We are so desperate for rain, and most of the big storms have passed by us. Good because we didn’t need the damage, bad because the rain would have been good to top off the rain barrels. But that is flower farming for you. One is dependent on the weather and at the mercy of the bugs and diseases, and luckily for me, because it is my first year growing in this spot, I have gotten by OK. Not perfect, but OK. I do need to do a soil test this fall without fail. I think my dahlias are doing so poorly because they are missing out on some crucial micronutrients. I should have done that first, as we are told to do but the excitement was too much. Shame on me. I know better. Really I do.
The flowers are still producing like crazy which is good. The amaranth is now way taller than me, I am learning through trial and error on conditioning the eucalyptus, the dahlias as you know are struggling, and the asters are coming in big time!
So here is a big question for you. Should I order 18 varieties of tulips with 900 bulbs? A lot I know, or, should I order 27 varieties of 540 bulbs? I sorta know what you would say, I mean common sense should prevail. I mean, why would I need over a thousand bulbs, because I have already ordered a bunch of tulips, when I can just have a mere 750 tulips? Ordering bulbs is like going into a candy shop for some, or a plant nursery for me. By the way, I am only talking tulips here. I am not even going to mention the daffodil or other bulbs I am ordering. I am holding you in suspense. The other bulbs are far more perennial so they will last for years verses the tulips that are one hit wonders. They are beautiful aren”t they?
The pumpkins and gourds are growing underneath all that foliage and hopefully I will have a decent crop to share with you when the time comes.
So, until next week, stay tuned to the newsletter, bring a friend, and let’s enjoy September.