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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~~ My 1st Trade List
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