What kind of plants can be grown successfully in Southern Indiana.?
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Tomatoes, pappers, beans, eggplant, squashes, corn, lettuce, chard, turnips, beets, watermelon, carrots, radishes, strawberries, balckberries, raspberries, blueberries, peaches, apples, cherries, plums, pears, paw paws, broccoli, peas, kale, herbs of all sorts, oaks, pines, some spruces, hickory, pecan, redbud, dogwood, witchazel, chokeberries, hawthorn, crabapple, winterberry, forsythia, lilac, roses, lillies, spring-flowering bulbs, wild geranium, annuals of all sorts, phlox, foxglove, coreopsis, spiderflower.
The list goes on and on and on.
Go to a plant nursery in your area, and EVERYTHING they sell can grow in your area.
Hostas grow almost anywhere and there are many varities
It's good to know under what zone Southern Indiana is, in order to know what type of flowers and plants will resist the temperatures you experience there. Then, knowing what your area will provide to your garden, then you will know which are best.
Visit either of the links below. One will guide you to know which area you are in. The other will provide tips and ideas on a design (type, colors, aromas). Or, for that matter, take a general look at P Allen Smith website; he always has good ideas and tips on everything garden. Good luck!
The list of plants that you can't grow is much shorter. You are in the heart of the Midwest and the corn belt. Basically tropical plants are the only things that you can't grow outside in southern Indiana..
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Good Luck and Happy Gardening from Cathy and Neal!
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