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Zinnia - Peppermint Stick
The Zinnia Peppermint Stick, 'Zinnia elegans', displays flowers that are as tantalizing as their namesake candy; no flower is the same. When Peppermint Stick start blooming the neighbors will say "Wow". This dramatic Zinnia is excellent in containers and is great for dried or cut flowers. The flowers are 3 to 5 inches in circumference. They are striped and blotched scarlet, carmine, vermilion, orange and rosy-purple on cream and dark yellow. They will bloom from early summer until the first frost. The Peppermint Stick Zinnia will perform best when planted in rich, deep, well-drained soil. Mix a high phosphorous, low nitrogen fertilizer in with soil. Plant in the late spring, 2 weeks after the average last frost date. This Zinnia looks great in mass planting and the blooms last a long time before needing to be clipped off. ... additional info
Swiss Chard - Fordhook Giant The Swiss Chard Fordhook Giant, 'Beta vulgaris', will grow in heat and cold, is nutritious, and has a long harvest period. Fordhook Giant can either be steamed, stir-fried, or eaten fresh. Swiss Chard is a green that many seasoned gardeners claim everyone must grow. The leaves can be harvested from late spring continuing all the way to the first frost. It will also tolerate partial shade. Swiss Chard is actually a beet without the beet. instead of growing beets, the plant grows wide, dark green, heavily crumpled leaves that are very tasty. Plant in early spring, 2 to 4 weeks before last frost or as late as 2 months before first fall frost. In warm climates, plant in late summer for fall/winter crop. Chard grows best in in well drained soil with lots of organic matter. |
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