[travelguy]

Originally Posted by Ohiogirl

Wow - I am way impressed! Do you plant in August or when?

We are snowbirds and don't get back till mid Sept, at least. This year I planted 1 tomato (late, probably in Oct). and it is about 2.5 ft high, with blossoms, no fruit yet. I have it in a cage so I can cover it easily (I hope).

I have a pot with 4 herbs, planted from seed - doing great, as always (parsley, dill, cilantro and basil). Have had several cuttings of basil and parsley, and one of dill and cilantro. Rosemary growing in ground, not sure why it's not huge like everyone else's, but I use it a lot for cooking. Also have chives in ground, and Greek oregano (plant sunk in ground, but still escaping) and mint (same thing).

I have romaine lettuce and mescaline in window boxes and pots (on the patio, not the windows). Have done radishes also in prior years, will probably plant more this weekend. Had bigger romaine when planted in the ground, but have a rabbit problem here if unlucky.

I only get 4 hours of so of full sun on the side patio mostly of a CYV. Sun is so intense here I think things still do well. Amazing how easy it is to grow herbs from seed.

I don't think that you have "mescaline" in your window boxes; maybe mesclun mix (which are various tender greens for salads) but definitely not mescaline. There is a BIG difference!