Lilies: Moles/voles eat Lily bulbs??, 1 by DonnaMack

DonnaMack wrote:
Stormy,

Oh, heck, you don't need Magic Mills Mix. You are obviously an extremely sophisticated gardener and you don't buy what you can mix. MMM is fish meal, steamed bone meal, cottonseed meal, blood meal, activated sludge, and an organic compost activator. NPK analysis is 6-5-1. I only use it on roses. They suggest using it 2-3 times a season in conjuction with their time release product, but I use it twice with one helping of Osmocote, 2 doses of epsom salts, and then after that kelp and fish emulsion. I understand that you have a major property so it makes much more sense to blend your own, and you sound like you have the space to do it.

Please don't think I am anti-mullein. I understand that verbascums are in the mullein family and I think they are gorgeous. I was referring to common mullein, which is everywhere here, especially along train tracks. It spreads very aggressively here, and I am a cool color person. Of course, there are exceptions. I was given a digitalis grandiflora by a lovely person from Dave's Garden and I love it. Such a soft color.