03-09-2004, 02:41 AM
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(Wishy13764) wrote:
I bought 2 of these from home depot this past spring and summer. The
first one,
just didn't do anything, and the tops were 'ageing' ? I cut off those that
looked bad and so far its looks healthy and green, but like it hasn't grown an
1/8 th of an inch. The second one I bought in bloom and I think this one was
called "Sour Grapes". The blooms were blue and nice, and more buds were
appearing. But after the firs flowers faded, I was hopeing the new buds would
open, but they never do. For both of them I give water daily, in the sun
exposure, and fertilixe once a month. Could someone tell me if I'm treating
these plants wrong?
They will likely do much better next year. They are capable of reblooms
right up to the door of winter (here in zone 8) but if you got them in the
ground only this year, they're expending energy adapting to their location
rather than blooming. If they were a little root-bound & you failed to
loosen their roots, that can retard them too. For their basic daily care,
they should never be too wet, as that's the one thing that'll completely
ruin them. I almost never water mine; even in droughty summers they get
only a little seepage as the drip hoses don't reach them, & they do
fabulously.
-paghat the ratgirl
--
"Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher.
"Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature.
-from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers"
Visit the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com
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