Here's a toughy. I've got a covered north facing patio. What can I put out there? I've had some sanseveria that thrive in the summer out there. I bring them in during the winter. But what else?

Some people are more sensitive than others. Wash your hands before you give yourself a good scratch.

We have those growing wild down here. I was clearing fence with my Dad once and we found one with fruit . He called it a "maypop" and ate it with gusto . Looked like a sac full of maggots to me. Purty flowers , though.

Ficus , rubber trees , cast iron / snake/mother-in-law tongue plants , ferns , etc. do well in northern exposure . Is it really deep shade there ?

Deep shade. As in roof over head.

Just finished planting 300 onions. Time for a beer.

All those ( as well as Impatiens and Begonias ) should do well but you'll have to put them in a south-facing window during the winter .

Got the onions , collards , radish and turnips planted yesterday . Picked up some bok-choy , arugula and chard this morning from Lowe's . Gonna put them in planters as they're a bit too expensive for cottontail food.

I'd like to announce that spring is officially here. Got my first mass assault by fire ants yesterday .

Got any water or light-colored concrete / paving stones nearby ? You could be getting more light than you think through reflection . If you really want to get into it you could always get or borrow a lux meter ( used for measuring light intensity in aquariums ) .

Don't use the African Impatiens or the dark-leafed Begonias . They need more light .

I'm planting a Brown Turkey variety fig on the southwest side of the house today. It's a 6 footer in a 5 gallon bucket I found at Home depot on the discount cart for $8.

Also, I just made a trip to WalMart and Home Depot. Both just got shipments of tomatoe plants in. I picked up 4 patio and 2 husky tomatoe plants, all of them are looking very healthy.

Garden planted so far. 650 onions, 36 lettuce,18 cabbage,9 broccoli and 9 cauliflower. Now we need some rain!!!!

x2 on the rain.

I found this site that has some of the coolest ideas on gardening. I've been turning the dirt for about 40 years and have NEVER thought of some of these really cool ideas. Gonna try some of them this year!

http://pinterest.com/beingblessed/vegtable-gradens-great-ideas/

Pretty cool stuff!

From your link. This is the coolest. I've never seen this before.

http://pinterest.com/pin/216806169533478934/

Did you see where it was originally linked from? You could probably build it. Well, a normal person could, you...? Well, maybe you can get Toon to help ya.

http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?266848-Made-plywood-part-for-jar-comb-honey