here's what i found
They have been raised in cedar, as shown, this darkens the bloom,add a slight color or both.
anyone know if this is true...and if so...would putting some wood cedar chips have the same effect?
found the following in an ebay offering ..what do you think?
Bob, not sure you gave us enough context. : ( ?
they are raising av's in little wood cedar pots...and claim this cedar darkens the bloom and adds a slight color or both...so i'm thinking..if i added some cedar chips to my soiless medium..maybe i would get that effect
I saw that item Bob, and it seems to reason that the cedar would acidify the soil. I know that the old time gardners that used to come into the nursery I worked at years ago told me to put rusty nails and such under the hydrangeas for a color change in the blooms (we also used to add other stuff but I can't access that part of my brain at the moment - hard drive failure LOL)
So it could be true.
he he..well laurie... i know with hydrangea..they put in food coloring sometimes to change the color and CHANGE the PH...ETC....MAY give the little chip thing a try...and i recall that the big nurseries always have some chips in their soil/soiless mix..but don't know what kind...one could get untained cedar chips in the pet dept....
Where did you see this Bob ? Can't hurt to play around with it ! Keep the moths away :))
allison..i was going through the av's on ebay and saw it...prob can't find it now..think laurie said she saw it...you know what...it might keep other bugs away as well?
I'd be a little cautious, because it seems to me I've come across some suggestions to add dolomite or something to AV potting mix, to keep the soil from being too acidic? As Allision said, can't hurt to play around with it, but I'd try it with just one or two plants at first.
i'll update this....soon as i try it....
Yes thats true Jill.
I read that on ebay also.
I don't know if you would work or not but seems like a cool experiment :)