Re: question time if you all don't mind
- Subject: Re: question time if you all don't mind
- From: "Marge Talt" m*@hort.net
- Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 22:48:11 -0500
Well, Donna, I also like Paul's suggestion, especially in light of
what you're trying to grow - makes perfect sense to me and would give
you larger plants ready to grow away for the new owners.
As far as next spring's sales are concerned, considering that these
are hardy perennials, think you could start the seeds now and then
keep them really cool once they start growing so they don't get
lanky, but do make growth. If they are grown cool, they should need
minimal hardening off??? Or, hedge your bets and start part of them
now and wait until your usual time for the rest??
What do you think about that, Paul? You're in a climate closer to
Donna's than mine is and you grow for spring sales.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: Donna <justme@prairieinet.net>
>
> Hi Marge, Paul and all,
> We are growing native perennial plants to this area. Quite a
variety of
> seeds we collect yearly. Some from home gardens, others from areas
we
> are allowed to do it at.
>
> The greenhouse is heated by the owner. They use a very small
portion of
> it, and donate the rest to our group. Very generous! It is also
quite
> large. Last year besides the plants for the sale, some yearly
> restoration for the nature center, we also grew 5000 lupine for a
> special project the Karner Blue butterfly area. So heating costs
and
> space is not an issue. We also have many volunteers, so labor is
not an
> issue either, and have a bulletin board in there so items done are
> checked off, etc... We collect pots of any size yearly for these
> projects, and have a large area of them now. We are also used to
asking
> for contributions, and a local contractor dropped off a couple
skids of
> different types of potting soil. We have most of the bases covered.
>
> We have found that this greenhouse has warm and cool spots.
> Unfortunately it took us a couple of years to determine that :(
Many
> plants just didn't make it, some grew like the dickens.
>
> Paul, I like the idea of starting them in mid season. We will have
to
> try that next year. Thanks for the suggestion.
>
> Our goal is to promote native plants in home gardens. What we found
is
> the home gardeners plant them immediately, and of course some don't
make
> it. (they don't plant other perennials or annuals, but because it
is a
> native they all do ) Also because they are so small, people are not
> seeing immediate large blooming plants, which is another downfall.
> Having said that, our plant sale is always busy and sells out....
but we
> have had some complaints that the plants are to small, they didn't
bloom
> like the pictures the first year.. etc.... we also will make a
better
> effort to talk to everyone that buys a plant this year.
>
> Donna
>
>
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