Re: OT: companion plants/seed savers

From: Karin Crawford <eric_karin@yahoo.com>

Dear Christy,

Hi there! I'm not as familiar with your climate, but
what about nasturtiums? There are red, orange, and now
yellow and even a reddish-pink to choose from. And
they're edible, too!

Karin Crawford
Mesa, AZ - suburb of Phoenix

--- "J.F. Hensler" <christyh@povn.com> wrote:
> Have been staying busy (and out of trouble) starting
> bedding plants in 
> hopes that the snow will someday leave and I can try
> more of a "garden 
> look" with the iris beds this year.
> 
> I'm planning to try more annuals this season in the
> hope that once planted, 
> they'll reseed themselves every year and digging and
> shuffling irises will 
> make no difference to them. The pink and ivory
> California poppies, rhoeas 
> poppies, violas, portulaca, and salpiglossis have
> already become 
> naturalized in some areas of the garden.
> 
> Nearly all of the seeds from backyard seed savers
> are germinating happily 
> in the sunroom while the commercial things are for
> the most part, just 
> sitting there. (If you're a seed saver raise your
> hand!) The difference is 
> amazing.
> 
> I'm hoping to try something in hot orange (an annual
> hopefully) to set off 
> the blues of the Siberians this year. Anyone have
> any suggestions besides 
> California poppies?
> 
> Christy Hensler
> Newport WA z4b (24 degrees this morning and a foot
> of snow still on the 
> ground!)
> 
> 
> 
> 
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