Comments on: Do the Wave http://www.ourhappyacres.com/2010/02/do-the-wave/ Life In The Slow Lane Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:55:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Deborah Elliott http://www.ourhappyacres.com/2010/02/do-the-wave/comment-page-1/#comment-362 Deborah Elliott Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:52:50 +0000 http://ourhappyacres.com/?p=2145#comment-362 My relationship with petunias is off and on. I like the ones with fragrance. The purple waves do have a nice scent. I buy them in the garden center where I can smell them. If I grew them in mass I know i would try the seeds. My relationship with petunias is off and on. I like the ones with fragrance. The purple waves do have a nice scent. I buy them in the garden center where I can smell them. If I grew them in mass I know i would try the seeds.

]]> By: Janie http://www.ourhappyacres.com/2010/02/do-the-wave/comment-page-1/#comment-360 Janie Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:17:38 +0000 http://ourhappyacres.com/?p=2145#comment-360 I also love petunias. In particular, I love the Laura Bush petunia, which grows rampant here, and reseeds freely for me. I also found a variety that is very, very hardy, called the 'Daddy' series. 'Daddy White, Daddy Pink', etc. etc., and they grow beautifully in winter or summer, if they are in the ground by April 1, or therabouts. Just wonderful flowers! I am so excited about Spring, when I see all the flowers on the blogs! I also love petunias. In particular, I love the Laura Bush petunia, which grows rampant here, and reseeds freely for me. I also found a variety that is very, very hardy, called the ‘Daddy’ series. ‘Daddy White, Daddy Pink’, etc. etc., and they grow beautifully in winter or summer, if they are in the ground by April 1, or therabouts. Just wonderful flowers!

I am so excited about Spring, when I see all the flowers on the blogs!

]]> By: Meredith http://www.ourhappyacres.com/2010/02/do-the-wave/comment-page-1/#comment-357 Meredith Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:25:20 +0000 http://ourhappyacres.com/?p=2145#comment-357 Villager, thanks for the great info, once again. I did not realize that the red petunias would attract hummingbirds. (You may have guessed by now that when I plant flowers, it is all about the butterflies, bees, and especially the hummingbirds. We are friends.) I'll definitely have to try at least one this season. Those teensy weensy seedlings are so cute. I just love this stage of gardening; all that pent up potential is so exciting! Villager, thanks for the great info, once again. I did not realize that the red petunias would attract hummingbirds. (You may have guessed by now that when I plant flowers, it is all about the butterflies, bees, and especially the hummingbirds. We are friends.) I’ll definitely have to try at least one this season.

Those teensy weensy seedlings are so cute. I just love this stage of gardening; all that pent up potential is so exciting!

]]> By: Villager http://www.ourhappyacres.com/2010/02/do-the-wave/comment-page-1/#comment-356 Villager Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:30:04 +0000 http://ourhappyacres.com/?p=2145#comment-356 Yikes Granny, it looks like something was munching away on your Wave! I've been lucky, and nothing has ever really bothered mine. Yikes Granny, it looks like something was munching away on your Wave! I’ve been lucky, and nothing has ever really bothered mine.

]]> By: Annie's Granny http://www.ourhappyacres.com/2010/02/do-the-wave/comment-page-1/#comment-358 Annie's Granny Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:18:15 +0000 http://ourhappyacres.com/?p=2145#comment-358 I tried a Purple Wave in a tipsy pot last year, and it was a dismal failure. Even though the plant was atop a 3' post, insects kept it chewed to the point of ugliness. I had a real earwig problem, and I'm assuming it was these creatures who did the damage. I began with a plant in full bloom, and http://tinyurl.com/yhnhdqo is a photo after a month in the pot. I tried a Purple Wave in a tipsy pot last year, and it was a dismal failure. Even though the plant was atop a 3′ post, insects kept it chewed to the point of ugliness. I had a real earwig problem, and I’m assuming it was these creatures who did the damage. I began with a plant in full bloom, and http://tinyurl.com/yhnhdqo is a photo after a month in the pot.

]]> By: Noelle/azplantlady http://www.ourhappyacres.com/2010/02/do-the-wave/comment-page-1/#comment-354 Noelle/azplantlady Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:24:44 +0000 http://ourhappyacres.com/?p=2145#comment-354 I have grown quite a few from six-packs but have not tried them from seed. What a great idea. Since they grow here in the winter, I will have to try this trick in the late summer. I can't wait to see your blooming this summer :^) I have grown quite a few from six-packs but have not tried them from seed. What a great idea. Since they grow here in the winter, I will have to try this trick in the late summer. I can’t wait to see your blooming this summer :^)

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