Petunias whooping it up!
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I got two dwarf blueberry bushes to try, and want to grow something perennial like thyme around the base to drape over the edge and act as a living mulch. The thyme starts I had were small so I stuck some old timey/vining and Laura Bush petunias in the pots to fill in until the thyme gets bigger next season. You know, dainty lady-like petunias that would drape gracefully over the edge of the pots.
I put a 5 gallon bucket in there for size perspective, and I swear, somewhere in there are blueberry bushes! |
Holy cow! Those petunias are going nuts. Nice, very nice.
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Those appear to be the old heirloom petunias and they grow to be giants. :D They will reseed themselves and grow forever. I ordered seed from SSE for a friend and they are great, she loves purples and pinks. :yes: I don't use those colors in my yard /puke but when someone gets a white petunia out of the mix then I have hit gold.
Give them a place of their own and enjoy. neva8-) |
Looks like you got some 'magic' dirt in those pots, got room in there for a tomato ?
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[QUOTE=veggie babe;132525]Those appear to be the old heirloom petunias and they grow to be giants. :D[/quote]
Some of them are old timey or vining petunias, but the clear pink and dark, dark pink are Laura Bush petunias, as I mentioned. [quote] They will reseed themselves and grow forever.[/quote] They don't reseed well in this yard, so I always start some inside. I much prefer the old timey petunias to the hybrids, and even a blue-blooded Democrat like me has to admit the Laura Bush petunias are really nice. |
[QUOTE=matereater;132537]Looks like you got some 'magic' dirt in those pots, got room in there for a tomato ?[/QUOTE]
Heh, it's the Happy Frog potting soil. Very expensive, but I'm turning into a True Believer. I started my some of my tomatoes and peppers in it, and I've been very impressed with their growth rate. |
blueaussi where did you buy the happy frog potting soil, it sounds like a winner to me.
neva |
I had to go to a local hydro shop to get it. You can go here:
[url]http://www.foxfarmfertilizer.com/buyfox_consumer_map.html[/url] and see if anyone near you sells it. Just be prepared, the 2 cubic foot bag cost me $25. For plants other then my seedlings and a few special cases like the blueberries, I've been mixing it half and half with a plain Fafard container mix to make it go further. |
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