THAT'S NEW TO ME

As an avid gardener I do like looking at other gardening blogs from around the world, I don't always comment...I'd never have the time! I find it incredible to think that plants that I tenderly cosset to get through the winter here in the UK, gardeners in other countries will pull up as weeds. Recently I've read that both Cosmos and Gazanias grow like weeds in some countries. I was so fascinated by the Strawberry Spinach plants that Scarecrow wrote about that I even "googled" and found an outlet for some seed. These seeds are happily growing away now....I wonder how successful I'll be getting a crop here in the UK.

In light of all this I've decided to start a new label, "THAT'S NEW TO ME"........of course you may not find these posts very interesting if the plant is common to you...but I hope that my fellow UK gardeners will enjoy them...maybe you will even have grown them yourself or have heard of them before.....maybe they are just new to me...no gardener knows it all. Any words in BLACK are clickable and will link back to the gardening blog I've mentioned.

Egyptian Walking Onions......I saw these on a post written by the Crafty Gardener from Canada..I imagine it can pretty cold there so they should grow here.

At the top of each stem a small bulb starts to grow. From this develops the onion for next year. When the plant gets top heavy the stem bends over and the little onions plant themselves into the ground. After several years if left to do this on their own the onions would "walk" around your garden.