Re: Greetings from a New Member
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Greetings from a New Member
- From: M* L* <m*@micron.net>
- Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1998 11:09:32 -0600
At 01:16 PM 4/12/98 EDT, you wrote:
>Greetings and Happy Easter to All.
>I sure am enjoying all the new contacts associated with this mailing list.
>I'm employed at a local wholesale perennial nursery and as a side-line I
start
>perennial seeds for the same nursery. This is my second year to be a seed
>starter so I'm still pretty green. Mostly my trouble is being with Lavender
>and California Poppies. We discuss at the nursery why our Lavenders fail to
>thrive. Germination is good and the young plants grow slowly, but do pretty
>well until we transplant into gal. pots. Once there they simply seem to be
>hanging-on for dear life, not thriveing at all. Sooo, we're running a
>controled study experimenting with lime levels. Are there any Lavender buffs
>out there who will share wisdom with me?
>As for the California Poppies, they resist transplant so strongly that I'm
>considering not doing them anymore. Can anyone help here?
>Thanks a Bunch.
>T.J. Adair
>Zone 6, NW Arkansas
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I've transplanted California poppies successfully. Once transplanted they
droop. Cover them with a pot or a box, next morning uncover until they
droop, then cover. They'll pull this on you more times than any other
plant, but you can outlast them until they give up and stop drooping.
Margaret
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