RE: larkspur -Reply





Valerie Lowery@ZEON
08/12/98 11:07 AM

Here in zone 6a Kentucky, the only time I was able to successfully start
larkspur was when I started them inside under cool conditions in late
January.  When I finally put them out, they were fairly substantial plants,
about 4 inches or so high.  They shrug off a lot of cold, so I did not
coddle them -- basically plopped them in the ground and gave them a good
watering.  After that, I did not water them anymore.  Seems as if they
prefer dry soil, at least in my backyard.

When I did the same this year, it was a wet spring and most of them rotted.
The ones that didn't only grew to about 10 inches.  The ones that actually
self-seeded where even smaller.  There is a neighbor who lets his
self-seed, too.  His crop was very small compared to last year's.  On a
good note, my foxgloves were the best I've ever seen!

Again, I'm thinking the key is to start them early to get a bunch going,
and letting them self-seed.  Hope for a cool, dry spring.

There are some that say sweet peas are as easy to grow as larkspur.  It
would explain why they never did squat in my yard despite attempts about
every other year.

Val in KY
zone 6a


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