Re: 800 orange tulips/ plants & time
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- Subject: Re: 800 orange tulips/ plants & time
- From: G*
- Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 09:03:40 -0400
Hello David,
Your are exactly right on the time element to plants. Time and attention
they require. Begin with seed. Say one to two years for germination. A few
things do germinate the same season sown, but not a lot if you are in the
wildflower business. Then add anywhere from one to three more years until
first bloom. A few cases a bit more. When I sell a blooming size plant I
usually have two to three years invested and not unusual to have more when
dealing with something such as Hellebores. As you can tell, I do not force
my plants and they ride with the local climate and the seasons. No
greenhouses.
Will not try and get into all the details of the whys and wherefores, but
cost increases with each year they are potted up to the next size, watered
and fertilized, taking your losses on the ones that did not make it. Yep,
time really is money... especially when it comes to living plants.
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
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> From: Ainsworth, David <DAinsworth@nbpower.com>
> Subject: RE: 800 orange tulips
> Date: Tuesday, June 08, 1999 1:38 PM
snip....
> You usually get what you pay for and it seems that "time" is money when
it
> comes to plants. :)
>
> David & Itala
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Heather McCullough [t*@golden.net]
> Sent: June 09, 1999 4:39 PM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: 800 orange tulips
>
>
> Please tell me if I jumped the gun or not. I usually buy my plants from
> local nurseries but got an interesting nursery catalogue and placed an
> order. It came on Friday and I was quite disappointed. My Tree
> Wisteria was no bigger than a twig, there were no planting instructions
> for anything, and my mixed bag of perrenials looked like 9 chopped off
> Sweet Williams. After trying for several hours to get through to the
> service department and getting only busy signals I resealed the box and
> shipped it all back. Did I, in my disappointment, act hastily or is
> this typical of most mail orders?
>
> Do I eat humble pie or not?
>
> Thanks,
> Heather
>
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