gardener to farmer, too

Today, I am participating in Green Thumb Sunday…it is a fun gardening meme where you post about what is blooming in your garden that week…It is good for me because it requires me to post about my flowers…and I have become so focused on my veggies, I neglect my flowers…for shame!

Here is one of the pictures I used…it is a wonderful ranunculus, though I don’t know which one. I was really looking forward to growing these little guys since my move to Oregon.  They do not like heat…seriously, I am not kidding. And so far, we have had a very cool spring…until Thursday…and for the last three days we have had 90+ weather…all the plants are looking a bit worse for wear.

Nonetheless, here is what you need to know to grow.. You can plant these bulbs (really tuberous roots) in fall or early spring. Pop them in a full sun, well draining bed, preferably amended with compost…and that’s it…they pretty much take care of themselves…In my experience, the thing to be the most concerned with is the amount of heat the plants experience. Check out this site for more information. Have fun!

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