List of flowers I am growing this year, including vendor and other info. Excluding my dahlia collection. All seeds grown in the high wind, lower rain prairie, Midwest, in macro-climate zone 5(ish). Average dewpoint in summer is around 60. Soil is a loamy clay. Although my preference is organic, I have used commercial fertilizers from …
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I see now why there are almost 60,000 cultivars of dahlia. According to the body that classifies dahlias, the Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/plantsmanship/plant-registration/dahlia-cultivar-registration/dahlia I suppose technically, there are infinite colors combos for this flower. This year, I have at least 25 dahlia seedlings, hybrids that I have no idea what they will look like until …
Before Morning of Feb 22nd, 2023
All seeds grown in the high wind, lower rain prairie, Midwest, in macro-climate zone 5(ish). Average dewpoint in summer is around 60. Soil is a loamy clay. Although my preference is organic, I have used commercial fertilizers from time to time. Growing Days approximately 135. Gardening Personality: Relaxed, experimental, purist about very little. We practice …
You may not know this, but watermelons do famously in South Dakota. In fact, the town of Forestburg provides the state with watermelons, and it’s good business. Glaciers cut through East-Central South Dakota in ancient times, leaving the sandy silt of moraines along and within its path. While much of eastern South Dakota has clay …
A dinnerplate dahlia type, with two tone petals. An orange-toned red in the front and a butter yellow on the back side of the petal. In my garden, the blooms are a solid 9-10 inches across. The plant itself is around 4 feet tall. The blooms are mid-season, blooming in mid to late August, providing …
Let’s Ignore THAT Forecast and Focus on Garden Planning Chores n’ Tasks before Spring Wash and/or disinfect your pots. I have collected some sturdy pots over the years, mostly as I keep the better pots when purchasing larger plants and shrubs. Many are sturdy enough to have no issues going through the short dishwasher cycle. …
The pinker cousin of Labyrinth, how could I not fall in love with this gorgeous flower. All seeds grown in the high wind, lower rain prairie, Midwest, in macro-climate zone 5(ish). Average dewpoint in summer is around 60. Soil is a loamy clay. Although my preference is organic, I have used commercial fertilizers from time …
All seeds grown in the high wind prairie, Midwest, in macro-climate zone 5(ish). Average dewpoint in summer is around 60. Soil is a loamy clay. Although my preference is organic, I have used commercial fertilizers from time to time. Growing Days approximately 135. Gardening Personality: Relaxed, experimental, purist about very little. I practice High Intensity …
A red bell, delicious enough to be on my grow-every-year list. Only two bell peppers make that list. The other pepper is Yellow Green Monster, a bell I plant for The Sps. All seeds grown in the high wind, lower rain prairie, Midwest, in macro-climate zone 5(ish). Average dewpoint in summer is around 60. Soil …