What are yall planting this Spring?

[JLM]

What non-palm things are yall planting this Spring? Ill be planting Caladiums, some Lilies, and some other type of flower that we got some bulbs for yesterday, cant recall the name. Otherwise, will be growing some veggies this year; tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, sweet potatoes, and cucumbers. We will see how that goes. For tropicals, no elephant ears to plant, all the ones from last year have sprung back to life and are growing again. Will be planting Musa basjoo for the foliage, and just to see if i can get them to flower. 

[Silas_Sancona]

  Haha.. what am i not planning on starting..... Some rare / hard to find things, but No veggies, aside from more pequin peppers though. Cutting started stuff too later..

Just a few things in the next group of, " things to start ", seed-wise.. Some stuff goes in tubes, some go in divided 5" pots / Comm. pots.   Temporary tags made by cutting up milk bottles.




 

[spike]

Vegetables are going to be tomatoes, peppers, yardlong beans, peas, lettuce, chard, probably broccoli as well. Planted some daffodils and tulips. Also jerusalem artichoke. It's great when you have a perpetual aphid, spider mite, and chili thrip infestation as it's resistant to all 3. I don't really like it a ton but I want to try get it to flower this year. I planted too late last year. I'll probably be getting some perennials to fill up some empty areas as well. Mostly ornamentals but might get a naranjilla. (solanum quitoense) 

@Silas_Sancona I would never have the patience to make those tags LOL I try my best to memorize but it doesn't always work out.

[Silas_Sancona]

8 minutes ago, spike said:

Vegetables are going to be tomatoes, peppers, yardlong beans, peas, lettuce, chard, probably broccoli as well. Planted some daffodils and tulips. Also jerusalem artichoke. It's great when you have a perpetual aphid, spider mite, and chili thrip infestation as it's resistant to all 3. I don't really like it a ton but I want to try get it to flower this year. I planted too late last year. I'll probably be getting some perennials to fill up some empty areas as well. Mostly ornamentals but might get a naranjilla. (solanum quitoense) 

@Silas_Sancona I would never have the patience to make those tags LOL I try my best to memorize but it doesn't always work out.

That was exactly why i decided to make them..  Forgot what pots i'd planted a bunch of stuff in  i'd started back in Jan.. even though i made a list of what i'd sown, lol

 

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[Xenon]

1 hour ago, Silas_Sancona said:

 aside from more pequin peppers though. 
 

How is the germination rate on that? I heard it can be sporadic 

[Silas_Sancona]

7 minutes ago, Xenon said:

How is the germination rate on that? I heard it can be sporadic 

Haven't started them yet but the one out front w/ the bullet- shaped fruit has seedlings of various size growing all around it.  Have had them pop up in pots as well in the past.  Hopefully these are just as easy. 

[amh]

I'll be planting some bananas(blue java, dwarf Cavendish and an unknown cold hardy), some elephant ears, a few mimosa trees, some moringa for experimentation and the chickens, an issai kiwi, maypops, various fruits and veggies, borage and I may try growing cassava. When the temperature is warm enough I'll start the various wildflowers and herbs.

1 hour ago, Silas_Sancona said:

  Haha.. what am i not planning on starting..... Some rare / hard to find things, but No veggies, aside from more pequin peppers though. Cutting started stuff too later..

Just a few things in the next group of, " things to start ", seed-wise.. Some stuff goes in tubes, some go in divided 5" pots / Comm. pots.   Temporary tags made by cutting up milk bottles.




 

I'm going to steal your idea.

35 minutes ago, Xenon said:

How is the germination rate on that? I heard it can be sporadic 

The native ones seem to germinate as easily as domestic Capsicum annuum.

[Silas_Sancona]

5 minutes ago, amh said:

 

I'm going to steal your idea.

 

I figure it is cheaper than buying more plant tags ..which end up crumbling within a year or so anyway.. ( Only those write on aluminum tags last here ) No loss of $  if these deteriorate quickly ( hopefully after  seed has germinated ) and they can go into the recycling bin once the plants are big enough to step up / plant out..  and are easy to recognize, lol.

[amh]

Just now, Silas_Sancona said:

I figure it is cheaper than buying more plant tags ..which end up crumbling within a year or so anyway.. ( Only those write on aluminum tags last here ) No loss of $  if these deteriorate quickly ( hopefully after  seed has germinated ) and they can go into the recycling bin once the plants are big enough to step up / plant out..  and are easy to recognize, lol.

I'm thinking the Lactade jugs might be the best, but the standard should work fine; as long as you keep them out of the sun.

Never waste your time and money with the bamboo tags, which will rot in less than a season. 

[Silas_Sancona]

2 minutes ago, amh said:

I'm thinking the Lactade jugs might be the best, but the standard should work fine; as long as you keep them out of the sun.

Never waste your time and money with the bamboo tags, which will rot in less than a season. 

Anything bamboo / wood is done within a season or two here ..if kept wet.. 

Have had pieces of 3" PVC drain pipe look like someone took a blow torch to the sun facing side of it within a couple years if it sat in one place during that time.  Yea the sun here is pretty intense, but that was kind of surprising.

[D Palm]

Ripping out a messy sago and planting a queen Emma this weekend or next. Planted a row of sweet viburnum for pool privacy today.

[JLM]

14 hours ago, D Palm said:

Ripping out a messy sago and planting a queen Emma this weekend or next. Planted a row of sweet viburnum for pool privacy today.

If it were me, i would relocate the sago. They can actually look nice when taken good care of. There are some here that have a few feet of trunk that look pretty nice. 

[D Palm]

@JLM I don’t like them. I have to access the area behind occasionally and it sticks me. I have a double I’m keeping planted on the yard. Pulled the single out today