tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309574.post8964108650644440867..comments2023-10-06T04:48:26.249-05:00Comments on The Obsessive Gardener: Near Spring UpdateSylvanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13186604429680496847noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309574.post-47197663645164286512010-04-05T00:32:26.370-05:002010-04-05T00:32:26.370-05:00your awsome content have forced me to to leave som...your awsome content have forced me to to leave some positive feedback <a href="http://www.environmentalgreenproducts.com/store/agribon-m-9.html" rel="nofollow">Agribon row covers</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309574.post-74779160690346542462010-03-22T02:04:25.666-05:002010-03-22T02:04:25.666-05:00Anonymous, when are you supposed to cut it back? I...<b>Anonymous</b>, when are you supposed to cut it back? I think I made the mistake of cutting it back to early one year and killed the plant.Sylvanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186604429680496847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309574.post-5773946749404002822010-03-20T20:07:14.952-05:002010-03-20T20:07:14.952-05:00We had a pretty mild winter this year in WI, but I...We had a pretty mild winter this year in WI, but I have had lavendar 'Munstead' survive more than a year or two. Scree type drainage is key, no spring melt standing water is important. When you cut it back, etc. is important as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309574.post-63919317664770232672010-03-20T11:33:07.583-05:002010-03-20T11:33:07.583-05:00Lou, thanks for thinking of me, but that's not...<b>Lou</b>, thanks for thinking of me, but that's not my recipe, however now I will be looking for it! Sounds delicious!!<br /><br /><b>Dirty Girl Gardening</b>, that's what I always thought. And to have all four of them survive after years of failure is pretty sweet. <br /><br /><b>Lydia</b>, thanks! I love the look of orchids, but they seem to require too much care for my methods - plant and ignore. thank goodness that there are people like you that keep them going for the rest of us to enjoy :)Sylvanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186604429680496847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309574.post-35374065898692497352010-03-19T11:53:50.764-05:002010-03-19T11:53:50.764-05:00Congratulations from the land of orchids blooming ...Congratulations from the land of orchids blooming outside.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215242522396155812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309574.post-74386218759287100452010-03-18T22:36:59.323-05:002010-03-18T22:36:59.323-05:00I'm so glad your lavender survived... every ga...I'm so glad your lavender survived... every garden should have a bit of lavender in it.Dirty Girl Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01856885297555604550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309574.post-934008567554022932010-03-17T23:24:17.623-05:002010-03-17T23:24:17.623-05:00Hi Sylvana, I just stopped by to see how your gard...Hi Sylvana, I just stopped by to see how your garden is doing. It looks like you're getting spammed by Anonymous with that post about shoes. That has nothing to do with gardening. Anyway, I thought that I had found a recipe on your site for pumpkin coconut soup, but I don't see it now. I modified it to be curried butternut soup with goats milk and put my version on my blog. I wanted to give you credit for the original recipe, but now I don't know where I got it. Another one of life's mysteries.Lou Murray's Green Worldhttp://greenlifeinsocal.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309574.post-12179633916462383322010-03-15T16:14:16.972-05:002010-03-15T16:14:16.972-05:00Beth, I've only tried lavender a couple of oth...<b>Beth</b>, I've only tried lavender a couple of other times and it always died. This time I tried a different variety that was said to be the cold-hardiest: Lavandula augustifolia - "Lavance Purple". But I also learned that cold wasn't the main danger for lavender - moisture is. You've got to keep them drained and dry. I planted mine in sand last year and it seems to have helped as not only did these cold hardy trials survive, but my last minute Hidcote Blue buy even survived with no die-back! I'm looking forward to some big lavender this year :)Sylvanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186604429680496847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309574.post-32129914082551531372010-03-14T10:24:32.995-05:002010-03-14T10:24:32.995-05:00Spring always brings such nice surprises! I'll...Spring always brings such nice surprises! I'll have to go back and read about your lavender. I brought mine in this last year. It died. . . I think that was my fault though. Never got any flowers on it.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527462761708705266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309574.post-36588127089324317122010-03-13T14:29:41.156-06:002010-03-13T14:29:41.156-06:00Jim, I found that at least half of my delphinium m...<b>Jim</b>, I found that at least half of my delphinium made it and are already sprouted and ready to go. And a couple of other things I had been worried about made it too - like my sea thrift.Sylvanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186604429680496847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309574.post-9325583652483477092010-03-12T18:55:46.470-06:002010-03-12T18:55:46.470-06:00What a great suprise.Great post. jimWhat a great suprise.Great post. jimJim Groblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027723131261970051noreply@blogger.com