Comments on: In the Weeds: Corsican Mint!

By: worst_1_yet

worst_1_yet — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:23:42 +0000

Wuz hoping this was about weed.

By: jaimealyse

jaimealyse — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:00:24 +0000

That is damn fine use of "prance."

By: jaimealyse

jaimealyse — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:59:56 +0000

Oh man, garden envy. Window-sills-that-get-sunlight envy. Mint envy. And just one neighborhood south of me to boot.

By: propertius

propertius — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:19:47 +0000

Good also to discuss houseplants – since many of us (I'm sure) live in apartments and don't have a garden.

By: Hez

Hez — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:35:09 +0000

I enjoyed this, but – just my n00bthumb opinion here – I'd love it if the more prosaic variety of the plant was included in the discussion as well. Contextualizing would throw us beginners a nice bone, especially since my "experiments" are still more along the lines of "can I even remember to water the fucker before it dries up and dies?"

By: Flashman

Flashman — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:31:52 +0000

It's just getting harder and harder to justify not having an orangerie.

By: CrappyEditor

CrappyEditor — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:35:52 +0000

I hope this is sarcastic.

By: slinkimalinki

slinkimalinki — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:58:46 +0000

damn. i was going to plant corsican mint but it seemed too damned expensive for one little punnet. if i'd known it was going to going prancing all over the garden i might have.

By: devaluingmyfame

devaluingmyfame — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:56:59 +0000

lovely! i'm rlly happy that it's not in the hipster runoff voice, too, you're so much better like this.

By: propertius

propertius — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:40:23 +0000

Lucky you! They are so beautiful.

By: Abe Sauer

Abe Sauer — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:31:51 +0000

Yes. I can grow snap dragons. And tons of lilacs.

By: oudemia

oudemia — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:24:44 +0000

Yes, well now you can sell it at the Union Sq. farmer's market for $7 a quarter pound. Seriously.

By: WindowSeat

WindowSeat — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:08:57 +0000

There's little harm in trying out a plant in an inappropriate zone unless you're spending tons of money. I reserve part of my garden for experiments and have been pleasantly surprised. One I'm regretting is Diplotaxis erucoides commonly called Wild Arugula. It's a native of Malta and it's gotten loose from my Zone 5 garden and is popping up all over the place.

By: josh_speed

josh_speed — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:57:31 +0000

This is far too cool that The Awl has a gardening feature now; so genteel! (And this goes well with Choire's outside photo-essays…)

For those of you who think you live in a zone too cool for this plant: if you live in a city, add one zone to your starting one. If you live in a sheltered, concrete dwelling, add another zone. I'm in Montreal (zone 5?) and can grow herbs on the patio that are only supposed to work in zone 7.

By: BadUncle

BadUncle — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:45:56 +0000

Here are the larger USDA zone maps:

http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/ushzmap.html

You can google your subzone (like "USDA Zone + 11231") and find out that your section of chattanooga shares the same microclimate as Chattanooga. And that means you can't plant tangerines unless you have an orangerie.

By: propertius

propertius — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:40:19 +0000

You can grow ladyslippers. Most of them love zone 2.

http://www.spanglecreeklabs.com

By: KarenUhOh

KarenUhOh — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:07:39 +0000

Garden plants, trees and shrubs on offer all should have "zoned" information telling you, the Planting Jolie, whether the plant is apt to work in your climatic zone. I forget how it works, but I think you and I are both a four or a five. There are maps online that'll tell you.

But, a lot of the time, plants will thrive and die regardless of such hoo-ha printed on their tags. Plant away, the little hothouse flowers of your dreams.

By: jolie

jolie — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:03:51 +0000

I give this one a black thumb up, but would kindly request (on behalf of all of us with black thumbs) that you get a leetle bit more servicey on the next go. Like, ummmm… what's this zone you speak of? Might my lack of zoning knowledge explain why I kill everything ever (including the spirits of the men I date)?

By: alexgdewitt

alexgdewitt — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:48:05 +0000

I'm ordering some online as I type…and apparently it also makes a refreshing tea! Who knew? A secret garden in Washington Heights…can't wait for more.

By: KarenUhOh

KarenUhOh — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:20:09 +0000

Warning to those with sizeable planting areas who want to use this stuff: it will take over, and go where it's not supposed ta.

Cats dig it, though. So do bunnies. Literally.

By: spanish bombs

spanish bombs — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:19:05 +0000

This was way better than the "urbane urban" led me to expect!

By: LostInSF

LostInSF — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:18:46 +0000

so I know I'm supposed to write something funny here, but I can never think of anything clever enough. hit me up after I've had a drink or two. I do, however, need to gush: I love The Awl. This new feature? so cool. so well written.

By: Abe Sauer

Abe Sauer — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:07:09 +0000

damn. I would love to be able to have this. Too bad I'm in, like, a zone 2. The upside, all the beets and potatoes you could ever want. Nothing that starts with "Corsican" in it will ever be found here… including people.

By: WindowSeat

WindowSeat — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:02:10 +0000

Oh hell, Gardening too? I'll never get any work done!