with the cilantro I was planning on doing two waves in spring and two in the fall (I think that's what i'm planning). with any extra, i'm probably going to freeze half and dry half and see what works out the best. cilantro is SO EXPENSIVE here (like 3-4x the price from when we were in CA) and it's not that great, so having fresh is going to really be a joy. i'm hopeful that it will grow in the poly tunnel this winter so we can have it all year long. (greenhouse is pushed to next year, probably. too many dollars.)
thank you so much for the info on the bastard bush! we're doing so much clearing of the property that these bushes may make it until winter, but i'll look up the NON-BEAR bushes you mentioned! I want flowers and color and explosive happy. :)
so I was wrong, they're not dahlias. they're zinnias. lol last two letters are the same, no wonder i'm confused. they are queen anne greens and hopefully i'll get some sprouted. there was a mishap with my little growing area, so I may have to start more. ugh. and that's GREAT to know about the dahlias - I am limited on posts and containers right now (most of my big ones got left behind in the move, which is heartbreaking but whatcha gonna do?), so i'll switch out my thinking so that's where my dahlias go. :)
I may not be good with tubers/bulbs, though. :( I planted crocus and daffs in the fall, but no flowers. I got green stuff that came out, though - so they're not totally dead. ;)
again, thank you for the green thumb input. I LOVE WHEN YOU GARDEN FOLK TALK GARDEN JUNK! makes me happy. :)
Rabbits will eat down crocus flowers (and leaves) it's a drag! Is the foilage still up for the daffs and crocus? if so let me see the leaves. Don't worry--you really may have planted them too late and they are just hanging in there...next year could be their year!!
with the cilantro I was planning on doing two waves in spring and two in the fall (I think that's what i'm planning). with any extra, i'm probably going to freeze half and dry half and see what works out the best. cilantro is SO EXPENSIVE here (like 3-4x the price from when we were in CA) and it's not that great, so having fresh is going to really be a joy. i'm hopeful that it will grow in the poly tunnel this winter so we can have it all year long. (greenhouse is pushed to next year, probably. too many dollars.)
thank you so much for the info on the bastard bush! we're doing so much clearing of the property that these bushes may make it until winter, but i'll look up the NON-BEAR bushes you mentioned! I want flowers and color and explosive happy. :)
so I was wrong, they're not dahlias. they're zinnias. lol last two letters are the same, no wonder i'm confused. they are queen anne greens and hopefully i'll get some sprouted. there was a mishap with my little growing area, so I may have to start more. ugh. and that's GREAT to know about the dahlias - I am limited on posts and containers right now (most of my big ones got left behind in the move, which is heartbreaking but whatcha gonna do?), so i'll switch out my thinking so that's where my dahlias go. :)
I may not be good with tubers/bulbs, though. :( I planted crocus and daffs in the fall, but no flowers. I got green stuff that came out, though - so they're not totally dead. ;)
again, thank you for the green thumb input. I LOVE WHEN YOU GARDEN FOLK TALK GARDEN JUNK! makes me happy. :)
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your picture is of a dahlia tho! #JustSaying
Rabbits will eat down crocus flowers (and leaves) it's a drag! Is the foilage still up for the daffs and crocus? if so let me see the leaves. Don't worry--you really may have planted them too late and they are just hanging in there...next year could be their year!!
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