Re: Sweet William

Janice, perhaps the soil you are growing them in is a bit too 
acid?  They like somewhat (though not excessively) alkaline 
soil.  I have to amend my Diantus areas for all varieties with 
lime.  You don't say where you are geographically.  I know areas 
of the midwest and west tend to alkaline soil, while here in the 
east the soils tend to be acid.  You might want to do a Ph test 
with a strip of litmus paper.  Other than that, they like good 
drainage and mostly sun.  Have you tried growing any of the 
other Dianthus (pinks and carnation forms)?  If you have and 
they have succeeded, the problem could be something else.
Jaime


> Dianthus is the very first plants I bought when I first started gardening,
> however, I do not have a single one now.  Mine never seemed to last more than
> a couple of years (must have been doing something wrong).
> Don't know if any of you are familiar with Tasha Tudor, but she has a ring of
> Dianthus that she calls her 'fairy ring'..her's look so wonderful!
> What is the secret of growing Dianthus??
> 
> Janice
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