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19 comments:
You are a plant killer!
EW,
Yes I am, and aparently completely unrepentant to boot!
I can't hold out much hope for the snaps, but geraniums are hardy little fellows. Good luck!
TL,
I love snapdragons so I hope they make it!
Think "Mediterranean" when it comes to plants. Greens that thrive on benign neglect. My lavenders are going gangbusters mostly because I leave them alone, don't water, don't feed, don't nuthin' to them. I cut them back in the spring, if I remember, and that's about it.
Oh, and rosemary. It needs a lot of sun and hard soil; pamper it and it dies.
The purple calibrachoa and geraniums will be fine, even better with some bacopa or sutera stuffed in with them. The calibrachoa will really take off in a month or so -- you'll be impressed. I wouldn't bet the farm on those little blue flowers, though. As for the snapdragons, well, that's up to you! The Librarian is right about thinking Meditteranean...the book Dryland Gardening by Jennifer Bennett is an excellent resource for recovering plant killers.
Do keep us posted with photo updates...anyways, back to lurkin'...: )
Good luck L!
I have my fingers crossed for you.
TL,
Can lavender be planted in a container? I love lavender because it reminds me of my mom and her mom, though they always had it planted in the ground.
Thanks for the plant edvice Catwoman :) I am optimistic! Of course, I am always optimistic, and they always die :( But.....there's always a first time!
Thanks Kathy....if I discover any tricks to reform a plant killer like myself, I'll be sure to pass them on ;)
And they will be most greatly appreciated I can assure you, L!
(From a fellow plant killer badly in need of reformation.. ;D)
What? No orchids? :D
MS,
Orchids?!? I gotta walk before I can run ;)
This article reminds me of a funny piece of graffiti painted on a wall with the usual phrases. I saw in Vancouver a number of years back.
It said, "Carrot Juice is murder, Vegtable Rights!". - Norm
Norm,
That's a good one! :)
The Librarian is correct about the Mediterranean School of Impervious Plants... We have some rosemary (I am loathe to use the word "plant" here, for the same reasons that it is inappropriate to deem Godzilla a "lizard") that is attempting to eat our western side of the house, despite annual (and earnest) attempts to murder it; surprisingly, it seems to thrive on the attention.
Have you tried potatoes? Nothing buoys encouragement like plants that reward successful effort.
Hi Feral,
I have a duplex in a small development with rules about what and where we can plant in the ground so I think potatoes are out. I have been thinking about tomatoes though.
You might be surprised at what can be grown in a container...
Something the size of a trash-can (the big ones) can yield almost a hundred pounds of potatoes.
Tomatoes would be a good thing too.
Feral,
A trash can? That's a good idea, thanks
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