Tropicals & Tender Perennials: cool weather bloomer, 0 by nathalyn

nathalyn wrote:
Betty, here is Cypress Gardens blooming under a crabapple that is also shaded by a huge Maple (not Oak). And I don't discount what others say they have experienced - - - and my Cypress Gardens is in a huge pot, not in the ground which makes a difference on heat tolerance.

Kell, my buckets are those big painter buckets too! I have orange, yellow and white ones! I alternate cow/hen manure (I prefer the Black Cow brand), alfalfa, and earthworm castings for my "concoctions". That alfalfa sludge is the WORST, especially if it sits too long! DH delights in showing and explaining my brews to anyone that comes to the house.

You know, spraying those buckets with some of that Fusion paint wouldn't be a bad idea. Maybe a nice green wouldn't be so noticeable.