June 17, 2010The other rudbeckia
While perennial rudbeckias bomb repeatedly in warm zone 10 gardens, at least for me, annual rudbeckias or perennial rudbeckias grown as annuals provide a dallop of dark yellow in the summer garden when almost every other plant droops.
The deal is they are fast bloomers from seed. If you spot rudbeckia as six packs at the nursery, give them a grab. If they don’t come back next year, you’ve had your fun.
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The Local —Once again, feuding neighbors arm themselves with garden tools. This time we’re talking weed-whacker.
Cat Rowe says:
Cindy ~ how about some pictures?
Posted on June 17, 2010 at 4:17 pm.
Ron says:
I was going to comment about yesterdays ‘Dirt’...about sharpening your pruning shears daily but it was not accepting posts! So, decided to add it onto todays post. Anyhow sharpening your shears reminded me that when I first came to Calif. and worked at Monrovia Nursery up in Azusa. I was being rotated around the nursery and when I worked on the pruning crew, the leadworker was an older guy…to me he seemed like he was about 90, but then again I was just 25 or so, he was probably about 60 in reality. He kept a stone in his pocket and sharpened his pruning shears several times a day and would also ask it he could sharpen mine and the other workers if they didn’t carry a stone. He patiently explained to me that dull shears made rough cuts that look bad and hamper the new growth, so it was very important to always keep the shears sharp! I followed his advice for a number of years, but eventually lost my stone, and then forgot about how important it was. Glad you posted the tip…I do have a stone in my garage and will get it out and start using it again when I am trimming around my yard!
Posted on June 17, 2010 at 6:18 pm.
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Candy says:
You are such a crack up! I love reading your comments! I thought I was the only one who had trouble with rudbeckias - thanks!
Posted on June 17, 2010 at 7:06 am.