shanvan Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 all their outdoor flowers to die? I want them to be done so I don't have to water them or feel guilty about ignoring them! I get that way every year at the end of August/beginning of Sept. But, I don't want to be the one to pull them out or cause their death. I know. I'm making no sense. Maybe this is my secret weirdness and belongs on the other thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAIMOM Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Oh my you read my mind today. I looked at my petunias and thought...I wonder when they will die. I did go out and water them because I felt guilty for ignoring them the last few days. They are looking so pitiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmamaz Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 my whole garden has been a nightmare. I had a knee injury so i couldnt plant or weed at all. I didnt water, since it was only the perrenials. and then when dh and teen ds did some weeding this weekend (because the neighbors called the county on us for the grass growing long in the beds), dh took down a lot of perennials . . . . i just wish i could garden. maybe in the spring . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly1730 Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 The potted flowers are gone; they were looking so pitiful we just got rid of them. I'll be getting some mums for the pots in a few weeks though because I just can't stand the lack of color on the deck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 You don't mulch them? Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I've been thankful for the rain the past few days so I don't have to feel guilty about not watering them. I know exactly what you mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanvan Posted September 6, 2012 Author Share Posted September 6, 2012 You don't mulch them? Rosie Mulch only does so much. I still have to water when we have weeks w/o rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Do you have those water crystal thingis? They became very popular here with gardeners during the ten year drought. We can buy them in small jars, but most potting mixes include them too. Obviously you still have to water, but between them and the mulch, one usually remembers before the plants keel over. :p Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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