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Post by daylilydude on Jan 24, 2018 4:04:31 GMT -5
Do you have a plant that reseeds itself every year? Do you like it enough to keep it and maybe plant it elsewhere, or do you just snatch it out and hope it never comes back?
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Post by hairymooseknuckles on Jan 24, 2018 8:12:06 GMT -5
My garlic. I let it do its thing. Me and Mom also transplanted several bulbs around various places on the property
also have wild onions and wouldn't mind if they were gone.
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Post by paulf on Jan 24, 2018 8:12:35 GMT -5
Does crabgrass and orchard grass count? No matter how hard I try they always come back. My wife has a really nice spread of Rudbeckia..coneflowers, that reseed and they cover a hillside every year.
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Post by brownrexx on Jan 24, 2018 8:38:44 GMT -5
My dill reseeds itself and I don't use most of it but the Black Swallowtail butterflies lay eggs on it so I let it grow everywhere it comes up. I enjoy seeing the caterpillars and the dill is pretty too.
Chickweed also reseeds itself and it is my worst weed.
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Post by september on Jan 24, 2018 9:55:41 GMT -5
My peony poppies reseed themselves with a vengeance! I originally put them in two small spots at the ends of some rows of raised beds, but they have wandered much farther and even grow in the chipped area between beds. Other flowers that re-seed heavily for me are Nigella-in-the-mist, Rudbeckia, Cosmos and a couple of others I can't think of at the moment. My clump of chives has also migrated to several places including pathways between the beds. In fact I removed the original clump so I could use the bed space for something else, because the aisle clumps were more than enough for me.
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Post by stone on Jan 24, 2018 10:05:58 GMT -5
How about 4 o'clock? Southern gardeners find it aggressive, while northern gardeners have to replant it every year... Personally, I like it.... And... Part of the attraction is the tomato moths! There is also zinnia, cosmos, poppies, and.... Cherry tomatoes, and sometimes peppers... The peppers did a lot better in my previous garden.... And.... The more self-sowers, the better I like it! Incidentally, I started out with 2 colours of poppies, and they crossed into a bunch of wonderful colours.... gardens-in-the-sand.blogspot.com/2015/05/poppies.html
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Post by brownrexx on Jan 24, 2018 10:27:01 GMT -5
Incidentally, I started out with 2 colours of poppies, and they crossed into a bunch of wonderful colours.... Those poppies are beautiful. I mostly see only orange around here.
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Post by ladymarmalade on Jan 24, 2018 11:03:52 GMT -5
september! Those flowers are gorgeous! Two years ago I had a Chinese Red Kale that self-seeded itself. The plants went to seed fairly quickly, and I was letting them age a bit on the plant, but took too long. The birds had a feast and scattered seeds. A few weeks later, new sprouts came up and I had a second crop of kale. Loved it and let it go to seed again, hoping that it would winter over and give me some sprouts, but no such luck. I forgot to plant it last year, I won't make that mistake again this year. I loved it- it didn't even get bitter once the flowers formed. I'm hoping my Cosmos seed themselves in the community garden. Tomatillos are a big one for me. I haven't had to start tomatillo seeds for several years now, and I have had about a dozen plants a year. They pop up EVERYWHERE and then I transplant them to where I want them. The seeds usually pop up near where I've had plants, but they also seem to survive the compost. I definitely pull out dozens that I don't need. But I adore my green chili and green salsa, so I love having them all over. They're also a great conversation piece- everyone always wants to know what the plant is with the little lanterns all over it.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Jan 24, 2018 11:15:55 GMT -5
I get pepper volunteers a lot, but of the volunteers I had last year, all but one were crossed. (I grow my peppers close together, so a high cross rate is not be a surprise.) So I probably won't be keeping any volunteers that pop up this year. The problem is that my sweets and hots are all grown in the same area; if I had the sweets and hots isolated I'd be more inclined to keep the volunteer plants in the sweet area, because at least I could be pretty sure that the result would be a sweet pepper of some kind.
