What are your new additions to your garden? 2015 in the Northeast Gardening forum

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RobinD

Apr 25, 2015 7:15 AM CST

Name: Marilyn
CT (Zone 5b)

It seems like all the prices are high this year! I received an order from Brent & Becky's yesterday....mostly glad & dahlia bulbs, but one Mauve Majesty alstromeria......don't know if that will live long either, but I like to experiment......

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RobinD

Apr 27, 2015 7:49 AM CST

Name: Marilyn
CT (Zone 5b)

I'm planting okra in the garden for the first time......hope to start the seeds later today, & transplant out in a month.....anyone have any growing tips?

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phoebesviolets

Apr 27, 2015 8:05 AM CST

Name: Janice Hurd
Thompsonville Village, Ct. (Zone 6a)
"Where flowers bloom so does hope"

UGH!

No! LOL! Never developed a taste for okra. Good luck though! A few people grow it in the community garden, which opens next week. I can ask around for you.

“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” – Leo F. Buscaglia

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luvsgrtdanes

Apr 27, 2015 2:11 PM CST

Name: Ronnie (Veronica)
Southeastern PA (Zone 6b)
Count your blessings, be grateful

Never tried it as a veggie, had it years ago for the flower....pretty....don't know that I did anything special to it. I had it in a pot on the patio.

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

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RobinD

Apr 28, 2015 7:08 AM CST

Name: Marilyn
CT (Zone 5b)

The seed pkg said to plant in a large pot to accommodate taproot, so I will do that....also said to pick pods when young.....hope I get some pods!

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pixie62560

Apr 28, 2015 6:10 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Celeste
Northernmost and largest state (Zone 5a)
The Vacation Land!

I grew it as a flower too, very pretty yellow.

"A GARDEN IS A LITTLE PATCH OF HEAVEN ON EARTH"

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Linneaj

Apr 28, 2015 9:23 PM CST

Name: Linnea
Southern Maine, border 5b/6a (Zone 5b)

Okra has one of the prettiest flowers I have ever seen. It is usually yellow with a deep maroon velvet center. I have not done well with it except for the Annie Oakley variety that can make pods with less heat and a shorter growing season than most.

I love okra. It is hard to get organic.

Don't make fear based decisions.

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Linneaj

Apr 28, 2015 9:26 PM CST

Name: Linnea
Southern Maine, border 5b/6a (Zone 5b)

Celeste, you will be able to identify with this: I got 2 rose bushes and a pile of lily bulbs at Marden's today.

Don't make fear based decisions.

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pixie62560

Apr 29, 2015 3:40 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Celeste
Northernmost and largest state (Zone 5a)
The Vacation Land!

Nice haul!! Will have to go take a look.

"A GARDEN IS A LITTLE PATCH OF HEAVEN ON EARTH"

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RobinD

Apr 29, 2015 7:13 AM CST

Name: Marilyn
CT (Zone 5b)

I received my hosta 'Anne' that I sent for...chose it because of my granddaughter, but I love it....has a lot of yellow on it!

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luvsgrtdanes

Apr 29, 2015 12:57 PM CST

Name: Ronnie (Veronica)
Southeastern PA (Zone 6b)
Count your blessings, be grateful

That's pretty Marilyn! Love the name too!

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

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pixie62560

Apr 29, 2015 2:01 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Celeste
Northernmost and largest state (Zone 5a)
The Vacation Land!

Nice coloring!

"A GARDEN IS A LITTLE PATCH OF HEAVEN ON EARTH"

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wha

Apr 29, 2015 7:44 PM CST

N. Middlesex County, MA

that does look nice - ordered a few hosta myself although no idea when they will be sent.

Bill

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RobinD

Apr 30, 2015 6:27 AM CST

Name: Marilyn
CT (Zone 5b)

I would like some dwarf hosta to edge out a garden......have a gift cert. to a nursery in the next town, so maybe later today I'll go 'look'! Never expected this baby hellebore to bloom....Winter Jewels, picked it up last year at WFF''s big sale......