Re: Brugmansia & Cannas?

Thank you, Donna, for the website.
Its wonderful! One of my justifications for having the computer is to look up 
things like this and, Judy, I have done a very poor job taking care of things 
this summer. Including fertilizing. About all I've given anything this year 
is an occasional dose of Miracle Gro. 

B/c I get the White Fly so bad I think I will cut back the Brugs this fall 
and put them somewhere out of the way in the basement as suggested on the 
website.

Marge, I don't know when we are "scheduled" to get our last frost according 
to the UDSA but people grow Cannas here and I've been admiring them since 
late July. Kimberly, only 1 has a tag I can read - Wyoming. One has yellow 
and green striped leaves and the others are "basic green." The dwarfs are new 
this year from Lowes. You said water and fertilizer were a big factor so 
think I will repot this winter into larger pots and vow to fertilize in the 
spring! What do you think about using the potting soil with the soil most 
crystals? seems like the only way I can keep them from drying out.

Forgive me for a short story --
Nearly 30 years ago when our house was new, someone gave me a bushel of 
Cannas; "basic red." I planted them all around the garage and anywhere else I 
could. The ones around the garage were in "fill dirt" and did the best. No 
fertilizer and no watering on my part. They were 6 ft tall B4 blooming and I 
was so excited -- expected gigantic blooms! Turned out to be normal size but 
nearly brushed the eves of the garage. When I went to dig them up, the ground 
was so hard and dry that I broke the handle of my spade! They turned out to 
be the first soil amendments as I didn't try to dig up any more!

Thanks to you all, 
Barbara
USDA z5a, Rock Island, IL
@}-->-->---------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PERENNIALS
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index