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Dec 22, 2011 3:06 PM CST
Name: Rick Corey
Everett WA 98204 (Zone 8a)
Sunset Zone 5. Koppen Csb. Eco 2f
Frugal Gardener Garden Procrastinator I helped beta test the first seed swap Plant and/or Seed Trader Seed Starter Region: Pacific Northwest
Photo Contest Winner: 2014 Avid Green Pages Reviewer Garden Ideas: Master Level Garden Sages I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database.
Mamajack said:
>> i'd like to try some. i bet they'd grow good here. and when you say the plant is BIG............how big do they get? lol.

I prune them down to 6" or so each winter, and i WISH I had topped them at 4-5 feet before they put out buds. They tend to shoot up maybe 6-8 feet, then flop over like huge octopusses. Octopi?

I also learned NOT to plant them in deep or rich soil, and NOT to fertilize them. They do fine in terrible clay with little organic matter , and probably would thrive in infertile clay. They are supposed to be drought-tolerant. When you treat them too well, they become huge and floppy.

If you Tmail your address, I'll send them your way. BTW, see if there's anything else I have that you might like. I have lots of commercial Asian Brassica seeds like Bok Choy, Gai Lan & Tatsoi. Alysum? Lobellia? Salvia 'Lady In Red'? S. clevelandii?
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