Re: Reblooming questions
From: Christa Royer <croyer@fastrans.net>
Hi Donald,
Rebloomers do require more food and water. They produce more so need
more attention in this area. I give mine at least an inch of water a
week unless there has been enough rainfall. In July and October I give
them a mixture of alfalfa meal and 5-10-5. It works out to about a tsp
each. this is less than I give them in Feb. Rebloomer will rot from to
much fertilizer just as oncers do.
They definitely increase faster, especially the sdb's and medians.
They will all need to be divided oftener than oncers.
Each plant seems to have it's own time to bloom. So the bloom season
can run in some areas from Aug until it gets to 25 degrees. Then they go
dormant. When you keep records (which really helps RIS), you can see the
patterns of each plant.
I found that when I mixed the two I didn't get much rebloom. Some
that I had had for several years with no rebloom, really blossomed when
moved to the rebloom beds.
You didn't ask but--Yes they are more work but---Immensely rewarding
:>)
Hope this helps
Christa Royer
St. Louis Mo
zone 5 Donald Eaves wrote:
>
> From: "Donald Eaves" <donald@eastland.net>
>
> Hello,
>
> As I understand rebloomers, they require more water and attention in order
> to rebloom well. This would seem to indicate they are more resistant to
> rot.
> Where is my fallacy in this thinking?
>
> Also, I understand that they increase more rapidly and when the increase
> reaches the correct maturity, it blooms. I understand that this bloom
> cycle
> occurs in the fall months on some cultivars, but can occur anytime the
> increase
> reaches the proper size in other cultivars. This would seem to indicate
> that
> rebloomers would need dividing more often than the oncers usually need. Is
> this in fact the case?
>
> Also, if a rebloomer is not given more optimum growing conditions, say if
> they are planted with oncers which do not get additional water and
> fertilize,
> will it act the same as oncers except in those rare bountiful years nature
> provides occasionally.
>
> TIA
> Donald Eaves
> d*@eastland.net
> Texas Zone 7 - jealous of Carol Meyer's fall weather.
>
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