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DIRTYGIRL71 Brandon, FL(Zone 9b) Feb 28, 2011

Is there soils that are better suited for different soils and if so, what?

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flowAjen central, NJ(Zone 6b) Feb 28, 2011

I don't understand the question??

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DIRTYGIRL71 Brandon, FL(Zone 9b) Mar 01, 2011

Do you have certain seeds that are more successful in sandy soil...clay soil ..... We ha e pretty good results with supreme soils....but what do you plant if you aren't lucky enuff to have the expensive soil with all the nutrients.

The reason I am asking...this is the Question my 5th grader presented for her Science Fair! And I too had difficulty trying to think of things to plant and try...if I can't figure out how to start..she will have to change quickly....so thanks in advance for any help!

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flowAjen central, NJ(Zone 6b) Mar 01, 2011

Oh yeah, there are some seeds that will grow anywhere like weeds...LOL

Zinnias are very hardy

Here are some wildflower mixes for different types of soil
http://www.wildflowershop.co.uk/index.html
Click on the seed collections and you'll see them listed by soil type

hope this helps

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pirl (Arlene) Southold, NY(Zone 7a) Mar 01, 2011

Cosmos and cleomes as well as yarrow all enjoy poor soil (unimproved/sandy).

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1997 Ossian, IN(Zone 5a) Mar 02, 2011

Nasturtiums LOVE poor soil because if the soil is too rich, you will get monstrous leaves and few flowers. So plant nasturtiums anywhere the soil's not great and you'll get nice, floriferous plants. That's one of the reasons I like this plant!
Love,
Ella

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pirl (Arlene) Southold, NY(Zone 7a) Mar 02, 2011

Thanks, Ella! I didn't know that and always wondered why they didn't like the great soil in the container where I grew them...poorly.

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DIRTYGIRL71 Brandon, FL(Zone 9b) Mar 02, 2011

thanks bunches to you all, this should get us started, and I am going to take this info a bit further, cause the Elementary School my kids go to, also have a BUTTERFLY GARDEN (enclosed with screen, but still outdoors) , and the kids are the ones that maintain it, and are often disappointed because the flowers don't last...so maybe with daughters science fair project, we can help the school with better choices of plants.!!!!


THANKS BUNCHES

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cathy166 Stamford, CT(Zone 6b) Mar 27, 2011

The orange flower is a zinnia. I don't know what the other flower is, but not the blue of the flower matching the blue in the butterfly wing. There were monarch butterflies on echinaceas (purple coneflower), etc. They tended to want to camouflage. Flowers and butterflies courtesy of Hershey Gardens butterfly house.

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