Hit the Dirt; Nasturtiums

Hit the dirt three to one. Good morning. This is Sally present Viet skipper hit the dirt in 15 69. Dr. Nicholas Mannat is a Spanish physician and botanist wrote the first herbal about plants from the New World titled joyful news out of the new world. And in it he described the flowering vines from Mexico and Peru shims. The first ones were red and he called them flowers of blood. You might think that Mr. Shinn is a botanical name. Well it is but not for Mr. shims. Does that sound confusing. It means nose Twista referring to the pungency of flour and leave watercress is in the stash from officinale and is not related to this to show which is true payola majus and that because the name is the father of the binomial system of botanical that in thought the clouds looked like helmets and the round leaves like sheaves the Greek word trip a on meaning a trophy as in a trophy of war. No sessions came to the United States in sixteen ninety eight and were reportedly among the first flowers to be planted at the governor's palace in Virginia.

It was valued as a rarity and for its excellence in salads. Thomas Jefferson planted them for salad at Mt chata. And the seeds were prized as pickles for a while interest was lost in these plants and then in 18 0 6 mons nursery in Philadelphia had instructions in its catalog. And there was the beginning of a revival which spread across the country. New species were discovered in Chile in Patagonia in one thousand twenty eight Jacey Bolivia a California man discovered what he called the golden dream and it won a trophy at the Chelsea Flower Show. A year later he sold three tonnes of Mr. seed. Since then breeders have developed different strains including double flowered ones. But now people seem to be turning back to the single old fashioned for raw it is golden gleam and scarlet cream with its fiery red blossoms are available in catalogues as is the spectacular Empress of India. An heirloom varieties with a million red blossoms and deep blue green round leaves on a cascading mound.

Wonderful along a walkway or filling a best spot in the border. Alaska is unusual as it has a very gated green and white striped leaves topped by a range of gold orange salmon and mahogany single spring flowers. There's an unusual climbing Mr Bush in the Canary creeper payola peregrina. With a five lobed leaf almost like a five leaf clover and small yellow flowers that could be imagined as canaries in flight. This could be planted so that it wanders up through a perennial garden or along the branches of already flowered shrubs or even to bring color to a song but evergreen stations are easy to grow. They like full sun good drainage and lean soil. Too much nitrogen produces such an abundance of foliage that the flowers are hidden beneath. They should not be direct sown until the soil warms. After all danger of frost and given good temperatures should germinate in a week and that would make them a good thing for children to plant because the seeds in nice and large and they don't have to wait

too long for them to germinate. Try planting them on the edge of a path and let them sprawl into the path the way and when a like them fill a huge planter with seeds and set it in a sunny area and in a month you should have an abundance of glorious color. The flowers and leaves can bring color and a peppery bite to a salad and the pickled seeds can be substituted for capers and a bouquet of the stuff on the kitchen table is the essence of sama. This is Sally for hit the dirt.