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Your still ahead of me, but mine should be in soon...

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Kisal, I have some daylilies that I can divide to experiment with so I'll see how that goes. I'll relocate some hostas and I'll see if I can find some ferns in the local nurseries. But I absolutely am not going to eat them! Not even with gobs of butter which is my favourite sidedish ;)

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I have been away from awhile and just read through all the postings... it seems like you are only going to be doing hostas and day lilies??..

I still do not understand why you cannot grow astibles.. they thrive in shade and some sunshine.. I have them in both places in my garden. as long as they get enough water.

I think you should try any plants that say partial shade that is what I did in the part of my garden that just gets that late afternoon sun..

You never now till you try

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You never now till you try
Same goes for eating them. Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) shoots are tasty -- somewhat reminiscent of asparagus and green beans. It's the other ones like Cinnamon Fern (hairy and no midline groove) that gives ferns a bad rep.

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Ok, I will try hosta, daylily and astilbe. All things I have already in other areas so I can transplant these. It will be an endurance test to see who is still standing by the end of summer. I won't try heuchera because I've found they lean towards the sun and make me feel sorry for them.

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:lol: I started reading your reply and thought you were talking about EATING them! :lol:
Actually Daylily flower petals make colorful and tasty addition to salads. They were a great hit with the kids in a "Wildflower Salad" I took to a play date. Someone else was supposed to bring the lettuce, but she didn't, so it ended up being a big bowl of edible flowers and "weeds"! The kids particularly liked daililies and purslane -- one mom told me her daughter NEVER eats salads, and there she was, munching away! :cool: But don't worry, I don't make anybody (including my kids) eat anything they don't want to. :wink:



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