Comments on: Crocus, Tulip, yes, but where are the Daffodils? http://elekhni.com/2009/05/crocus-tulip-yes-but-where-are-the-daffodils/ Sat, 19 May 2012 12:06:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shefaly http://elekhni.com/2009/05/crocus-tulip-yes-but-where-are-the-daffodils/comment-page-1/#comment-3010 Shefaly Sun, 31 May 2009 15:27:04 +0000 http://elekhni.com/?p=1419#comment-3010 At least you can eat deer ;-) Urban foxes don't even have a coat to speak of. At least you can eat deer ;-) Urban foxes don’t even have a coat to speak of.

]]> By: Srivalli http://elekhni.com/2009/05/crocus-tulip-yes-but-where-are-the-daffodils/comment-page-1/#comment-3009 Srivalli Wed, 20 May 2009 10:04:39 +0000 http://elekhni.com/?p=1419#comment-3009 Hi Lekhni...how are you doing....your garden pictures are great!...lovely flowers... Hi Lekhni…how are you doing….your garden pictures are great!…lovely flowers…

]]> By: Kido http://elekhni.com/2009/05/crocus-tulip-yes-but-where-are-the-daffodils/comment-page-1/#comment-3008 Kido Thu, 14 May 2009 06:15:43 +0000 http://elekhni.com/?p=1419#comment-3008 The photographs are beautiful :) Cheers!!! :) The photographs are beautiful :)

Cheers!!! :)

]]> By: Salil http://elekhni.com/2009/05/crocus-tulip-yes-but-where-are-the-daffodils/comment-page-1/#comment-3007 Salil Thu, 14 May 2009 04:39:32 +0000 http://elekhni.com/?p=1419#comment-3007 Hey, good work there. Doubtless there are all kinds of animals hiding in that tomato forest. - I will make my next jungle safari to your tomato forest. Cheers, Salil Hey, good work there.
Doubtless there are all kinds of animals hiding in that tomato forest. – I will make my next jungle safari to your tomato forest.
Cheers,
Salil

]]> By: Kamini http://elekhni.com/2009/05/crocus-tulip-yes-but-where-are-the-daffodils/comment-page-1/#comment-3006 Kamini Tue, 12 May 2009 11:33:19 +0000 http://elekhni.com/?p=1419#comment-3006 I did not know that, Lekhni. So would fertilizing the ground somehow help to restore the food supply more quickly for the crocus and tulip bulbs? Or is there no short cut, and one has to alternate the plantings to ensure flowering every year? My pitiful ignorance on gardening-related matters has been exposed with these questions, and I'm sure you'll laugh at me - but this is all very interesting stuff, and I'd love to know. I did not know that, Lekhni. So would fertilizing the ground somehow help to restore the food supply more quickly for the crocus and tulip bulbs? Or is there no short cut, and one has to alternate the plantings to ensure flowering every year? My pitiful ignorance on gardening-related matters has been exposed with these questions, and I’m sure you’ll laugh at me – but this is all very interesting stuff, and I’d love to know.

]]> By: lekhni http://elekhni.com/2009/05/crocus-tulip-yes-but-where-are-the-daffodils/comment-page-1/#comment-3005 lekhni Mon, 11 May 2009 12:37:45 +0000 http://elekhni.com/?p=1419#comment-3005 Here's an example of one limited-gardening-knowledger posing as an expert - me :D You are right that crocuses/tulips would come back every year, but apparently flowering is another matter. Since the bulbs use up most of their stored food in the first flowering, unless they store enough food again, they would only be able to flower in alternate years. So I was very surprised to see the tulips flower again :D Here’s an example of one limited-gardening-knowledger posing as an expert – me :D You are right that crocuses/tulips would come back every year, but apparently flowering is another matter. Since the bulbs use up most of their stored food in the first flowering, unless they store enough food again, they would only be able to flower in alternate years. So I was very surprised to see the tulips flower again :D

]]> By: lekhni http://elekhni.com/2009/05/crocus-tulip-yes-but-where-are-the-daffodils/comment-page-1/#comment-3004 lekhni Mon, 11 May 2009 12:29:18 +0000 http://elekhni.com/?p=1419#comment-3004 The only things that grow in my lawn in February are mountains of snow from the driveway :) It's great to see these are so hardy; they are, after all, non-native and last winter was quite bad. Actually, I've been lucky - even the so called hard-to-grow plants like delphiniums have made a great comeback this spring. I'd love to have a fox in my neighborhood! Much, much better than having deer, or voles. The only things that grow in my lawn in February are mountains of snow from the driveway :) It’s great to see these are so hardy; they are, after all, non-native and last winter was quite bad. Actually, I’ve been lucky – even the so called hard-to-grow plants like delphiniums have made a great comeback this spring.

I’d love to have a fox in my neighborhood! Much, much better than having deer, or voles.

]]> By: Kamini http://elekhni.com/2009/05/crocus-tulip-yes-but-where-are-the-daffodils/comment-page-1/#comment-3003 Kamini Mon, 11 May 2009 02:56:43 +0000 http://elekhni.com/?p=1419#comment-3003 Such beautiful flowers. From my extremely limited knowledge of gardening, I thought that crocuses and other such plants would automatically flower year after year. And I, too, think dandelions look so pretty. Such beautiful flowers. From my extremely limited knowledge of gardening, I thought that crocuses and other such plants would automatically flower year after year. And I, too, think dandelions look so pretty.

]]> By: lekhni http://elekhni.com/2009/05/crocus-tulip-yes-but-where-are-the-daffodils/comment-page-1/#comment-3002 lekhni Sun, 10 May 2009 15:36:16 +0000 http://elekhni.com/?p=1419#comment-3002 I don't even mind the dandelions as much as the crabgrass. Applying pre-emergent seems to have zero effect on them. And hand weeding them is such a nuisance, but has to be done if they grow in clumps on your front yard :( (And they don't even have pretty flowers to redeem themselves :) ) I don’t even mind the dandelions as much as the crabgrass. Applying pre-emergent seems to have zero effect on them. And hand weeding them is such a nuisance, but has to be done if they grow in clumps on your front yard :( (And they don’t even have pretty flowers to redeem themselves :) )

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