Mid-Atlantic Gardening: FIRST FLOWERS OF SUMMER!! AUGUST Edition :), 0 by coleup

coleup wrote:
Catmint, I have missed your early morning posts of what is blooming in your yard. What a way to start my day! And you get to enjoy them for real. Yes, bring on the yellows!

I've been so concentrated on Milkweed and nectar plants that my sedums have taken a back seat this year, Happy to say that they have survived my neglect.. I like the Dazzleberry!

Nice tomatoes Wind. My big ones still are far from ripe. Sigh. Do you eat the popping sorghum?

Sally, I like the old fashioned nicotiana too. Sometimes the seeds of reseeders will remain viable in the soil seed bank for 5 years. Read about one species research on seed viability that said some % of seeds produced were programmed to not sprout until second or third season. "Don't put all your eggs in one basket" If all seeds of a season only grew that season then if they got wiped out, there would be no more.

Jill, I was excited to see all of my first ever Glads sprout up to about 15 inches! Since then the deer have munched them back to stubs so I doubt I'll see any blooms.

No rain here but my rain lilies popped up with just a sprinkle.