I figured I ought to start of this thread again, as I've started to grow other plants, and perhaps others have started to grow things as well?
Thus far, though you can count on their being more soon!
I am growing:
Sida Cordifolia -- Bala
Not to many yet, I've got a little bushy plant of it, and I am trying to germinate some more of its seeds, which has always proven to be pretty difficult since my seeds are old, and they seem to be hard to adjust to the sunlight
Helianthus tuberosus -- Jerusalem artichoke
I haven't planted these bulbs yet, but I will eventually. I hear they grow really tall, pretty fast. They might have some sort of use when it comes to hiding various things from other things that might be looking. I doubt I will grow many, just enough to get some seeds and bulbs for other years incase I ever really want to grow them.
Cacti
I am just starting to germinate various cacti seeds, but I have three others that have been growing for a while. I am not sure of the type, but I do believe one of them is a San Pedro, and all of the others are closely related. I have also recently obtained some wild cacti -- I am not sure what type they are, but I believe they are prickly pear that have over wintered. They don't have the typical flat shape, and have a more bulbous shape to them, though some of them do resemble the flat lobe to some degree. They look dehydrated, small, and very spiky.
I would really like to practice grafting cacti this year, hopefully I can do that -- I think it would also be cool to get some pereskiopsis and attempt a hydroponic grow of some interesting cacti out in the sun. I can't even imagine how huge this would allow a cacti to get in one grow season.
Peganum Harmala -- Syran Rue
Despite having almost killed the guys on many many occasions, some have made it through the winter, alive but not looking well. I hope to bring these back to a nice bushy little plant and get them to flower and produce a bunch of seeds. More then likley I will kill them by over-caring, or neglect.
Sassafras albidum
Ah! The tiniest little guy that barely survived last year has sprouted a new shoot and has began to grow this year! Hopefully I will get a nice little tree this year that hasn't been stressed from the shipping, transplanting and climate change.
Nicotiana Tabacum -- Virginia Tobacco
This guy I started to grow last year in a pot in the begging of summer - it is now about 6ft tall, and it is still flowering! I've got a bunch of seeds from in, and hopefully this summer he will be taken outside and become huge, with tons of the pink flowers it has. I'm really surprised it looks as well as it does just living in my window over the winter. How big do you think it will get?
Nicotiana Rustica
I have two little guys of this plant, pretty boring, I have zillions of its seeds though from the crop I grew last year though.
Brugmansia
This guy, who almost died last year from aphids, made a poor recovery this summer, and then almost died again this year from aphids, is now starting to make a great comeback! It is about 3-4 feet tall, and is getting some larger leafs on it. It has a very thick and woody stem/trunk on it. Hopefully it will grow a few more feet this year and branch out. It should flower by now, and I will probably make a few more cuttings of it to get to root.
I ought to look into growing a plant that contains a large amount of eugenol in it, what one do you think is the best, and most practical? I could even make a decent sized steam distillation set up. This would be fun, I guess. Pretty pointless though...
I plan to grow a bunch of others, but I am not sure what to start to grow, I have nearly over 50(?) different plants, but most are lame or not of much interest to me at least.
Are you guys growing any interesting plants that might inspire me to grow others?