Growing Plants for 2018 (this time, flowers) and WS
Nancy RW (zone 7)
6 years ago
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Nancy RW (zone 7)
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Planting out the front flower bed with WS babies!
Comments (6)Thanks! It was quite an undertaking. I have a week off in April. I plan on enjoying the newly planted gardens and I have one more bed to do. Will probably also make some trellises out of copper pipes. I'll post pics if I do....See MoreWhat are you doing with the time freed up by WS
Comments (10)I haven't reached the point yet where I have any free garden time, especially with this terrible heat. I've been watering and with the ever-growing number of new perennials & shrubs I've planted thanks to winter sowing, it takes several hours a day to be sure everything is hydrated sufficiently to survive the heat. My hydrangeas that get a little sun were badly wilted by 5 p.m. yesterday but I'm guessing they'll have recovered overnight. They get watered deeply every second day so they should have been able to survive yesterday's 103 degrees. A few coral bells looked crunchy by suppertime so I set cat litter jugs close to those and filled them with water. A pinhole poked an inch from the bottom lets the water pour out slowly in a thin stream right at the base of the plant. If I did have free time, I'd be doing more summer sowing. So far I've got both dwarf & regular Shasta daisy, sweet William, Cupid's dart, gaillardia/blanket flower, helenium & perennial flax that have sprouted in recycled containers. The containers are on a small shelf unit at the west end of my shaded breezeway where they get just an hour or two of late afternoon sun. The sweet William & Shasta daisy sprouts are already sending out their first true leaves--in less than 2 weeks! I'd love to see pictures of your waterless "beach" when you have some to share....See Moretime lapse flowers, fun plant for the kids to grow
Comments (1)Just wonderful! I'll check this out. I'm sure little brother would like this. Thanks!!...See MoreZucchini flowers, first time growing
Comments (4)Thanks Dave, I keep forgetting I should check the FAQ page. Thanks! Hopefully these get pollinated, I may intervene like I do with some of my other plants and hand pollinate....See MoreNancy RW (zone 7)
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