Re: Fast growing plants for the shade...?
- Subject: Re: [SG] Fast growing plants for the shade...?
- From: M* T* <m*@HORT.NET>
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 02:53:23 -0400
Well, hope you're not the impatient sort because most plants take
several years from seed to flower and produce fruit.
Where you are located on this planet will make a difference in what
you can expect to grow well for you and help everyone to know what to
recommend.
If you are interested in woody plants, I agree that cuttings would
give you a several year boost...
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: JNJ <jnj@SPAMCOP.NET>
> Hey all -- long time no post. :)
>
> I have a particularly shady back yard courtesy of the trees which
form quite
> a canopy back there. The canopy is cool -- the shade ain't. Of
course, it
> also means we do not have to mow back there very much any more.
:-P
>
> I want to replant the area but I'm especially interested in plants
that have
> wildlife value -- specifically, those that will yield food in the
form of
> berries, nuts, fruit, and so forth. To make things even more fun,
I want to
> start these from seed because I'm just too cheap to buy the plants
(ok,
> maybe it's cause I'm too poor to buy THAT many plants from the
nursery, but
> I won't admit to that! <Grin>) so I want them to grow pretty fast
as well.
> If they're invasive that's fine by me. :)
>
> So -- thoughts, suggestions?
