#sowitandgrowit

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I don't know what the limit is for Verbena bonariensis and butterflies, but since 2012 I have added more verbena every year (or it adds itself, to be honest) and every year we have more and more butterflies. #butterfly #butterfliesofinstagram #mezzogiardiniere #growverbena #greengardens #verbenabonariensis #beneficialinsects #clarkanthonylawrence #sowitandgrowit #provinciadimantova #parcodelmincio #southamericanplants (at La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeOuHXOI0ts/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Gourds in my tunnel. These are Birdhouse gourds grown from Botanical Interests Seeds. #lagenarias #birdhousegourd #inmygardentoday ##cucurbitaceae #sowitandgrowit #organicgardening #lamacchinafissa #mezzogiardiniere (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRWe4y8IDQ6/?utm_medium=tumblr

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'Black Kat' pumpkins are coming soon. #blackkatpumpkins #cucurbitaceae #americanpumpkins #provinciadimantova #cutelittlepumpkins #blackpumpkins #lamacchinafissa #sowitandgrowit #unusualpumpkins #pumpkinparadise #zuccheamericane #mezzogiardiniere (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ1ubmqrNoO/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Corsican gourd. #corsicangourds #sowitandgrowit #organicgardening #pumpkinparadise2021 #lamacchinafissa #mezzogiardiniere #organicpumpkins (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/COIkIsulTjH/?igshid=yye0vmbdscwd

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Seeds!

My friend in Pennsylvania sent loads of seeds my way, and I just wanted to record them here to remember what arrived. Let’s do it in Latin, alphabetically. 

Abelmoschus moschatus ‘Mischief’

Agastache foeniculum ‘Golden Jubilee’

Allium christophii (Star of Persia)

Amaranthus ‘Elephant head’

Anthriscus sylvestris ‘Golden Fleece’

Briza maxima (Greater quaking grass)

Campanula americana (Tall bellflower)

Capsicum annuum ‘Fish’

Red Mountain stem lettuce

Centaurea americana (American Basket flower)

Chenopodium capitatum (Strawberry spinach)

Cicer arietinum ‘Kabouli Black’ garbanzo beans

Crepis rubra (Pink Hawksbeard)

Cucumis melo var. dudaim (Queen Anne’s Pocket Melon)

Desmanthus illinoensis (Illinois Bundleflower)

Gomphrena haageana ‘Strawberry Fields’ (Globe Amaranth)

Ipomea nil ‘Keiryu’ (Japanese Morning Glory)

Ipomea nil ‘Kikyo Snowflakes’ (Japanese Morning Glory)

Lathyrus chloranthus (Yellow Sweet Pea)

Monarda bradburiana (Bradbury’s Monarda)

Persicaria orientalis ‘Shiro-gane Nishiki’ (Varieg. kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate)

Phaseolus vulgaris ‘Fort Portal Jade’

Phaseolus vulgaris ‘Nonna Agnes’ Blue’

Physalis sp. (Ground Cherry) ‘New Hanover’ PA heirloom

Solanum atropurpureum (Malevolence)

Solanum lycopersicum (Barry’s Crazy Cherry Tomato)

Succisa pratensis ‘Alba’ (White Devil’s Bit)

Tagetes minuta (Black Mint)

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Pumpkin tendrils and leaves. #pumpkinplantslookingood #tendril #zucche #organicvegetablegarden #ilovepumpkins #lamacchinafissa #greenleaves #ortimantovani #ortifelici #sowitandgrowit #summervegetablegarden #mezzogiardiniere (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCCGNJdJWrY/?igshid=9izebjgrfkds

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Bupleurum seeds. #bupleurum #bupleurumrotundifolium #semi #gardensofitaly #sowitandgrowit #lamacchinafissa #mezzogiardiniere #evenbeautifuldried (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCzFABhp9I6/?igshid=1nnzzjo3fqff

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Another dwarf. Seeds from LIDL. #helianthusannuus #dwarfsunflowers #lamacchinafissa #mezzogiardiniere #paleyellowflowers #gardeninglife #italiangardens #visitmantua #borgovirgilio #sunflowersofinstagram #sowitandgrowit #summergardens (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCeFyuJpMZX/?igshid=1q862pzrghimw