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Tracydr · March 14, 2012

I wish it was cold enough here to plant rhubarb. I love, love, love rhubarb.
I have an amazing kale plant, just one, that survived the hottest summer in Phoenix last year, lasted all winter and is still going strong. I also had a chard go 2 1/2 years before dying during a week of 120 degree days, planted where it got heat soaked by the house, although it had a lot of shade.
I'm moving in a year so won't do a lot of perinniels until after our move. Hope to start a real orchard then. This year, though, I am planting plenty of herbs and a pomegranate tree. I will plant asparagus, rhubarb and stone fruit trees as soon as we move, hopefully somewhere with a colder winter and milder summer.
We do have a nice old Meyer lemon which gives is tons of sweet lemons and an orange smelling zest.

March 14, 2012	#21
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	I wish it was cold enough here to plant rhubarb. I love, love, love rhubarb. I have an amazing kale plant, just one, that survived the hottest summer in Phoenix last year, lasted all winter and is still going strong. I also had a chard go 2 1/2 years before dying during a week of 120 degree days, planted where it got heat soaked by the house, although it had a lot of shade. I'm moving in a year so won't do a lot of perinniels until after our move. Hope to start a real orchard then. This year, though, I am planting plenty of herbs and a pomegranate tree. I will plant asparagus, rhubarb and stone fruit trees as soon as we move, hopefully somewhere with a colder winter and milder summer. We do have a nice old Meyer lemon which gives is tons of sweet lemons and an orange smelling zest.