I have American Senna seeds for anyone that wants them.
There are probably 50-ish pods still on the plant. The pods are starting to shatter and drop their seeds so I need to get them soon. Shoot me a PM with a snail mail address and I will send a few pods your way.
And please let me know here that you sent a PM. I don't check PMs on a regular basis so won't likely see it unless someone tells me that I need to look.
I did a bit of research, and American Senna looks like it might be good to go along our side of the ditch that runs beside the road on the east side of our property. A.S. is apparently tolerant of juglone, which is good, because there are plenty of hickory trees nearby, and a couple 30 ft. tall walnut trees along one area, too. I don’t know about the sensitivity to road salt, though: If it’s just average, the plants would probably be ok. We are in Zone 7a, so, road salt is not so large a concern as Diana would have in the same situation otherwise! A quick search online didn’t turn up much in that regard (A.S. sensitivity to road salt). However, I’ll be setting the plants a couple extra feet back from the ditch anyway, sort of inline with the occasional tree trunk, to keep the county from mowing the flower plants.
Sun-wise, the A.S. would get “partial sun”, “mostly sun” in the morning, very little in the afternoon.
I could try the west side of my shop, too, but that area gets pretty well “baked” in the afternoon. The flower garden in the northwest part of our front yard might be a possibility too, if I don’t rotate tomatoes out there next year.
Should I just scatter or rake in seeds, or would birds and squirrels get them? (Our chickens pretty much don’t get into the areas I mentioned above.) If starting them in small pots or flats indoors works, I could do that, but it’d have to follow my getting some of my veggie starters transferred “out”.
Thanks!
PM sent. Thank you!
I want the Hot Sauce, not the seeds, LOL! :)