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Hi all!
First off, thanks for your advice on worms! I do have a compost bin, and will continue to add food scraps. There may be worms in the bin I don't know about. I have to admit I am not very good about turning the compost. The materials sure do get heavy quickly! It's hard for me to scoop up more than a few inches of material to turn. Next time around I may invest in one of those compost barrels with a churn handle! My next question is about ranunculus. Has anyone tried to grow them here? Ranunculi are just about my favorite flower and I would love to plant some bulbs. I have been deterred however, as I had heard from one source that they would not grow well here. Some of the on-line catalogues suggest that they may be hardy in our zone. Anyone have any experience with ranunculus? Thanks! Heidi |
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rununculus
Heidi,
I bought some from Logan's Trading Company and they bloomed for quite a while a year or so ago, but didn't come back the following year. I think it depends on where you live in the triangle. I am on the Raleigh side of Durham. I am sure that if you ask at Logan's they will tell you where the plants are hardy, and they will have the blooming ones in stock. I notice that Home Depot also carries them in the Spring, but they must be problematic for the Durham area because I never see them planted anywhere. I like them, too. Heidi wrote in m: Hi all! First off, thanks for your advice on worms! I do have a compost bin, and will continue to add food scraps. There may be worms in the bin I don't know about. I have to admit I am not very good about turning the compost. The materials sure do get heavy quickly! It's hard for me to scoop up more than a few inches of material to turn. Next time around I may invest in one of those compost barrels with a churn handle! My next question is about ranunculus. Has anyone tried to grow them here? Ranunculi are just about my favorite flower and I would love to plant some bulbs. I have been deterred however, as I had heard from one source that they would not grow well here. Some of the on-line catalogues suggest that they may be hardy in our zone. Anyone have any experience with ranunculus? Thanks! Heidi I have |
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rununculus
Heidi,
I bought some from Logan's Trading Company and they bloomed for quite a while a year or so ago, but didn't come back the following year. I think it depends on where you live in the triangle. I am on the Raleigh side of Durham. I am sure that if you ask at Logan's they will tell you where the plants are hardy, and they will have the blooming ones in stock. I notice that Home Depot also carries them in the Spring, but they must be problematic for the Durham area because I never see them planted anywhere. I like them, too. Heidi wrote in m: Hi all! First off, thanks for your advice on worms! I do have a compost bin, and will continue to add food scraps. There may be worms in the bin I don't know about. I have to admit I am not very good about turning the compost. The materials sure do get heavy quickly! It's hard for me to scoop up more than a few inches of material to turn. Next time around I may invest in one of those compost barrels with a churn handle! My next question is about ranunculus. Has anyone tried to grow them here? Ranunculi are just about my favorite flower and I would love to plant some bulbs. I have been deterred however, as I had heard from one source that they would not grow well here. Some of the on-line catalogues suggest that they may be hardy in our zone. Anyone have any experience with ranunculus? Thanks! Heidi I have |
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