by Lynn Coulter
Gardening friends, when I give talks about growing heirlooms, people often ask, Exactly what are heirlooms? And how do you plant them?”
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I visited Barnsley once, Diane, and it is absolutely beautiful. Did not see the veggie garden you mentioned, though. I used to have a delicious grape-sized tomato called Matt’s Sweet Cherry. The seeds came from […]
Did you catch the pun in the title of this post? If you didn’t, go back and take another look. (It’s okay. I’ll wait right here.)
See it now?
There’s a new, re-blooming lilac on the market, but it’s […]
Just read further on the Heirloom Gardening magazine website, and they’ve been around since 2003. Dont’ know how I missed them!
Has anybody heard of Heirloom Gardening magazine? I just stumbled across a website for it, and it looks great. Here’s the link, if you want to check it out: http://heirloomgardener.com/?page_id=33 There are only a couple of back issues, so I’m guessing it hasn’t been around long yet. The photos are gorgeous!
I’d like to hear about planting sweet peas in the Atlanta area. Has anyone had success?
Lynn, the year I planted them, I made a hillock and planted them near a support – a fence actually. They were oriented toward the South. They came out very well. My friends who live in Cornelia have also grown them successfully and I believe it’s because their summers are slightly cooler than here. They also have good luck with nasturtiums,…[Read more]
Lynn, here is a great article link from Renee’s seeds. While they concede that it is more difficult to grow them in the Southeast, they say it can be done.
Glad to find this gardening forum! I just posted about sweet peas on my blog, http:www.LynnCoulter.com. Would love to hear from other gardeners about how to successfully grow sweet peas here.
