Re: More Buddleia holes...

Donna I can't believe this is how you describe yourself. I think you must
be underestimating your skills, and I am really glad to hear you refuse to
give up. Your climate must be so different from mine (Mississippi vs.
Philadelphia). Everything I do is basically trial and error and just a lot
of passion for the breathtaking beauty. Although its not all a success
story, but that's how you learn. I am totally self taught and pick up
whatever I can from this list or by just reading or talking to people. I
listen because you never know where you will learn something new. There are
two things I do religiously, one is water often and deep down so the roots
really get it, and the other is enrich my soil with organic matter,
compost, horse manure in no particular way just whenever I can. I get my
soil amendments from the recycling center free, and my kitchen garbage.
Because I threw kitchen scraps on my compost pile and to the soil,
sometimes before it is totally ready, I have a nice tomato plant that came
up by itself, and the opposite corner spreading far and wide is what I
suspect to be cantaloupe, also not deliberately planted. So, although my
garden is mostly floral by design, vegetables have settled in. Anyway
Donna, keep it up. I'm going outside, its actually refreshingly cooler than
the near 100s we experienced earlier this week.

Doreen>
>I could tell you one horrow story after another about trying to
>garden.   you would not believe  how long I've tried to grow hollyhocks
>and we've got Doreen here on the list that has them coming up in her
>lawn.   now that's discouraging.
>and larkspurs   we have a lady on the list that just throws the seed in
>a pile of snow and she has 2 plants for every seed.    and this year  I
>been on a  Poppy crusade  and I don't have   "not one poppy"
>I've cornered the market on discouragement    but do I quit   you bet
>your boots  I don't ..
>I'm,   by nature a very stubborn person.   I'll have holllyhocks,
>larkspurs, and poppys or else.
>I just continue trying,   because I feel like that I'm doing something
>wrong, and some day I'll find out   what.   you wouldn't believe the
>things I've learned  just by being a member of this list.   It amazes me
>that there are so many people that knows so much more than I do.
>I thought I knew everything     No  !!   I'm just kidding
>So please don't get discouraged.   I've killed lots and lots of plants
>in the10 + years that I have been gardening.   just because I didn't
>know what I was doing.   I thought all you had to do was just buy the
>plant, set it in the ground,  and sit back and enjoy,   but there is
>more to it than that.
>
>so here's wishing you  the very best of luck and when you get
>discouraged just talk to the list and some, or all of us will cheer you
>on.
>
>Donna in   NE Mississippi   zone 7
>
>Doreen------if you are reading this     HI
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