Butterfly Weed slow growing??
Tiffany Marshall
13 years ago
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Mary Leek
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Comments (2)Not all ascleplias have the same germination requirements and butterfly weed can refer to more than one, if you have asclepias tuberosa - Sow at 39F for 4 weeks moist, move to 68F for germination...See MoreSlow release fertilizer with weed cloth
Comments (1)If the landscape fabric is porous the liquid or water soluble fertilizer will go through it. You may consider cutting a cross in the fabric at each plant so you can pull the mulch back, then the fabric, apply fertilizer, scratch it in, and replace the fabric. This will retain the effectiveness of the fabric. Eventually you'll curse the fabric as dust, windblown soil and decomposed mulch allow weeds to grow, the roots will grow through the fabric into the soil below. Removing them will be a chore as you'll pull up fabric with the weeds. Any inorganic mulch like rocks or that rubber mulch will end up the same way....See MoreMy purple coneflower transplants are so slow to grow!
Comments (3)I really do appreciate your post treehugger because I have just Come back inside after finding a perfect spot in front of a bed Of long-term heritage seed Shasta Daisies. This bed is beside the gunite pool and it has the right clay/soil/sand Mix for the coneflowers to be transplanted into.They will remain there As long as they survive in a row 16-18"apt for the space between Flowers.I have already dug up abt 1/2 the length of the row. They will get full sun,but in south Alabama that can mean(almost )Texas Hot! But we are on the gulf plain and get lots of rain. Zinnias grow well here if they are not flooded out earlier on. I grow the most heavy stem and tall Zinnia I can find so large Butterflies like Tigers can land on a flower that will not bend over. I will ease the cones from their abt 10" plastic pots with their potting mix Kept around them and settle them in with gentle watering;we have well Water( no chemicals). I will probably have to dig more than one bed but that's ok. I have wanted coneflowers because I have the wild sunflowers Also I have grown the tall Mexican Tithonia with good results. So thanks again for the "Try this" DD...See MoreSlow growing vegetables?
Comments (4)I'm not sure. The bottom layer was just cheap cypress mulch. The black mulch on top (bought before I found out wood mulch shouldn't be used with vegetable gardens) just said hardwood. I've moved the top mulch well away from all the plants. My cucumbers now have lots of leaves and even a few flowers, but they're still only a few inches tall. We'll find out I guess! Even if I don't get a good crop this year, I learned a lot and I'm having fun. I think I will be a life long gardener :)...See MoreCat
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