What new plants are you planning on trying in 2022?
One of my annual traditions was to cut back my roses the week between Christmas and New Year's but found out that in my location it is best to do it in the hot Summer. So, this year I am going to work on my plan for starting seeds and like last year I am adding new seeds.
Some of the new seeds I am going to try are: Chinese Pink Celery, Fava Bean cover Crops, Winter Choy, Elecampane, Safflower, Yuen Sui, Ground cherry, Meadowsweet, Oats, Okra, Swiss Chard, Hibiscus, Red Roselle, Zaatar, and Moringa (Dwarf).
What new plants are you planning on trying in 2022?
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I need to add heirloom roses to my gardens.
Different herbs and different gourds. I used to be able to find more gourd varieties but they must have cut back on what they sell in gourd seeds. (I love gourds)
I'll have a new seed list later today. I have one more seed company to order from
@Lisa K A lot of you new seeds I have grown before. I love ground cherries!
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@Monek Marie a lot of the new seeds I am trying came from an email that Baker's Creek sent introducing new seeds for 2021 and I could not resist! 😁
I love roses and I am always on the lookout for new ones, especially those that have a wonderful scent.
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@Lisa K Ah, that Baker Creek - they know how to wear a seed addicted person down. I ordered from them today. I am ordering from Botanical Interests later today. I am just trying to get the list shortened, sigh...
And yes, I need more scented roses.
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I love Baker Creek! At some point I'm going to own every variety they have at the rate I'm going!😂🤣
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@Cornelius I am there with you! I still have not looked at the catalog yet😁
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Sigh, Richters seed catalog just arrived. I have not looked at it yet. Trying to build up my will power. But I know I need more herbs.
I am looking for more medicinals and herbs good for crafting.
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@Monek Marie ha, that is how I feel about Baker's Creek! Another good source of medicinal herbs in Mountain Rose Herbs (and yes I know I am a seed enabler 😁)
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Dear seed Enabler ;) : Baker Creek and Botanical Interests are also weaknesses. There are about 5 other seeds companies I really like but I can usually order from them every two or three years.
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@Monek Marie I also like Botanical Interests, not only online but their seeds are carried at a local Nursery!
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I just found a black salsify I may try. They say its hardy to zone 5 and will grow back if you leave one in the ground. I found it a pinetree seeds
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I was going to try both salsify and black salsify but did not get a chance last year, so I am going to try this year.
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@Suburban Pioneer I am going to try dwarf Moringa too!
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Last year I started some seeds some of which have gotten to the point where I was able to transplant them into pots - the pictures below are of the purple broccoli. I also put some more garlic cloves around the outside of the broccoli in the hopes that it will deter creatures along with the chicken wire.
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This is a difficult thread to read - I get way too tempted. I have a stack of catalogs on my table. The hard part will be self restraint.
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@annbeck62 as you can tell from this post I have no self restraint when it comes to seeds 😁
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I think that's a very common problem. I have explicitly instructed our mailman to NOT deliver any more seeds and plants, and my husband has spoken to him about refraining from acting as a mule for my fix, but so far he's ignored us... 😂🤣
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@Lisa K I am trying ground cherry too. Looking forward to what will happen.
Than if everything goes as planned I will get a new old variety of cherry tomato to help this heirloom seed not going extinct.
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I love to get old varieties that are going extinct, as well. One of my silly dreams is to start a "garden archipeligo" around the world, a series of independent but allied gardens owned by likeminded gardeneners all dedicated to preserving at least one variety of endangered edible or medicinal plant. We could set goals and trade amongst ourselves, totally independent of any "society' or government agency, just an independent network dedicated to insuring that endangered varieties never fall off the cliff. Kind of like Svalbard on a distributed network, and where we actually grow and use the plants instead of just storing the seed. That way, we always have them and their lore accessible to each other and our communities. I always thought Svalbard was a really stupid idea. If there's a global catastrophe, how the heck would the seed there get out to where it was needed? Where would we find enough people who would know how to handle, grow out and use less common seed? How could seed collected from one or two sources and then distributed to multiple sources (if distribution actually ever even takes place) be expected to quickly adapt to several different growing sites? And what happens if a disaster (like the melting permafrost) hits Svalbard itself? I think having a global network of living gardens complete with gardeners who genuinely understand their plants makes much more sense.
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@Jens the Beekeeper I was looking through my excel spreadsheet and on my list is Ground Cherry and it is something new this year for me as well! Keep me posted on how yours are doing.
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Pink Radicchio and Arnica. And 3 foot long carrots
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Three foot long carrots! I'd break my back trying to get them out of our soil (clay).
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I have clay and rock, so I will make a raised bed (tower) out of pallets and fill that with soil that will grow decent carrots.
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I'm going to try some varieties that didn't preform well last year to see if I can get a better crop (mainly Butternut Rogosa Violina Gioia Squash).
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Wow 3' carrots! I am with @marjstratton I would probably break my back since most of our soil is clay and sandstone and my raised beds are only about 2'!
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@Lisa K this year I’ve had wonderful 1st time success with cucamelons. I threw some seeds in a bed last year, out of season, just to see what would happen. A few germinated, one survived, didn’t do much until summer & has taken off since Xmas. They produce hundreds of very small ( 1/2 thumb size) fruit that look like tiny watermelons, taste a little lemony, crunchy & definitely cucumbers. Next year, I’ll grow them on a trellis for easier picking.
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@JodieDownUnder I have tried many times to grow cucamelons. They die right before they fruit every single time. What is the secret?
this year for my new items I am trying cowpeas, thanks to @monica197 . I also purchased a few other varieties from a seed company, along with some long beans & Agastache plants. All of these items are a first for me. I also planted a variegated lemon tree.
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Not a new variety for me, but a new method. I tried growing short-season watermelons here last year and they were an abysmal failure because I got behind on my weeding. (I'm one of those "wah wah cry babies" David the Good talks about who have gotten so fed up with the pocket gophers around here and who hate to weed so much that I've actually started growing pretty much everything in containers. And it's going swimmingly, thank you very much. :D But I did plant the watermelons in my garden patch. Thus, the aforementioned problem with weeds.)
So this year, I'm planning to try a method I read about on the Burpee website:
"If you don't have room in the garden for watermelon vines, think about growing them in the middle of the lawn. Yes, in the middle of the lawn. Simply dump two 40-pound bags of composted cow manure and one 40-pound bag of topsoil into a heap on the lawn. Mix and mound with a trowel or by hand to integrate all materials. Water well and plant 6 to 8 seeds and later thin to three plants. The vines will ramble all over the lawn, and you will have to mow around them. But, the watermelon foliage will shade most of the grass underneath it and slow growth.
After harvest, pull up watermelon vines; rake the nutrient-rich manure mix over the lawn for fertilizer and water well. Within a week, the grass will be growing vigorously again, and it will be a healthy dark green."
I've got a big enough yard that I'm willing to give this a try. And if this limits my need to weed and gets me some watermelons in the process, I'm willing to try it at least once!
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@Merin Porter what an awesome idea!
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@gardneto76 this year has been tough on so many of my plants because of humidity & too much rain.( fungus & rotting) But the cucamelons have thrived, so I believe lots of water. They are also growing in a bed I had previously grown legumes in, so high in nitrogen. You only need one plant to keep you in these delightful little gems though.
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Albino Beet, that can be used like a sugar.Big leaf Tong ho, edible leaves and flowers. Choy sum.Hedou Tiny Bok Choy. Orangelo Thyme
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