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Tue, May 29, 12 at 16:20
| How beautiful they are at the moment, but I am thinking ahead of the hot summer days and wondering what you folks do with them then? Do you trim them back or pull them out when they get lanky or stemmy? Thanks for sharing your ideas with me. |
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| Most of mine seem to die in the heat of summer, from a combination of mildew, mites, and going to seed. But, volunteers are usually abundant. I was just contemplating the same thing as you, wondering if it would be possible to keep pansies and violas by perhaps cutting back, putting in afternoon shade, and spraying regularly for fungal diseases, mites, and bugs. |
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| Most of mine seem to die in the heat of summer, from a combination of mildew, mites, and going to seed. But, volunteers are usually abundant. I was just contemplating the same thing as you, wondering if it would be possible to keep pansies and violas by perhaps cutting back, putting in afternoon shade, and spraying regularly for fungal diseases, mites, and bugs. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Wed, May 30, 12 at 8:02
| BTW.. arent they annuals???? free seeders ... when the get ratty.. after they have dropped seed ... get rid of them.. more are on the way .. lol ... ken |
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| I pull them up when they get ratty looking. As Ken said, they are free seeding. Yesterday I was remembering that my MIL had given me some Johnny-Jump-ups back when I was first married. More than 25 years and one move later, their decendents are still with us, seeds having hitch-hiked with a few of the plants I brought with me when we moved. Happily, they are easy to remove where I don't want them and they don't aggressively reseed in places like the lawn. I like them for blooming until hard freeze and during late winter thaws when nothing else is blooming most years. |
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- Posted by duluthinbloomz4 zone 4a (My Page) on Thu, May 31, 12 at 12:36
| I'm with nhbabs. JJU's are very welcome here - right now they're blooming with the forget-me-nots. I get them in every nook and cranny and in all the gardens. An unnecessary activity, but I do spread the seeds when pulling any out... however, they'd do just as good a job on their own. If you cut them back to the ground, they regenerate quite quickly. |
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