Flower Alley Experiment: Simple Container Ideas for Full Sun!
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I had the chance to work in a greenhouse for a time myself and loved it. The lady who ran it with her husband was a bit gruff but this only piqued my interest all the more as I found it ironic that someone with a bad attitude was so enthused with delicate lovely things. This was not a person who gave a fig about her own personal appearance either. In any case, the opportunity arose for me to one day do the initial seeding for their petunias. BUT, in the TINIEST earthen pots I'd ever seen! They were the ones that are less than one half-inch square, and were fed in their own pallets through a seeding machine that was manually operated and would plant some 12 to 14 seeds across in a row for each pallet at a time. Well, this was just the best thing since Disco as far as I was concerned. (Hey, I'm 66 now with no teeth, gimme a break) Anyhow, so she instructed me how to use this animal, with the single proviso to take care that the openings at the bottom where the seeds will lie before being plopped into the tiny pots didn't get damp with condensation, otherwise the seeds will get stuck in the machine and place too many seeds at one time in the pots.
I told her no problem, that I'd keep a lookout. There were over a hundred packets of various kinds of petunias so I carefully started and was going steadily about this work when, after a couple of hours, she came back in and checked up on me with approval, then left again. Well, I have this tendency, along with every other member of my initial family, to talk to myself, AND, as things would have it, it came to pass, being left alone in a deserted part of this huge warehouse I began to engage in a verbal reverie. Mind you this is never with any one person in particular, just some random individual who pops to mind. I've no idea now what the conversation was about, as I've forgotten it entirely due to what happened over the course of 40 odd minutes. Presently I 'came to' and, noticing I'd drifted off and hadn't been paying attention to the equipment, I instantly checked the seeder for condensation. oops!
The seeds were clumping up in groups of 4 and 5 at the aperture! They must have been doing so this entire time---ohmyLord! How will I ev--oh well, guess they'll have to settle for Petunia Surprise! This concept then hit me like a brickbat, and could feel a rush of hilarity seize me. That did it! I burst into the loudest fit of laughter I've ever had in my life! The air-theiving kind, where you keep increasing in volume in protracted bursts, coming to a sudden stop only to realize I'd another one coming and I was helpless do stop it. Laughter peeled from me in ever more maniacal ripples, completely confounding her husband who came in, looked at me with his usual deadpan gaze and left. This only added fuel to the fire that already was burning out of control. She finally came in and stopped to look at me and for the first time she was grinning! Say no more! I concluded her question and pointed at the seeding machine, tears streaming down my face. She approached with her grin pasted to her face, eyes too widely open.
o-KAY. What have you been smoking? This just pushed me into overkill and I doubled over, wheezing, pointing now at the pallet. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, I was able to gain enough composure to reiterate to her, Remember what you said about the condension? She nodded with a big, slow, 'Yeeees. '
Well, I kinda got lost in thought for a moment, and--- Here the giggles got me again.
Sooo, what exactly IS in these pallets? She carefully ventured, the grin still with her, as I choked out a reply.
Petunia Supprize!
Time for her to bust up. Albeit for a shorter period of time than I, but she did just the same. The other horticultural engineers were really intrigued at this development and had to come in for a peek at this rare phenomenon. Her laughter came to a sudden stop, and mine with it as I feared she was going to axe me on the spot. Instead, she was quite genial, telling me to mark the effected pallets as 'Petunia Surprise' and then dry off the seeder and finish up. The others were astounded, I was ever so grateful, and as she turned and left, muttered the new name with a chuckle in her exit. I did as told, intermittent 'erps' of 'ha! ' coming from me while seeding the rest of the packets. No more petunia surprise occurred.
I thought that tidbit might amuse some who may have encountered a mix up or two in their own sojourns through the daffodils. Tah.
Date: 2022-07-16
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Emma
Could you guys film and explain how your mom and dad grow raspberries? I know that they had four rows before, but I would like to know how/what they did to make the neat rows. How do they use the double linded H wooden posts at the ends for? Have they buried something in the ground that keeps the roots from growing outside of the designed area? If so, how deep down should the barrior be burried?
