Would love any one of these Could trade for a cutting of Acoma myrtle which has red leaves & very fragrant white flowers. Cuttings are not yet rooted, but can send you potted if you want to wait a little while. 5.Lemon grass, division(C.citratus) 6.Citronella cuttings(scented geranium) 8.Mango ginger (C.amada),rhizome 9.Variegated ginger (Alpinia zerumbet variegata),rhizome

FATHERS?!?! I had one, I am one. My son(17) gives me that "I do not believe it" look a lot. When it comes to thing with many keys,buttons & blinking lights he is right. IMO,All sweet peppers are green(unripe/ immature) until they ripen, then they are red(the only kind for many years)yellow,orange or purple. IMO, you are right, but I eat them all & they are great. By the way cucumber are eaten immature in my house( before they turn yellow).

I wouldn't plant right up against them. I'd spread out a layer of mulch (we use pine straw but shredded hardwood is very nice) in a circle 5-6 feet all the way around the tree. Or certainly if you can get a nice carpet of moss going, that would serve a similar purpose. Then plant further out. I think planting too close is hard on the plants, hard for you to dig and to maintain (lots of root competition), and potentially stressful for the tree (depending on how much you do). A nice layer of mulch or moss is plenty attractive and restful to the eye. If you have any deer nearby, don't bother planting hostas. Getting fern divisions from your mom sounds like a good way to start (and economical). If you want to id them (the ferns), take a picture and post it on the Name that Plant forum.

Thanks Carol, Yes, here in New England the heat is a whole different ball game than Florida. That link had a lot of ideas! I’ve already got Garlic and chives in other areas. I’m very interested in growing Arugula and we do use a fair amount of Bok Choy. Kale can be very pretty. Especially the red varieties. I have seed for some giant red Mustard that is very attractive. I guess I wasn’t thinking these could tolerate that much shade. BeesNeeds - I’m surprised that Nasturtiums can grow in shade. They are pretty. I do have Dill in that bed that reseeds every year. Cilantro is very pretty too. And it does look like an actual edger. Sandy - I would never have thought of growing sunflowers over the heads of the tomato plant but that sounds like an interesting experiment. Yes, the birds love them. I also use sunflower seeds in Smoothies. Kevin, Micro Moles, huh Kevin? I just finished watching a Steve Martin documentary and I can see him using that as a routine in his act. LoL I will try a few Google DLI searches, thanks. And btw, you mention that the Mums lost too much sun at some point, and when I think about that, they start growing in April and they don't bloom until September, so that is a long time to have to keep going. They did bloom last year, but they were opening up in the middle and flopping over. Most of these ideas are for plants that are not expected to be growing for that long. Cilantro is pretty quick to get to flower, maybe 40 days, And they start eariler than the tomatoes. Very interesting. I'm thinking about this in a new dimension. lol Dan, No, fruit is not expected. I just want something that is either useful or pretty. Anything that doesn’t look like it’s suffering from lack of sun. I’m not so sure about Beets doing well in some shade. My veggie beds in my backyard, are 5-6 hrs of sun or less in some spaces and I’ve never managed to grow a good beet. And they were 12” raised beds with soft enough soil to do well with root veggies. Thank you all, I really wasn’t expecting much but I am surprised with how many good answers you all came up with. I haven't been spending much time in the vegetable forum only because vegetable growing has had to take a back seat in the past few years. But I am reminded of how smart and helpful you all are!