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I think in the links the people were trying to grow it in a garden situation and not in planters. That would be bad.I think anywhere above zone 8 or 9 it is only recommended as a houseplant because it is so tender to frost. You should be fine taking it inside during cold weather or growing it as...

We're probably somewhere between zone 6b and 7a depending on how severe winter is for any given year. I wouldn't worry too much about them surviving unless you forget to water for days on end , but I would start with two or three to hedge your bets. They will be fine in a small planter for a...

That plant used to be about 2 1/2 feet tall and very bushy , so get a big planter!

This is my oldest patchouli so ignore that it looks to be near death. You can see the old woody stems underneath the green new growth. With new plants you have to trim the tops off to encourage them to make a "bushy" plant. Sometimes you have to take out some of the woody older growth too...

I never really do anything with mine. I have heard that you can make patchouli oil by cooking the blooms ( I hesitate to say buds with all the talk of hippies , but buds is more accurate) in olive oil. We have a sunny window behind our couch and they go back there in the winter. Have you ever...

I forgot something else. I always trim mine in the spring and fertilize them when I first put them outside. Just be prepared when people say " I think I smell a hippie".:gig

Hey Hidelight, I have some patchouli here at the house , but I don't think a cutting would survive shipping. It can be tough to grow in all but the far south. It is not cold hardy. The best thing to do is to grow it in large planter and bring them inside before first frost. Mine lose most of...

Ouch - so sorry for you accident. Hope your OK. :)

Ok just a couple of pics then I gotta get busy: Green beans and cukes: Tomatoes and peppers ( BAD picture) : I think you can even see a cabbage in the back , really bad picture though. I would have taken more but as always the camera's batteries were almost dead. I'll have to post a...

Hey guys! I haven't posted on this thread for a while since it was a couple of pages back , but I see it has been resurrected. Everything here is doing great! I have about fifteen heads of cabbage that need to be harvested. The last one I cut weighed @ 10 lbs. and was very tasty. I have tons of...

As for the fungus I just don't know what to tell you because I haven't grown potatoes for years. I think there are several blights that affect potatoes so maybe an experienced potato grower will have something to add.

A lot of times with potatoes you have to decide if you have plant problems or tuber problems. Sometimes a potato vine will be horrible looking from potato bugs or whatever , but when you actually dig the potatoes they are fine. When the vines are done , they turn yellow and die = time to dig...

A lot of times I will sprout seeds (usually tomatoes) in a flat tray filled with potting soil. Once they come up , I carefully ( with a spoon) lift the strongest ones and put them in styrofoam cups with a drain hole poked in the bottom. I prefer this over putting one seed in each cup because I...

Have you guys mulched around your plants? With well drained soil , mulch can really help in hot weather. I normally use 2 or 3 thin layers of grass clippings as mulch and it helps. With cucumbers and squash and other similar plants some wilting happens anyway , but not as severe. The mulch will...

I think the red in jalapenos is more of a random genetic thing , unlike bell peppers that will turn from green to red,yellow,orange or whatever as they mature.. With jalapenos, the ones that will turn red do so pretty early on and some never turn red. Hotness is relative to the ammount of...

Thanks Hattie! I actually thought it would be a little bit bigger. It's still not as big as ones that I've bought at farmers markets the last couple of years. Not bad for my first try!

Well I pulled it. I may have done it too soon but oh well. I think it is still big enough to eat : What do you guys think? That's my trusty pint jar lid beside it , for perspective.

I'll put my two cents in. I'm in Virginia and I grow jalapenos and habaneros every year. Last year out of eight plants I got probably at least four bushells. They made it to probably waist high (I'm over six feet). I always pick them when thery're about the size of my index finger( jalapenos) or...

Sorry to hear that you're in one of the drought prone areas. I guess you are fortunate to have tanks and a greywater system though. So what kinds of veggies do you grow? I must say I admire you for even trying when you are faced with the persistant dry conditions. That must really be a...

Welcome! :welcome Glad to see new people on here! Everyone is really helpful so feel free to jump right in if you have questions or if you have any advice for us! I would love to see some pictures of what you grow " down under". Are you in the part of Australia that has been having so much...