Comments on: Some flowers ignore you and go their own way http://greenforks.com/2008/10/some-flowers-ignore-you-and-go-their-own-way/ Gardening with a passion Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:09:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: VP http://greenforks.com/2008/10/some-flowers-ignore-you-and-go-their-own-way/comment-page-1/#comment-976 VP Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:11:02 +0000 http://greenforks.com/?p=714#comment-976 I think you've hit the nail on the head there as a planting philosophy EG - let the plants look after themselves. You asked about my Moonfire Dahlia over at my place. Spectacular isn't it? Yes, I do leave it in the ground - you're looking at its fourth year of flowering. I give it a very thick mulch after cutting down for winter protection and watch out for slugs around the area at sprouting time, usually May. Apart from that it looks after itself! I think you’ve hit the nail on the head there as a planting philosophy EG – let the plants look after themselves.

You asked about my Moonfire Dahlia over at my place. Spectacular isn’t it? Yes, I do leave it in the ground – you’re looking at its fourth year of flowering. I give it a very thick mulch after cutting down for winter protection and watch out for slugs around the area at sprouting time, usually May. Apart from that it looks after itself!

]]> By: easygardener http://greenforks.com/2008/10/some-flowers-ignore-you-and-go-their-own-way/comment-page-1/#comment-953 easygardener Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:28:52 +0000 http://greenforks.com/?p=714#comment-953 Anna & Esther - I would have said dryness too except they are self seeding in two other parts of borders which are not raised just "ordinary soil". It's as if the self seeding makes the plants stronger in some way or they are able to regulate their growth better. At least I'm reaping the benefit! Anna & Esther – I would have said dryness too except they are self seeding in two other parts of borders which are not raised just “ordinary soil”. It’s as if the self seeding makes the plants stronger in some way or they are able to regulate their growth better. At least I’m reaping the benefit!

]]> By: Esther Montgomery http://greenforks.com/2008/10/some-flowers-ignore-you-and-go-their-own-way/comment-page-1/#comment-952 Esther Montgomery Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:07:29 +0000 http://greenforks.com/?p=714#comment-952 I was wondering about dry-ness too. The raised bed may be significant. I used to grow them very successfully in an almost totally dry (hot) spot right up against the house where the soil was poor. Where I live now, the only feasible place would be at the front but the seeds are poisonous so I've desisted. (There are more children in this street than there are ants.) Esther I was wondering about dry-ness too. The raised bed may be significant.

I used to grow them very successfully in an almost totally dry (hot) spot right up against the house where the soil was poor.

Where I live now, the only feasible place would be at the front but the seeds are poisonous so I’ve desisted. (There are more children in this street than there are ants.)

Esther

]]> By: Anna http://greenforks.com/2008/10/some-flowers-ignore-you-and-go-their-own-way/comment-page-1/#comment-944 Anna Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:43:20 +0000 http://greenforks.com/?p=714#comment-944 I can't grow them for some reason. Is that area under the tree dry and the other more moist? I love three different blooms and it must grand all mixed together. I can’t grow them for some reason. Is that area under the tree dry and the other more moist? I love three different blooms and it must grand all mixed together.

]]> By: easygardener http://greenforks.com/2008/10/some-flowers-ignore-you-and-go-their-own-way/comment-page-1/#comment-942 easygardener Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:28:37 +0000 http://greenforks.com/?p=714#comment-942 themanic gardener - My shouting is more pleading! I agree that it's the temperature that is at fault, I just can't work out why the seeders don't suffer in the same way. Karen - Obviously my MG problem is not just down to me (sigh of relief that I'm not totally incompetent). They are lovely aren't they. I'll be trying 'Heavenly Blue' again next year despite my failures :-) themanic gardener – My shouting is more pleading! I agree that it’s the temperature that is at fault, I just can’t work out why the seeders don’t suffer in the same way.

Karen – Obviously my MG problem is not just down to me (sigh of relief that I’m not totally incompetent). They are lovely aren’t they. I’ll be trying ‘Heavenly Blue’ again next year despite my failures :-)

]]> By: Karen http://greenforks.com/2008/10/some-flowers-ignore-you-and-go-their-own-way/comment-page-1/#comment-940 Karen Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:44:56 +0000 http://greenforks.com/?p=714#comment-940 oh - oh - oh - I just realized that I am reading you through Blotanical - you got your feeds sorted then :) K again oh – oh – oh – I just realized that I am reading you through Blotanical – you got your feeds sorted then :)
K
again

]]> By: Karen http://greenforks.com/2008/10/some-flowers-ignore-you-and-go-their-own-way/comment-page-1/#comment-939 Karen Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:44:02 +0000 http://greenforks.com/?p=714#comment-939 I love Morning Glory - and in my last garden the self seeders did very well - the carefully nurtured less well. My Mum always thought I was mad to grow coloured bindweed :) Yours are lovely - with the variety in colours as well! K I love Morning Glory – and in my last garden the self seeders did very well – the carefully nurtured less well. My Mum always thought I was mad to grow coloured bindweed :)
Yours are lovely – with the variety in colours as well!
K

]]> By: themanicgardener http://greenforks.com/2008/10/some-flowers-ignore-you-and-go-their-own-way/comment-page-1/#comment-938 themanicgardener Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:10:10 +0000 http://greenforks.com/?p=714#comment-938 Maybe they don't like to be shouted at? Or perhaps the sudden temperature change gives them a shock from which they never recover. Be interesting to see what happens if you do let them take care of themselves, the tempermental things. If you're not willing to go that far, you could seed a few outside, pamper some others, and see which fares better. Anyway, they do look gorgeous. I haven't heard about morning glory being a weed over on this side of the Atlantic, just bindweed. (??) --Kate Maybe they don’t like to be shouted at? Or perhaps the sudden temperature change gives them a shock from which they never recover. Be interesting to see what happens if you do let them take care of themselves, the tempermental things. If you’re not willing to go that far, you could seed a few outside, pamper some others, and see which fares better.

Anyway, they do look gorgeous.

I haven’t heard about morning glory being a weed over on this side of the Atlantic, just bindweed. (??)
–Kate

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