Re: inquiring minds want to know
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- Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 16:03:08 -0400
Donna, regarding poppy seeds:
Poppy seeds are soooooooooo fine, I actually think they should be mixed in
with a little sand even before planting on the mulch.......not sure, just a
suggestion.
Your garden sounds very pretty......Charlotte in NC
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Date: Tuesday, October 19, 1999 12:32 AM
Subject: perennials DIGEST V3 #449
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>perennials DIGEST Monday, October 18 1999 Volume 03 : Number
449
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>In this issue:
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> inquiring minds want to know
> Anthriscus Ravenswing
> Re: inquiring minds want to know
> Re: inquiring minds want to know
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>Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 19:05:53 -0700
>From: James & Donna Davis <dsdavis@intop.net>
>Subject: inquiring minds want to know
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>someone !! an emergency !!
>
>today my husband and I redid one of the flower beds. tillered in
>oddles of compost, now I have to go back and replant my day lilies,
>iris, phlox, black eyed susans, stella de ore' hybiscus, and can't
>remember the rest... of course the annuals have given up (the drought
>got them) the annuals were cosmos, petunias, merigolds. this bed is
>next to a fence and I've got 4 running rose bushes (1 white, 3 pink)
>and a grape vine, 4 crepe myrtles, 1 oak leaf hydrangea, 1 rosebud
>tree, (these are located right next to the fence) and I think that's
>all
>what I need to know is after I put my perennials back in the ground I
>want to mulch with more compost. Now !!!! I've got oddles of poppy
>seed and I want to know if I plant the poppy seed on top of the mulch
>will the seed come up planted on top, or should I sow the seed first
>and then mulch. will the seed come up and grow from beneath the mulch
>the poppy seed have the red flower color. and with my stella de ore
>(yellow) don't you think that will look great?
>need some advice here:
>thanks
>
>gotta tell ya'll our weather has changed we are having very cool
>night and very pleasant days, however no rain. to brag about
>
>Donna in NE Mississippi zone 7
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>Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 21:54:32 -0500
>From: Kristl Walek <garnorth@istar.ca>
>Subject: Anthriscus Ravenswing
>
>A request, please. If anyone finds themselves with a surplus of the
>above mentioned seed, could you kindly contact me privately, asap.
>
>Thanks & Cheers.
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>Kristl Walek
>Gardens North Seed
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>Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 19:24:33 -0800
>From: Nan Sterman <nsterman@mindsovermatter.com>
>Subject: Re: inquiring minds want to know
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>My 2 cents:
>I say mulch first, then spread the poppy seeds. Logic: you put out a
>thick layer of mulch to keep down the weeds, i.e. to keep weed seeds from
>sprouting, so if you mulch over poppy seeds, chances are the poppy seeds
>will not sprout either.
>
>At least, this is the logic I always use. I'm curious to read what other
>people think as I've wondered about this conundrum myself
>
>Nan
>
>
>>what I need to know is after I put my perennials back in the ground I
>>want to mulch with more compost. Now !!!! I've got oddles of poppy
>>seed and I want to know if I plant the poppy seed on top of the mulch
>>will the seed come up planted on top, or should I sow the seed first
>>and then mulch. will the seed come up and grow from beneath the mulch
>>the poppy seed have the red flower color. and with my stella de ore
>>(yellow) don't you think that will look great?
>>need some advice here:
>>thanks
>>
>>gotta tell ya'll our weather has changed we are having very cool
>>night and very pleasant days, however no rain. to brag about
>>
>>Donna in NE Mississippi zone 7
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>San Diego County California
>Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
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>Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 23:09:24 -0400
>From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt@clark.net>
>Subject: Re: inquiring minds want to know
>
>Not having done this, I'd tend to agree with Nan, particularly since Poppy
>seed needs light for germination and doesn't want to be planted deeply.
>When in doubt, I'll also tend to try something both ways to hedge my bets.
>But, it's also likely that someone else has actually done this and knows
>what will happen...come on all you Poppy planters, speak up!
>
>Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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>> From: Nan Sterman <nsterman@mindsovermatter.com>
>> Date: Monday, October 18, 1999 11:24 PM
>>
>> My 2 cents:
>> I say mulch first, then spread the poppy seeds. Logic: you put out a
>> thick layer of mulch to keep down the weeds, i.e. to keep weed seeds from
>> sprouting, so if you mulch over poppy seeds, chances are the poppy seeds
>> will not sprout either.
>>
>> At least, this is the logic I always use. I'm curious to read what other
>> people think as I've wondered about this conundrum myself
>>
>> Nan
>>
>>
>> >what I need to know is after I put my perennials back in the ground I
>> >want to mulch with more compost. Now !!!! I've got oddles of poppy
>> >seed and I want to know if I plant the poppy seed on top of the mulch
>> >will the seed come up planted on top, or should I sow the seed first
>> >and then mulch. will the seed come up and grow from beneath the mulch
>> >the poppy seed have the red flower color. and with my stella de ore
>> >(yellow) don't you think that will look great?
>> >need some advice here:
>> >thanks
>> >
>> >gotta tell ya'll our weather has changed we are having very cool
>> >night and very pleasant days, however no rain. to brag about
>> >
>> >Donna in NE Mississippi zone 7
>> >
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>> San Diego County California
>> Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
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