tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post1705413829500450825..comments2024-03-28T13:54:16.110-07:00Comments on danger garden: Wait! I’m not done…danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-35349265338732509972012-09-11T09:14:12.742-07:002012-09-11T09:14:12.742-07:00Sounds like you made an excellent choice!Sounds like you made an excellent choice!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-75191281088852535092012-09-11T09:13:47.982-07:002012-09-11T09:13:47.982-07:00It is a pretty plant...and I'll miss the big f...It is a pretty plant...and I'll miss the big floppy felty leaves most of all.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-48658889172817096022012-09-10T20:51:59.764-07:002012-09-10T20:51:59.764-07:00I bought 3 V. nigrum last weekend at Annies fall s...I bought 3 V. nigrum last weekend at Annies fall sale..looking for some drama, but not quite ready for Olympicum !In any case , we are told that nigrum will rebloom til fall if deadheaded--that always seals the deal for me.kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-67948359965784589812012-09-10T18:34:02.513-07:002012-09-10T18:34:02.513-07:00I like those kinds of surprises. Enjoy the new yel...I like those kinds of surprises. Enjoy the new yellows in the garden. Very pretty plant. Rohrerbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136631378931478644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-32970960366020803242012-09-10T16:19:17.636-07:002012-09-10T16:19:17.636-07:00Well since it's still technically REAL SUMMER ...Well since it's still technically REAL SUMMER I'm not yet prepared to discuss Indian Summer...of course I hope with all my heart that we get one! (sorry I had to give you a hard time, since I've endured my quota of hearing that summer is over...WHEN IT'S NOT!)...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-81058779283480101232012-09-10T16:17:13.666-07:002012-09-10T16:17:13.666-07:00Maybe, but I wouldn't have just removed the fi...Maybe, but I wouldn't have just removed the first spikes...if I were to have done anything I would have pulled the whole plant since it's a biennial and doomed now that it's bloomed.<br /><br />I wonder if being patient will reward me with lots of seedlings all about which I can share with friends? Only time will tell...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-45498700753753533372012-09-10T16:15:14.775-07:002012-09-10T16:15:14.775-07:00I feel your pain! My first foray into growing Verb...I feel your pain! My first foray into growing Verbascum failed miserably, well at least in the bloom department. The foliage was fabulous and then they decided to bloom right before we had a hard freeze. Not good timing. danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-71426991370396503862012-09-10T16:13:58.665-07:002012-09-10T16:13:58.665-07:00Thank you!Thank you!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-35557791266666746722012-09-10T16:13:51.432-07:002012-09-10T16:13:51.432-07:00Yes that's what I was told by Mr. Hogan, owner...Yes that's what I was told by Mr. Hogan, owner of Cistus Nursery (where there is one about 8 ft tall!), it just naturally goes dormant. I'll try not to stress when/if it does the same thing next year.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-33344789820124006122012-09-10T16:12:47.382-07:002012-09-10T16:12:47.382-07:00I hope they do too, certainly there must be someth...I hope they do too, certainly there must be something in your garden that will respond favorably!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-61339329872904986662012-09-10T16:11:50.393-07:002012-09-10T16:11:50.393-07:00That's it, yes! Endless summer....
I am sorry...That's it, yes! Endless summer....<br /><br />I am sorry to hear about your Sonchus, will you treat it with something?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-59425831762708662352012-09-10T16:11:01.583-07:002012-09-10T16:11:01.583-07:00And if you do I look forward to reading about them...And if you do I look forward to reading about them!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-63919343336830861132012-09-10T16:10:42.628-07:002012-09-10T16:10:42.628-07:00I always intend to do things differently too (bett...I always intend to do things differently too (better) but sometimes things just get away from us!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-58779037009992402302012-09-10T16:09:55.945-07:002012-09-10T16:09:55.945-07:00Look at you being all proactive! I am impressed.Look at you being all proactive! I am impressed.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-56921610984215714602012-09-10T16:08:32.771-07:002012-09-10T16:08:32.771-07:00I like the happy surprises so much more than the u...I like the happy surprises so much more than the unhappy ones!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-55847250896032780362012-09-10T15:10:54.606-07:002012-09-10T15:10:54.606-07:00Indian Summer! It rejuvenates gardens and gardener...Indian Summer! It rejuvenates gardens and gardeners.rickihttp://bannersbyricki.com/index.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-55056336898104232112012-09-10T13:48:05.050-07:002012-09-10T13:48:05.050-07:00I love when laziness -- er, I mean, patience -- re...I love when laziness -- er, I mean, patience -- rewards us in the garden. Does it get you wondering though, how doubly amazing might the second blooms have been if you had removed the first spikes? <br /><br />I think that way a lot, but the super-patient way usually wins out. Maybe even a few years in a row.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-66342042227767838332012-09-10T13:15:23.629-07:002012-09-10T13:15:23.629-07:00Wow, that's pretty wonderful. If Verbascum loo...Wow, that's pretty wonderful. If Verbascum looked that good in my garden I'd grow it here but I've never had that nice a bloom on it. Great surpriseDeanne Fortnamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792741755739983035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-19546963613157471182012-09-10T12:08:13.010-07:002012-09-10T12:08:13.010-07:00they are stunningthey are stunningsharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02529895941009940357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-42872154039905472972012-09-10T11:33:04.627-07:002012-09-10T11:33:04.627-07:00Hooray!
Your Sonchus came good again.
It must be...Hooray!<br /><br />Your Sonchus came good again.<br /><br />It must be in a different timezone to most of the other stuff you grow.Adam Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-3999725799330107812012-09-10T10:14:20.584-07:002012-09-10T10:14:20.584-07:00I hope my plants will reward me like that. We'...I hope my plants will reward me like that. We're months behind on deadheading.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-84899645413457524302012-09-10T09:41:49.503-07:002012-09-10T09:41:49.503-07:00Your plants heard about the endless summer thing t...Your plants heard about the endless summer thing that Louis and you are planning and decided they liked the idea! Congratulations on your Sonchus canariensis reviving; mine is beginning to look horrible now. I think that mites might be the culprit.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-63239979586013770242012-09-10T09:28:36.574-07:002012-09-10T09:28:36.574-07:00wonderful surprises!! Now you have me wanting to g...wonderful surprises!! Now you have me wanting to go investigate if I have any garden surprises.Louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219272603726629982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-88211445363459727082012-09-10T09:11:55.772-07:002012-09-10T09:11:55.772-07:00They sure do! I've had plants rebloom without ...They sure do! I've had plants rebloom without cutting back too. They might have rebloomed quicker if you had cut them back. My usual practice is to take notes, and do things differently next year. Ha! Like that ever happens.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-22352364965221667202012-09-10T09:05:36.290-07:002012-09-10T09:05:36.290-07:00Cool! That yellow of the mullein is one of my favo...Cool! That yellow of the mullein is one of my favorite shades. My Phygelius 'Passionate' is reblooming, but I cut the spent stalks about 5 weeks ago in traditional fashion...I'll take it, whatever!MulchMaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.com