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Comments on: Eating al fresco
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By: germi
http://kateflaim.com/2007/05/eating-al-fresco/comment-page-1/#comment-90
Sun, 27 May 2007 01:53:50 +0000http://katek.wordpress.com/2007/05/24/eating-al-fresco/#comment-90It’s nice to see the the pictures of your porch – it’s going to be beautiful! Thank goodness it’s bright shade, with some reflected light from the roof next to you – that makes a big difference … we aren’t talking dark shade, from these images. I think if you could possibly perch some windowboxes over the rail ( there are hooks that will grab the rail, if you don’t want to secure the box with screws or nails ) you’d probably get some more sun on your tomatoes. Just make sure to grow them on supports so your downstairs neighbor doesn’t get all your Sungolds!
I wish I could grow Hosta here – they are never full and lush for us, only a shadow of what they are meant to be. I love any plant that comes in the tones of blue that Hosta come in. I’ll get a vicarious thrill from your containers, just like I do from your dinners!
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By: kate
http://kateflaim.com/2007/05/eating-al-fresco/comment-page-1/#comment-92
Thu, 24 May 2007 16:53:07 +0000http://katek.wordpress.com/2007/05/24/eating-al-fresco/#comment-92The porch faces NE–it’s pretty shady. I know just what you mean about the hosta shoots–our flower bed suddenly developed a case of the Green Spikes a couple weeks ago, and last week the spikes unfurled into variegated hostas! Germi, who writes the gardening blog for Domino magazine, said I should be able to grow cherry tomatoes even without a lot of sun, I just won’t get as much yield.
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By: Beth
http://kateflaim.com/2007/05/eating-al-fresco/comment-page-1/#comment-91
Thu, 24 May 2007 16:49:08 +0000http://katek.wordpress.com/2007/05/24/eating-al-fresco/#comment-91This table looks perfect.
I’ve been meaning to ask what exposure you have on your new porch. Is it shady at all? One of my most successful containers is a hosta in a pot. It fills the pot and is no work; you don’t have to deadhead or trim it, just water. The other nice thing about a hosta in a pot is you can keep it from season to season. Just cut it to the ground in the fall and move it to a dry, cool spot, like your attic or bike storage and haul it out in the spring. The plant sends up beautiful curved shoots and voila! You’ve got a hosta!