How do they fertilize them? How do they prune the bushes? Is there other ways to grow raspberries neatly? I am trying to clean and make my mothers youngest sisters backyard as easy to care for as possible. They want produce without any physical work demanded of themselves. They also has an apple tree that is so old it loses extremely big branches and has started to lean worryingly especially since they have two small children running beneath it. Could you make a video of a fruit trees life span? What are the signs that a tree just has to go? I am trying to motivate my aunts husband to have it removed, but he wont hear of it. They also have a grapevines, where to plant? How to train? How to prune? Black, red and white currants, how to plant? Care? Prune? Keep the bushes from falling over? How old do they get?
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Could you guys film and explain how your mom and dad grow raspberries? I know that they had four rows before, but I would like to know how/what they did to make the neat rows. How do they use the double linded H wooden posts at the ends for? Have they buried something in the ground that keeps the roots from growing outside of the designed area? If so, how deep down should the barrior be burried?
How do they fertilize them? How do they prune the bushes? Is there other ways to grow raspberries neatly? I am trying to clean and make my mothers youngest sisters backyard as easy to care for as possible. They want produce without any physical work demanded of themselves. They also has an apple tree that is so old it loses extremely big branches and has started to lean worryingly especially since they have two small children running beneath it. Could you make a video of a fruit trees life span? What are the signs that a tree just has to go? I am trying to motivate my aunts husband to have it removed, but he wont hear of it. They also have a grapevines, where to plant? How to train? How to prune? Black, red and white currants, how to plant? Care? Prune? Keep the bushes from falling over? How old do they get?
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Eric
I found your videos when I was dreaming up what to plant this year and impatiently waiting for it to be warm enough to plant! Because of your videos I was particularly looking for Proven Winners, not a ton of luck finding a lot of the Petunia varieties. I found some at Fleet Farm and Menards. I actually ended up going with some other specialty Petunia varieties, but I got three of the Diamond Frost Euphorbia. I texted one last year for the first time and loved it! I did all red white and purple/blue which is my favorite color combination. I did specifically go back to Fleet Farm for the Euphorbia and two PW Coleus that I cant remember the name of, but theyre an orangy red. I also got one of their Cleome hybrids thats white with a tiny hint of pink. Oh and two Superbena that are red and white striped! I tried so much new stuff this year as its my second year living in a house. Last year I didnt plant the long front flower bed right in front of the house because I wanted to completely change the front landscaping. But after planting the long huge bed with flowers this year, I think I might keep it instead of putting in bushes like I was thinking about doing.
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I found your videos when I was dreaming up what to plant this year and impatiently waiting for it to be warm enough to plant! Because of your videos I was particularly looking for Proven Winners, not a ton of luck finding a lot of the Petunia varieties. I found some at Fleet Farm and Menards. I actually ended up going with some other specialty Petunia varieties, but I got three of the Diamond Frost Euphorbia. I texted one last year for the first time and loved it! I did all red white and purple/blue which is my favorite color combination. I did specifically go back to Fleet Farm for the Euphorbia and two PW Coleus that I cant remember the name of, but theyre an orangy red. I also got one of their Cleome hybrids thats white with a tiny hint of pink. Oh and two Superbena that are red and white striped! I tried so much new stuff this year as its my second year living in a house. Last year I didnt plant the long front flower bed right in front of the house because I wanted to completely change the front landscaping. But after planting the long huge bed with flowers this year, I think I might keep it instead of putting in bushes like I was thinking about doing.
