Comments on: As busy as the birds and the bees https://gardern.co.za/2016/06/as-busy-as-birds-and-bees/ Horticulturist Matt Mattus shares gardening expertise, research and science from his home garden and greenhouse. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 21:31:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Michelle -- Learn To Do Everything https://gardern.co.za/2016/06/as-busy-as-birds-and-bees/#comment-687 Fri, 17 Jun 2016 07:55:55 +0000 #comment-687 Beautiful photos and gorgeous plants. You do a lot better than me. I've gone through stages where I've tried to grow sweet peas but never done very well 🙂

]]> By: London Gardner https://gardern.co.za/2016/06/as-busy-as-birds-and-bees/#comment-686 Thu, 16 Jun 2016 15:14:38 +0000 #comment-686 I'm on my way of catching up the latest train of growing several mini roses at home, wish me luck!

]]> By: Matt Mattus https://gardern.co.za/2016/06/as-busy-as-birds-and-bees/#comment-685 Mon, 13 Jun 2016 23:57:06 +0000 #comment-685 In reply to Anonymous.

Hey Chad, you may be right about the Baptisia. It was a clone from Plant Delights, and I am not certain which one it was. As for the bamboo, you're also right. These are 7 foot canes, so essentially 6 feet tall once set in the row, and my plants will reach the top in a few weeks, just as they peak – around the week after the Fourth of July. The vines will reach up a foot or so before collapsing, but by that time, in mid-June, they are about exhausted, as here in Massachusetts we will be experiencing our hottest and most humid weather. I suppose that I could drop the vines and re-attach them, but I tried that a couple of times, and it didn't seem to make a difference. Also, by then, I need that space for chrysanthemum pots.

]]> By: Anonymous https://gardern.co.za/2016/06/as-busy-as-birds-and-bees/#comment-684 Mon, 13 Jun 2016 11:32:43 +0000 #comment-684 '. Your canes for cordon sweet peas look quite short. Do you expect to have to detach the plants and 'layer' them later in the year? Chad]]> The Baptisia is B. × variicolor, probably the most available clone 'Twilite Prairieblues™'. Your canes for cordon sweet peas look quite short. Do you expect to have to detach the plants and 'layer' them later in the year?

Chad

]]> By: Anonymous https://gardern.co.za/2016/06/as-busy-as-birds-and-bees/#comment-683 Sat, 11 Jun 2016 15:10:04 +0000 #comment-683 Dear Matt
Do you have any opinion on the best bamboo we can grow in 7a for uses such as your sweet peas?
All best,
~ 02568

]]> By: C'est moi https://gardern.co.za/2016/06/as-busy-as-birds-and-bees/#comment-682 Fri, 10 Jun 2016 00:47:18 +0000 #comment-682 🙂 Thank you for your posts – always so interesting and with good photos! That nasturtium really looks special!

]]> By: Matt Mattus https://gardern.co.za/2016/06/as-busy-as-birds-and-bees/#comment-681 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 22:40:52 +0000 #comment-681 In reply to Linus.

Hi Linus, I have a greenhouse but I have trouble wintering mine over too, so don't feel bad. I think my greenhouse is too cold and wet in the winter, and inside my house, it is too warm and dry.

]]> By: Matt Mattus https://gardern.co.za/2016/06/as-busy-as-birds-and-bees/#comment-680 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 22:39:41 +0000 #comment-680 In reply to Unknown.

HI Bree! Sorry it took so long, I had to look in my files to see which one it was. That lovely yellow one of the Itoh Hybrids known as 'Garden Treasure', a Hollingsworth introduction, you can get it here: hollingsworthpeonies.com/itoh_and_tree

]]> By: Unknown https://gardern.co.za/2016/06/as-busy-as-birds-and-bees/#comment-679 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 20:42:27 +0000 #comment-679 HI Matt!
It's always fun to see what you've got going on. Can you please share the name of the pale yellow & blush red peony? It's gorgeous!
Bree

]]> By: Linus https://gardern.co.za/2016/06/as-busy-as-birds-and-bees/#comment-678 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 16:03:53 +0000 #comment-678 How do you overwinter your double flowering nasturtium? Sadly the one I got from Avant Gardens didn't appreciate being inside an office for the winter.

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