Re: Sickly Blue Cohosh- need help

So Gene, is there any chance my sickies will come back next year? No blossoms, no berries, just sad disappearing plants. Haven't had a chance to move them yet to more neutral soil. Will work on that next week
Thanks,
Lillian
----Original Message Follows----
From: "Gene Bush" <genebush@otherside.com>
Reply-To: perennials@hort.net
To: <perennials@hort.net>
Subject: Re: Sickly Blue Cohosh- need help
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 14:35:27 -0400

Hi,
No, you do not absolutely have to have another plant to get berries.
But, you will get more berries more often, and usually larger berries if
there are two or three plants in a area together. Cross pollination is
almost always better that the self-fertilization thing.
If you were going to have berries this year you would know it by now.
Blooms were way back in the early spring, and by now you would be seeing the
berries. Nice porcelain blue right on top of the foliage.
Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5 Southern Indiana

----- Original Message -----

> Gene, I'm in Oregon so I'm sure I have rather acidic soil. However, I do
topdress all beds with mushroom compost which should neutralize it somewhat.
I did get flowers this year, but so far I'm not convinced they will turn to
berries.
>
> Do I NEED more than one plant for pollination?
>
> BFN

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