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Laurel Zito
11 years ago
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Comments (7)Lovely, all of them. Rita, my life just became more complicated. I must have 'Easy Goin' and it looks as if 'Orania' lilies would look good with it. Since there's no room beside 'Orania' for a rose, then I'll have to extend the yellow rose bed and add both and of course I'll need a daylily that compliments them and something for edging.... It isn't your fault, of course. 'Easy Goin' has been on my list for some time. I thought I could placate myself with that 'Sunny' KO.... ;) Nell...See MoreIt's raining! Shots from the porch and seedlings.
Comments (18)Thanks everyone for your comments. It really is helpful in deciding what to keep. A few seem to be the favorites. Jean, Celeste, Avedon--Wish I could send you all some rain. We've been pretty lucky this year--especially considering what so many of you are going through. I've only had to drag the hoses out a couple of times. mantis, I think the cross on the first one is America's Most Wanted x Spacecoast Starburst, but the marker seems to have disappeared. Val...See MoreMisc. Hydrangea Questions
Comments (5)Pruning of macrophyllas that only bloom on old wood will reduce bloomage in Spring. But Light O'Day is supposed to rebloom and all the paniculatas that you mentioned bloom on new wood so, bloomage problems would occur if a pest (rabbits and-or deer) ate the flower buds, if you pruned them as they are getting ready to produce flower buds, if late frosts damaged the flower buds, if there are soil moisture problems at the time of flower bud formation, etc Light O'Day blooms on old and new wood. Old wood's flower buds would have developed flower buds around July-August 2011 and would have hold on to it until Spring 2012. Lack of bloomage in Spring 2012 suggests that either the flower buds died sometime on or before Spring or the buds did not die but one of the above mentioned causes wiped them out. Slow-release fertilizer in Spring would not necessarily be a problem unless a late frost caught the plants awake and unprepared a few days after they developed the flower buds. In MA, I would fertilize in June while using "weak" fertilizers like cofee grounds thru most of the growing season. Then I would stop fertilizing at the end of June-ish. Because so many varieties got hit with the same problem and the plants do not show signs of disease, I would lean towards a weather-related problem. As an example which mirrors yours, several years ago, Winter was late coming to Texas and we had temperatures in the 70s thru mid-December. Then for almost a weel, we got hit with freezing temperatures that reduced my total bloomage to just 2 blooms on two separate plants, most of the plants having none. I would expect that Light O'Day will produce blooms before the end of the growing season. However, it may put off doing that until the worst of the summer temperatures are over....See MoreGarden shots
Comments (67)I said I would do a few more, so next Batch. Not as pretty, but still the makings of my garden. Here is the rose arched gate that goes from our back garden to our "work site" Where our poly tent is, our composting area, and our nursery beds are. Holding tanks for "whatever need it" and beds to summer over primoroses, etc. Also of course, in this shady area I keep my rose cuttings in pots next to the house. It is a northern exposure, so they do not dry out. Arched gate into service/work area from another view What is written on the gate plaque. A friend gifted me this, and I think it is so appropriate. ....And what is on the other side, our nursery, nursery beds, and polytent. (it is pretty ugly, but I LOVE it) A six inch pot next to a huge pot of geraniums, to give you an idea....and this is just in April, in peek season, the geraniums are unbelieveable I lost a lot of years of collecting, but that is another story. Hardening off! Also hardening off, with flaps and everything open. Pauline - VI...See Moregardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
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