Okra, dill, scallions, tomatillos, and ground cherries are prolific re-seeders for me as well. Also, every time I let lettuce bolt to save seed, I get LOTS of volunteers. I do keep most of those volunteers, especially the lettuce.
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Post by stone on Jan 24, 2018 11:28:21 GMT -5
Incidentally, I started out with 2 colours of poppies, and they crossed into a bunch of wonderful colours.... Those poppies are beautiful. I mostly see only orange around here. Orange? Do you mean California poppies? Mine are papaver somniferum.... Same as was posted by September.
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Post by paquebot on Jan 24, 2018 12:58:41 GMT -5
Dill and ground cherries are the main volunteers here. Both date from probably around 45 years ago. Fairly easy to keep the ground cherries under control but the dill is everywhere.
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Post by aftermidnight on Jan 24, 2018 13:17:26 GMT -5
Rat tail radish
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Post by spike on Jan 24, 2018 13:28:03 GMT -5
september, SO JEALOUS! Those are beautiful! I used to have some Egyptian Walking Onions but I think they died off. Will have to see this spring if I have any left.
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Post by guruofgardens on Jan 24, 2018 15:03:33 GMT -5
Dill is everywhere. Cilantro only a bit in early spring. Grape hyacinths are the bane of the garden's existence. I don't seem to be able to dig them all up. september, your poppies are beautiful.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jan 24, 2018 15:25:20 GMT -5
Epazote is one that reseeds itself, but that red epazote must not be too cold resistant, as I haven't seen any the next season yet, for 3 years. Tomatillo is also a weed in my garden. The last several years I planted a huge hybrid, but I'm out of seeds now (Johnny's is the only source, but I refuse to pay those shipping charges), so I'll see how the volunteers turn out.
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Post by brownrexx on Jan 24, 2018 16:17:34 GMT -5
Orange? Do you mean California poppies? Mine are papaver somniferum.... Same as was posted by September. I guess that my inexperience with flowers is showing but the ones in your link do not look like the ones that september, posted which are also beautiful by the way! I thought that the ones in your link stone,looked like the California poppies that I have seen here, only in more beautiful colors.
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Post by stone on Jan 24, 2018 16:39:00 GMT -5
Orange? Do you mean California poppies? Mine are papaver somniferum.... Same as was posted by September. I guess that my inexperience with flowers is showing but the ones in your link do not look like the ones that september, posted which are also beautiful by the way! I thought that the ones in your link stone,looked like the California poppies that I have seen here, only in more beautiful colors. Try these pics: I actually prefer the singles...
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Post by brownrexx on Jan 24, 2018 16:44:04 GMT -5
I like the singles too
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Jan 24, 2018 16:50:12 GMT -5
Lovage! A keeper. Egyptian Onions were everywhere in this yard when we moved in. The previous owner's were elderly and the squirrels were in charge of the garden design. It took a few years, but I now have the E.O.'s corralled in one corner. Rudbeckia are terribly invasive, they are coming up in the cracks in the sidewalk now. So last fall, I deadheaded the plants and disposed of the seeds. They are beautiful, but not quite that much.
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Post by aftermidnight on Jan 24, 2018 17:01:22 GMT -5
Another reseeder around here is Sweet Cicely.
Annette
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Post by spike on Jan 24, 2018 18:51:01 GMT -5
Love those poppy pics! I bought thousands of seeds off someone on Idig years ago. A friend of mine managed to grow one plant. Not a one of mine came up. Was very sad.
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Post by octave1 on Jan 24, 2018 22:09:02 GMT -5
I have many plants that reseed themselves. My favorite is alyssum, which is allowed to grow and spread indefinitely. Then parsley. It grows randomly everywhere, and it is welcome. Then Echinacea (Purple Coneflower). That is a bit annoying because of both size and propensity to become invasive. Too much of a good thing.
