Asif2000

I moved into my first house ever and have been learning a lot about my plants/trees/shrubs. I have 4 bradford peers trees and 2 Oak Trees. For shrubs, I have Indian Hawthorne, Youpan Holly burford holly and Texas Sage in flower beds. For plants I have Heavnly Bamboo and miniature roses in my flower beds. I plan to plant prennial and annual flowers from seeds late this winter so they can be ready to be transplanted outside comes spring. I am very excited. Any guppy/guppen into gardening at all?

I also intend to create a veggie/fruit bed in my backyard where I want to plant some hard to find seeds especcially from pakistan/india. Some of the ones I have been thinking about are jaaman and phalsa. Any other ideas?

funguy

I love gardening too. I have a small backyard, so I am limited with my options. I have allocated a small (5 ft by 10 ft) area for farming veggies. At present I have green chilli peppers, cilantro and mint. I used to have tomatoes and cantaloups but they never turned out right.

In trees, I have a pear and lokaat. Both are yet to bear fruit.

I have all sorts of flower beds...roses, chambeli and your regular perennials.

Asif2000

Where did yoy get the chambeli seeds? what are they called in the U.S? Its not jasmine is it?

Asif2000

5 by 10 ft is a pretty decent size bed by the way.

funguy

I got mine from Pak.

Yeah it is a good size but I wish I had ten times more space.

Lusi

I hate gardening but my mother loves it. I wish we had a smaller garden (landscape) then what we have right now.

lazy_daisy

you got your garden from Pak?

Pinstripe Danda

aren't there people who do this stuff who you can hire?

Asif2000

he got his chambeli seeds from pakistan. lol. I still dont't know what its called in English.

funguy

There are some things in life better done without others help. You are a married man. You should know.

Pinstripe Danda

Oh..you mean "gardening" Laying the seed with a hoe!!! You go on, ya playa!!

lazy_daisy

its called Jasmine...you can get jasmine plants in the uk...tehre are the houseplant type that generally die outside and there is a hardy type...i forget its name.
an alternative in my opinion is honeysuckle...you can get a pink version or yellow flower one

its smells nice

I hate the smell of Chambeli!

Lusi

Do they have "raat ki rani" in US, if yes then what is it called in english?

Pinstripe Danda

^ Yes we do...you can usually find them in Vegas.

funguy

Yes we do. Contact USA's only supplier, Mr Pinstripe Danda. In English, we call him a broker.

aishaA

Daisy, you won't know a good thing even if it bit you on the ass.

Jasmine cannot survive in cold. I live in zone 5 and I have to bring my Jasmine indoors when it gets below 50. I have had mine for over 2 years now and it is flourishing!

The fragrance is heavenly! They tend to bloom every 2 or 3 weeks. Lots of sunshine and a little miracle gro does wonders..

aishaA

I have two varieties of chilies, bell peppers, tomatoes and eggplant... The harvest was great... have more tomatoes and chilies than I know what to do with.

Burn Funguy, burn!

Ira

I kill every plant that comes a few feet within me

do you guys mean to tell me that jasmine can grow indoors??

Asif2000

don't they have to have a dormant period - if these are prennials they have to have it is what I have heard. U can probably prolong its survival for the year by bringing it indoor though

Asif2000

I have hired a guy for lawn mowing and I am also paying "True Green" furtilizer/weed & feed lawn treatments 6 times a year. But this, I have to do it since I have always wanted to do it.