When I am at the market, and I purchase things such as garlic ~ After all who can have too much garlic.... I also purchase those white bunching onions or scallions as they are sometimes called ..... you know the ones that you dice up to put on top of you salads... I chop up the scallions/bunching onions I want for my salads. However, instead of throwing the ends of them away like you normally do, or for composting, as in my case. I save them, and plant them in my garden. Instead of throwing the meager garlic centers away, I also plant those as well. It does take some time but eventually you will get more garlic, and bunching onions as well. I also do the same with the garlic with the tiny pieces in the center of the garlic that normally you might toss anyways. I now have a great patch of Jerusalem artichoke's as well; from a few spent tubers that were going to be thrown out by the produce guy at my local store anyways.... The Jerusalem artichokes are great for that extra nutty crunch in your salads if you have not tried them.... They grow very similar to sunflowers and bloom similarly to sunflowers as well although the blooms are quite a bit smaller. At least they are quite tall, and add a place for my runner beans to grow upon as well. The bonus is that they are a perennial crop as well. I do caution though that they will try and take over your garden if you don't keep an eye on them! Another good one is horseradish roots for those of you who might make your own horseradish sauce... Pineapple tops normally you twist them off and toss... Pot them up and, you have an interesting houseplant. If you are like me you now look at extra bits of produce in a whole new way... happy gardening! bgrow_gardens

Hoyas: 1. Hoya Obovata (I also have a full plant in 4" pot if wanted) 2. Hoya Kentiana Other plants: 1. Rooted Peperomia Japonica 'Tricolor' 2. Whole plant: Sansevieria Trifasciata 'Golden Hahnii' (but it's been losing some outer leaves..maybe someone else can take better care of it!) 3. Kalanchoe Tomentosa (whole plant) 4. Small Haworthia Tesselata (whole plant) 5. Crassula Ovata (jade cuttings) Please email me at Gabro14@hotmail.com if interested.

Hi gabro14, I would love to trade for the Hoya Kentiana my hoyas are pictured on this post please lmk if you are interested in a trade I would trade for the Hoya Obovata too if you would like some of each. Thanks, Catrina Here is a link that might be useful: my hoyas

The roots of a rooted cutting must never be allowed to dry out during potting or planting. (Sometimes I plant a rooted cutting directly into the garden. I believe that bypassing any potting stage can give terrific results and no doubt it's what our parents/grandparents did. When there is no potting mix around the roots at all, only soil, you don't run the risk of the potting mix being dry even though the soil around the potting mix is moist or wet. A frustrating problem and one that sees me out there with the hose or watering can trying to wet the root ball and thinking back to the days when plastic pots and potting mix were unheard of - whenever that was.) Anyhow, I digress. I'm confused about your wanting this Wistaria to be only 4' tall. I've just had another look at your photo (after my lecture) and remembered that your plants are looking nice and healthy. (Not sure what the second photo is of.) I think that your idea of planting at a normal depth and then later digging up and planting deeper may work. I really don't know. Climbers tend to be vigorous growers and pretty tough things, with a determination to survive. Regarding the use of sand, I wouldn't. People tend to want to add all sorts of things to the recipe (I do that when cooking and have many disasters). Just use the soil that you have. If you are concerned about drainage, make sure that the site you choose is naturally well drained. For instance, if there is a natural slope, the site is well drained. (The slope doesn't have to be much of an angle.) On totally flat ground or ground that is in fact lower than flat, the use of sand to create drainage won't really work, nor will using rocks. On flat or sunken ground what you will need to do to be sure of good drainage is to raise the area in which the plant/plants are to be grown.