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Post by hairymooseknuckles on Jan 24, 2018 22:24:33 GMT -5
spike , octave1 , september, ladymarmalade , stone , daylilydude , aftermidnight , bluelacedredhead , brownrexx , pepperhead212 , guruofgardens , paulf , Laura_in_FL , paquebot I have really enjoyed this thread! Keep the ideas coming. I'm taking notes. I'd like to get things started on the farm that will grow year after year without me tending to them. Someday when I'm gone, I'd like someone to be able to walk over the farm and admire all the different varieties.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jan 24, 2018 22:40:24 GMT -5
I also have two patches of alyssum, planted for the bees, and it just keeps coming back. The only non-edible plant that I grow!
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Post by ahntjudy on Jan 24, 2018 23:20:41 GMT -5
A whole bunch of stuff...
Mexican Sunflowers, Regular old sunflowers...all kinds, Orange Cosmos, Pink Cosmos, a tall magenta Celosia, Portulaca, Alyssum, Zinnias, Gomphrena, Annual Vinca, Castor Bean, Tomatoes here and there, and so much Dill that I use a lot of it as mulch in the veggie garden!
And Marigolds...I forgot about them...
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Post by guruofgardens on Jan 25, 2018 0:21:23 GMT -5
spike , octave1 , september , ladymarmalade , stone , daylilydude , aftermidnight , bluelacedredhead , brownrexx , pepperhead212 , guruofgardens , paulf , Laura_in_FL , paquebot I have really enjoyed this thread! Keep the ideas coming. I'm taking notes. I'd like to get things started on the farm that will grow year after year without me tending to them. Someday when I'm gone, I'd like someone to be able to walk over the farm and admire all the different varieties. Hairy, how many hundred grape hyacinths would you like? When they start coming up in the Spring, I'll gladly dig up as many as you'd like.
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Post by Gianna on Jan 25, 2018 0:43:05 GMT -5
I have had Rudbeckia, tomatillo, epasote reseed for a number of years but have finally died out. Of those three, the only one I am happy is gone is the epasote. I miss the other two, and have seed to replace them.
Still reseeding happily are California poppies, Nigella, arugula, Calendula, and a small, mannerly patch of cilantro.
I'll sometimes get a few stray veggies such as tomato, pepper, squash coming up, but they are not favored since I have no clue what they are. The stray bean is usually Romano bush bean.
There are of course many weeds too, but they don't deserve mention.
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Post by hairymooseknuckles on Jan 25, 2018 1:17:06 GMT -5
spike , octave1 , september , ladymarmalade , stone , daylilydude , aftermidnight , bluelacedredhead , brownrexx , pepperhead212 , guruofgardens , paulf , Laura_in_FL , paquebot I have really enjoyed this thread! Keep the ideas coming. I'm taking notes. I'd like to get things started on the farm that will grow year after year without me tending to them. Someday when I'm gone, I'd like someone to be able to walk over the farm and admire all the different varieties. Hairy, how many hundred grape hyacinths would you like? When they start coming up in the Spring, I'll gladly dig up as many as you'd like. Oh my goodness, I know what you mean! Me and the wife set some out years ago down the road. We stopped one afternoon and noticed they were still there. We dug about 1/2 dozen and I have them in a container. I love those those!!! Thanks for reminding me as I had nearly forgot about them. I should add they were walmart specials and looked nearly dead when we got them as markdowns.
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Post by guruofgardens on Jan 25, 2018 13:56:08 GMT -5
Hairy, I'll write again in the Spring when the grape hyacinths start coming up!
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Post by stone on Jan 25, 2018 17:50:16 GMT -5
Love those poppy pics! I bought thousands of seeds off someone on Idig years ago. A friend of mine managed to grow one plant. Not a one of mine came up. Was very sad. A couple questions... Where do you live? Edit: NM... I see the NE OHIO now... Where were the seeds grown? Also... what did you do for soil cultivation, what time of year... They need conditions like growing lettuce... When I first planted mine... I had some seed that I collected in Maine... Very finicky! Soon (a couple years later), I introduced some seed grown locally. Stabilized them. and... got the array of colours...
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