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Post by lilolpeapicker on Jun 6, 2021 7:22:43 GMT -5
I transplanted a butterfly bush about a month ago. It finally looks like it has taken and has begun to show new leaves. I have an open metal milk crate over it because it would get trampled without some protection either by me or the dog. I always worry that a transplant will take till I see those new leaves. Now I have to look up what color the flowers will be....I think they will be raspberry red.
Transplanted sunflowers that I started from seed. Most are in pots but they are scatter throughout my backyard. One plant directly into the soil looks like maybe a rabbit ate the top. I wrapped a small fence around it to see if it will come back.
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Post by binnylou on Jun 6, 2021 10:40:36 GMT -5
lilolpeapicker, Raspberry Red sounds like it could make a big color splash in your yard. Is it a full size or petite version? Years ago, I planted a lavender one in the flower garden. I didnโt realize how much space it was going to occupy. It wanted more space than I wanted to allow, so I cut it out. A petite Butterfly Bush sounds interesting...
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Post by gardendmpls on Jun 6, 2021 12:46:32 GMT -5
I didnโt realize how much space it was going to occupy. I have one in front of my mailbox on the porch wall. It never gets big enough to block access. Winter knocks it back every year. Scented like the best honey. Good to take a whiff when exiting the car after a tiresome shopping trip.
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Jun 6, 2021 13:17:55 GMT -5
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Jun 6, 2021 13:22:15 GMT -5
What might be eating the roses, close to the ground....not a bug as yet that I can tell....buds and leaves were eaten. I put a plastic fence around it's well as that sunflower.
As far as I know I have rabbits, squirrels and chipmunks where Jesse is sleeping
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jun 6, 2021 22:20:38 GMT -5
With zinnias, as with many other plants, if you nip off the first flower buds and the leaf bud at the top, the plant becomes bushier and produces more flowers. I nip off the first flower buds of my peppers also, and they produce better roots, grow larger and have a lot better yield. I snipped the tops of all the zinnias, including the open flower, and today, just 2 days later, I noticed that the plants were sending out new growth, to get bushy, instead of growing up. Same thing that I do with peppers, but only when they are taller, and I never see a single stalk with a flower bud on top, though I realize that zinnias are related to sunflowers.
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Post by Mumsey on Jun 7, 2021 4:08:53 GMT -5
Asiatic lilies are blooming, but they are about 6" shorter than last year. Same size blooms though. Odd. The Oriental lilies seem taller than last year!
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Post by heirloomfan on Jun 7, 2021 10:24:42 GMT -5
My Lupine is blooming now, a full month earlier than last year. Got the first bloom in 2020 at the end of June and one on the 4th of July. This year has many more bloom stalks. It's probably a little more established this year but funny it would bloom almost a full 30 days earlier than last year!
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Post by datgirl on Jun 7, 2021 16:57:24 GMT -5
Beautiful!. I love Lupines, but I can't get them to establish themselves by me. I had one for two years I think and then it was gone. All others have only lasted a year. I almost bought one the other day.
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Post by claude on Jun 7, 2021 17:29:47 GMT -5
Datgirl did you ever see baptima? False lupine? I love these plants. These things thrive in poor soil. They make me smile. Semi perennial. Mine have lasted 10+ years or only 2.
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Post by Mumsey on Jun 8, 2021 4:34:21 GMT -5
datgirl, Lupine are not a strong perennial here. They last maybe 3 years for me, so don't feel bad! It's their nature.
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Post by Mumsey on Jun 8, 2021 4:37:32 GMT -5
claude, I have Baptisia. I've had it for several years. This year I found some seedlings growing near it, so dug them up. Gave some away, will overwinter the remaining 2 and decide next spring what to do with them. I have even dug up a sizable chunk of it and passed it along to a friend. When I read about it the article said it's difficult to move due to long tap roots. But my friend's is doing great and growing fast. I was able to get all the root with the seedlings, very long and fine.
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Post by datgirl on Jun 8, 2021 5:32:24 GMT -5
claude,will have to look into that, thanks.
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Post by claude on Jun 8, 2021 8:45:27 GMT -5
Well, in the fall it has seed pods which Iโll gladly share. Thebigone is was started by seed my sister shared w me and itโs about 5 years old. Along side it you will see a smaller one which is bright yellow...just a year old. I have had more problems starting the yellow one. It looks almost like a clover weed when germinating so itโs easy to weed out. ๐ ask me how I know...
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Post by gardendmpls on Jun 10, 2021 6:26:41 GMT -5
I see another of my daughters is a developing gardener. We planted bulbs and tubers around her new house last fall. She came to me very upset yesterday saying her gardener pulled up all the peonies but one, "and we spent all that time planting them and they are so beautiful". Told her "that's why you don't need a gardener. You could mow the small lawn in five minutes and clip the edges and do the weeding yourself." She would save money and unnecessary dumping of lime (soil near the bay is pretty neutral) and other unknown, unneeded stuff. She gets so much joy out of nurturing the flowers.
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