by angela@diggingbliss | Jul 2, 2006 | Uncategorized
I planted these lilies a couple years ago. This year, they came back with a vengeance and look like this without any effort or pampering. Seriously, I did nothing and I’ve got these gorgeous 5″-6″ blooms. They’re not even staked. Can’t say that about many flowers, especially those with such a big payback!
I have two other lily varieties coming into bloom. One is an heirloom from Old House Gardens. I will definitely be ordering more lilies.
Sadly, my dahlia experience hasn’t been quite so rewarding. Every shoot from my dahlia tubers has been devoured by snails and/or slugs. Hey, does that imply lilies are snail-resistant?
by angela@diggingbliss | Jul 2, 2006 | Uncategorized
and clematis, you’ll want to read this recent New York Times garden essay.
Midnights in My Garden of Obsession
By MICHELLE SLATALLA
Published: June 15, 2006
by angela@diggingbliss | Jul 1, 2006 | Uncategorized
As of today, July 1st, here’s how my tomatoes are faring:
Black: not a very robust grower, fruit early to color up, severe cat-facing and some sun scald
Black from Tula: for an heirloom, very hearty vine, prolific, nicely-rounded fruit
Copia: at a disadvantage since I accidentally sliced off half its limbs… plant is smallish, fruiting is sparse… my fault? I wasn’t impressed with it last year either. Perhaps not a good choice for the Valley.
Costoluto Genovese: productive, attractive rippled fruit but individual fruits not very large, very healthy foliage
Early Girl: lots of uniform fruit, healthy foliage, not very early for me
Celebrity: compact plant, foliage looks ok, but not very full, lots of very uniformly round fruit
Sungold: still my fave cherry, earliest to fruit of all my plants
Sun Sugar: being grown as a hanging plant, early to fruit, sweet fruit but strange flavor undertones (my fault for allowing it to wilt a few times?)
Lemon Boy: R.I.P. (Great Snail Invasion of 2006)
Coming soon… how they taste!!!
