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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: South Carolina Zone 8a
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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! |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Tulsa, OK
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Holy cow! Those petunias are going nuts. Nice, very nice.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: east texas
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Those appear to be the old heirloom petunias and they grow to be giants.
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: S.E. Michigan (Livonia)
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Looks like you got some 'magic' dirt in those pots, got room in there for a tomato ?
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2009
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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:
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: South Carolina Zone 8a
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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. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: east texas
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blueaussi where did you buy the happy frog potting soil, it sounds like a winner to me.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: South Carolina Zone 8a
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I had to go to a local hydro shop to get it. You can go here:
http://www.foxfarmfertilizer.com/buy...sumer_map.html 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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