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Old 07-10-2013, 08:10 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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On 07/10/2013 12:22, Janet wrote:
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Would you say all annual bedding plants are greedy feeders? That's all I
normally grow, so it would be good to know if some of them prefer poor
soil.

Some like nasturtiums and california poppies, flower best in
poor/hungry soil. If you give nasturtiums a rich one they produce
mountains of stems and leaves; starved they produce fewer leaves and
more flowers.

Janet.


Funnily enough, I was looking at nasturtiums in Regents Park today. Huge
leaves, but not a bloom in sight.

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