About Me:
I am even shyer online than in person, so writing this is not easy! I own a 50 year old house in Tempe, about a mile from ASU, not irrigated. In front, have removed Bermuda, mostly, and have gravel, fruit trees, old roses and raised beds with mixed vegs, herbs, and flowers. This past winter, wrapped the front, south facing, with greenhouse film that covered the raised beds and front porch. Had greenhouse and passive solar heating. It worked really well, but looked awful (one friend kept muttering about Hazmat abatement) Just got 4 Americana chicks 6 weeks ago, hopefully all pullets. The backyard is a disaster, dead grass, dirt, and dog manure.
Comments
Lisette, I think I found your plant, maybe :-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysopogon_zizanioides
More here on its uses:
Kush, Lemon Grass relative
Hi Lisette, Hmmm, can you post a picture? You got me curious :-)
Hi Lisette,
I think you have "Palm Rose" known as Palmarosa - a type of lemon grass with a rose scent along with the lemon. The ? I have is the 6 feet of roots you note, so I could be wrong. Very lemon grass looking but with a more slender leaf than lemon grass (I have both in my gardens but in different growing conditions).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymbopogon_martinii
Through "Dave's Garden" I found a link for the plants for sale
http://www.colonialcreekfarm.com/Rose-Grass-Palmarosa_p_198.html
Let me know if that is not the plant and I can check further :-)
Thanks for the advice we went down there but the concrete was way to small. I'm looking for dinner plate size or larger since these will be a walkway.
We are going to try to make it today. Not sure if it'll happen, kind of depends on my labor's mood (I.E. Husband).
Good luck getting your computer fixed up!
Already have the bran.
Lisa,
Thank you so much for opening your home for the class on Thurs and Sat! I know it was very helpful for them to see a real system and how creative people can be with them.
Your goats are adorable, and I'm fascinated with your Mara! I love seeing the country inside of the city. :)
Thank you.
Im sorry. I got the time wrong. I read pm instead of AM. This morning I was hosting our monthly Market on the Move at Southminster Church. I apologize that I could not attend. I hope we can find another time.
MOM flyer: http://bitly.com/Jg4IPf