Jun 25 2008
Help Make Us Green
As I wrote the other day, there is almost no plant life on TQ. Other then desert plants we need to grow something we would expect to see growing in Pennsylvania.
We have a shaded area and can water them daily but still needs to endure temperatures up to 125 degrees.
So if anyone has any cool ideas of what to grow please write. We would like you to tell us what plant(s) you think would work as well as links to order seeds and how to grow them.
So please forward this to your “plant” nerds friends.
Semper Fi,
GySgt Jonathan Jenkins
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J,
Ornamental grass is drought resistant and would probably do ok in that heat.
Ahhhhh thats worth checking out.
Jonathan,
Here is a website that might help
http://www.burpee.com/ you should be able to find something under plant finder.
Good Luck
Jonathan,
Here is a website that might help
http://www.burpee.com/
just look up under plant finder
Good Luck
I’m pretty sure that most plants will be fine in 125 degrees - it is either the sun or not enough water that does them in. When looking at ‘Zone’ maps, telling you which plants will grow in what area, the only concern is for minimum temperature, not maximum.
Put them in the shade, water them daily, and you can grow pretty much anything. I’d try some lilies and hibiscus, and spread out from there.
There are also cacti and other desert grasses that will live if you can’t water them daily. Check out Longwood Gardens’ “Silver Garden” here: http://www.longwoodgardens.org/Orangery_1_3_2_4_1_1.html
http://www.desertusa.com/flora.html
Jonathon,
I just was checking out the above desertusa site for their flora, and they have a lot of information about plants (flowering, grasses, etc) that will grow in the desert.
They even have a starter seed kit with a variety pack.
Debby
Jonathan,
There are NO plants that grow in Pa. that will grow in Irag, sorry.We are zone 6, you are zone 12. I will resreach and send you aplant that will grow year round.
we are praying for yall, mark d.