est 3-4 wks to get a foot tall. No vine formation. No root extensions for propagation. Assume will produce flower and seeds if I wait long enough.
Video Rating: 5 / 5
nova may know how to plant and pick this stuff but she obviously is pretty lame when it comes to official names of the greens and veggies! it is not that she learns them and forgets them, it is that she never reads the labels in the first place and then identifies them by physical attributes noted in her head and names that she makes up in her own brain according to personal logic…..as if that makes it any better ! sorry guys, love ,me
Planting the Grow A Row Demonstration Garden at Anderson Farm. Dr. Courtin explains the special mix of composts, vermiculite and peat moss, and the proper density to plant your seeds. Mel Bartholemew’s book Square Foot Gardening explains it is detail, and is available to borrow at your public library.
I read Mel Bartholomew’s book “All New Square Foot Gardening” So I built this raised bed out of recycled lumber. If you were to build this your self It can be done for fifty dollars give or take. I prefer using reclaimed lumber when ever possible. This project can be done on a weekend or in 8 hours worth of time if you have all the materials when you begin. It took me a few days working on it a little at a time. My future plans are to add one more raised bed besides the current new bed and grow, grow, grow……..This season I plan on doing a few rows in the dirt next to the new bed and try growing a bunch of corn for my birds. They love corn on the cob……. Your soil will cost more then the estimated budget. That can be another bucks depending what you want to do. Read Mel’s book…….
Video Rating: 5 / 5
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