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From "Garden Sense"
episode DGAR-306 |
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Lactuca sativa 'Simpson Elite'--Simpson Elite Lettuce- Cool season, large variety lettuce with medium green color and crumpled edges
- Fast growing variety, maturing in 48 days
- Plant in full sun
- Plant in fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral soil
- Height: 12-14 inches
- Width: 24 inches
Cool Season Annual - All Zones: Plants can handle light frosts. Start seeds indoors eight weeks before last average frost date. Plant outdoors after four weeks. Harvest plants before hot weather sets in or plants may bolt (flower) making them undesirable. In warmer zones with (7 and higher) a second crop may be planted in the fall.
Lactuca sativa 'Oakleaf Red'--Oakleaf Red Lettuce
- Medium-green lettuce with oak-like leaves on a red-tinged single stalk
- Fast growing variety, maturing in 50 days
- Plant in full sun
- Plant in fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral soil
- Height: 12-14 inches
- Width: 12-18 inches
Cool Season Annual - All Zones: Plants can handle light frosts. Start seeds indoors eight weeks before last average frost date. Plant outdoors after four weeks. Harvest plants before hot weather sets in or plants may bolt (flower) making them undesirable. In warmer zones with (7 and higher) a second crop may be planted in the fall.
Dahlia 'Rembrandt'--Rembrandt Dahlia - Tender perennial with light pink daisy-like flowers from mid summer to frost
- Plant in moist, but well-drained soil; water when dry
- Plant in full sun
- Fertilize weekly with nitrogen fertilizers before bloom and potassium fertilizers during bloom
- Height: 18-24 inches
- Width: 12 inches
Annual in USDA zones 2-7 Hardy in USDA zones (7b) 8-11: - Zones 2-7: Plant in spring after danger of frost has passed; cut back foliage and bring indoors before frost or discard plants after killing frost; may survive in zone 7b with extra mulch.
- Zones 8-11: Plant in spring; mulch in fall; prune away old foliage in fall.
Rudbeckia hirta 'Becky'--Becky Gloriosa Daisy (Black-Eyed Susan) - Annual with 3-5 inch golden-orange daisy-like flowers
- Plant in well-drained soil
- Plant in full sun
- Deadhead to promote continued blooming; may reseed
- Space generously to allow for good air circulation
- Height: 10 inches
- Width: 12-18 inches
Annual in all zones (seems to die in fall no matter how warm): - Zones 2-8: Plant in spring after danger of frost has passed; collect seed in fall for planting the following spring; discard plants after killing frost.
- Zones 9-11: Plant in spring or sow seeds in fall when ripe; discard plants in fall.
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