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Jean
Hi Laura its May 16, 2020 I live in Scranton Pennsylvania and on Wednesday we still had freezing weather, plants died, have to start over this coming week and weekend we will be having above normal rain fall and wind, any suggestions on when I could - should start my veg garden and re due my flower pots and planters, some large pots have cracked due to extreme wind 30 in terracotta pots, but accidents happen. Suggestions please. Hi Benjamin
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Hi Laura its May 16, 2020 I live in Scranton Pennsylvania and on Wednesday we still had freezing weather, plants died, have to start over this coming week and weekend we will be having above normal rain fall and wind, any suggestions on when I could - should start my veg garden and re due my flower pots and planters, some large pots have cracked due to extreme wind 30 in terracotta pots, but accidents happen. Suggestions please. Hi Benjamin
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Kenita
Hi Laura & Aaron! Classy Videos! The Alternanthera is A Big BEAST & will become your FAV foilage Annual! I'm Zone 6 & it loves Full Sun. the more the better. One plant can fill a 24 container in a season. I started giggling cuz the Gumphrena/beast & Superbells & Supertunia, OH MY! lol You will enjoy seeing the fast growth on this pot! They make several Alternanthera. they have one with some Pinker tones. Blessings
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Hi Laura & Aaron! Classy Videos! The Alternanthera is A Big BEAST & will become your FAV foilage Annual! I'm Zone 6 & it loves Full Sun. the more the better. One plant can fill a 24 container in a season. I started giggling cuz the Gumphrena/beast & Superbells & Supertunia, OH MY! lol You will enjoy seeing the fast growth on this pot! They make several Alternanthera. they have one with some Pinker tones. Blessings
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Deborah
Love the new combos! Question: When you plant close to the edge of your containers, do you actually put the plant right against the side of the container, or do you leave a little bit of soil between the plant and the container for better root spread? I really like to plant mine right up to the container wall, especially when there are several plants in the container, but never know if that's a good thing.
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Love the new combos! Question: When you plant close to the edge of your containers, do you actually put the plant right against the side of the container, or do you leave a little bit of soil between the plant and the container for better root spread? I really like to plant mine right up to the container wall, especially when there are several plants in the container, but never know if that's a good thing.
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Vanessa
Laura, thank you for all you do. I have all these paper whites that I grew this past winter and don't know what to do them now. I'm in a Zone 2. I just replanted the bulbs in a flat but need to know what to do next as I clearly cannot plant them in the landscape and do not have a greenhouse. thanks again. Can't tell you how much you are appreciated.
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Laura, thank you for all you do. I have all these paper whites that I grew this past winter and don't know what to do them now. I'm in a Zone 2. I just replanted the bulbs in a flat but need to know what to do next as I clearly cannot plant them in the landscape and do not have a greenhouse. thanks again. Can't tell you how much you are appreciated.
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Lisa
I love just seeing what u put together. i do schemes or of course for full sun, shade or just see what does well where I plant and learn from that. out front of my house is my oakleaf hydrangea and its white I have full sun on the right side and shade and filtered sun on left side. and I have a pink dogwood in my front yard
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I love just seeing what u put together. i do schemes or of course for full sun, shade or just see what does well where I plant and learn from that. out front of my house is my oakleaf hydrangea and its white I have full sun on the right side and shade and filtered sun on left side. and I have a pink dogwood in my front yard
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Michelle
I have noticed you seem to be incorporating more of the warmer coloured flowers like oranges and yellows. I always enjoy what you do, though I am excited to see these gradual changes in some areas as well. Is Aaron going to be choosing plants for one of the pots? We should have an annual Aaron pot
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I have noticed you seem to be incorporating more of the warmer coloured flowers like oranges and yellows. I always enjoy what you do, though I am excited to see these gradual changes in some areas as well. Is Aaron going to be choosing plants for one of the pots? We should have an annual Aaron pot
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Danny
Whenever I have planted superbells in mixed containers, I plant them higher and on an angle outward so their root crown dries out. I tease the bottom third of their roots, and leave about 1/4 of the potted plant structure exposed. It looks odd at first but really helps.
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Whenever I have planted superbells in mixed containers, I plant them higher and on an angle outward so their root crown dries out. I tease the bottom third of their roots, and leave about 1/4 of the potted plant structure exposed. It looks odd at first but really helps.
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