Re: Angelica gigas ..
- Subject: Re: Angelica gigas ..
- From: "Marge Talt" m*@hort.net
- Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 01:58:08 -0400
Claire, think my brain has gone beyond "drift":-) And, since it
seems to be stuck in this mode year 'round; can't just blame the heat
- wish I could!
Aren't all Angelicas monocarpic? Mine took at least 3 years to
bloom, growing larger each year until it was something like 8' tall
when it bloomed - imposing plant!
Agree wholeheartedly about growing from seed. Always, always end up
with way more seedlings that you know what to do with....you
know....well, I better plant all of these just to make sure I get
something... That's one of the joys of having a regular local plant
exchange...always something to take:-)
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: ECPep@aol.com
>
> That is funny, same as the rest of us and worse in the summer's
heat. I
> read the today that the president is accused of "drift" this summer
in paying
> attention to the details of running the country and it seem like
the rest of
> us have the same affliction.
> So maybe, Marge, maybe you just have "drift". The pres is featured
in
> today's paper "cutting brush" which he says is satisfying. A chain
saw, some
> action the job is done. Not as the knottier problems we face in
the garden
> and elsewhere. I can relate to the efficient feeling cutting brush
must give.
>
> I think A. gigas is monocarpic in that dies after blooming which in
the north
> can take three years or more. It also grows at various heights
depending on
> how much water it receives. My experience with gigas is that you
must
> collect the seed and replant it in some area where you can keep an
eye on it.
> The seed falls late in the summer and my not be able to germinate
in the
> spring here. So for a few years I spring planted it. The large
white one
> (same as Marge, cannot remember proper names some days) sheds the
seeds
> earlier and they germinate the same season. Some or quite a lot
live over.
> There are some other exotic Angelicas around but I have not tried
them.
>
> When you raise some plants each spring from seed, you have to learn
to limit
> yourself to what you can handle. Buying seed is easy enough, all
those
> babies out in the garden needing transplanting and locating is the
big
> problem. Overload in midsummer. I severely limit myself with
seeds grown
> each year although the choice is so vast, it is hard to make
selections.
>
> Did anyone notice that when you have surplus plants and are willing
to give
> them to the first hand that passes by, nobody is around. It is more
trouble
> finding new owners than composting them. Calling all you your
friends and
> making deliveries is time consuming. A lot of my extras are
composted.
>
> Claire Peplowski
> NYS z4
>
>
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