tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post4804007803479027729..comments2023-10-09T06:48:02.888-05:00Comments on Garden Girl: Wildflower Wednesday - Late Bloomersgarden girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-31235401008611478472011-10-29T11:04:35.150-05:002011-10-29T11:04:35.150-05:00It's interesting how rabbits (and deer) will e...It's interesting how rabbits (and deer) will eat different stuff in different gardens Rose. Rabbits eat hostas and rudbeckias in some of my clients' gardens, and never (yet) touch them here.<br /><br />We had frost on the rooftops here Thursday night, but none in the gardens yet Mom. There are peppers and a few tomatoes to get, and kale and other greens that should still go for a while. I'm thinking about hoop houses so I can keep the greens going as long as possible. Last year I could still harvest good kale until early January.<br /><br />Glad your cold was mild and brief!garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-77732296341101125642011-10-28T22:38:59.065-05:002011-10-28T22:38:59.065-05:00Our ridge-top garden was touched by the first fros...Our ridge-top garden was touched by the first frost early this morning, but recovered nicely during the day. Now, the tomatoes and peppers will give their last, but the kale will be sweeter. We leave the broccoli and fennel go to flower as the bees love to work the blossoms as long as they can fly. Glad your cold is getting better. I got a mild one while K & N were here, but it was over in three days. I like to think that chicken soup, tea with honey & lemon, and country air will often do the trick!Linda's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15502116994883088106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-29904390276134319002011-10-28T19:55:09.937-05:002011-10-28T19:55:09.937-05:00The final asters are so bittersweet! I don't k...The final asters are so bittersweet! I don't know why but the rabbits (knock on wood) don't bother my asters here. Tulips, purple prairie clover...they demolish them. But not the asters. I wonder why?Ramble on Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407299834073788678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-59200303342800553142011-10-28T09:14:21.440-05:002011-10-28T09:14:21.440-05:00I thought they looked the same too Rose! I love t...I thought they looked the same too Rose! I love the cloud of pale blooms. There are so many asters they can be challenging to ID. I'm not positive on this one - it's just my best guess after researching it.<br /><br />Hope you're feeling better soon! My strategy from as soon as I felt it coming has been lots of herbal tea, sometimes with a little raw honey, chicken soup with homemade stock, (SO much better than canned/packaged broth!) and extra vitamin C. I ended up with a fairly mild case that's getting better pretty quickly.<br /><br />Mom always made chicken soup for us when we were sick. It's the best comfort food ever, and I think it really does have medicinal value. I stockpile chicken bones in the freezer until I have a pot-full, then simmer the bones with a couple of splashes of apple cider vinegar in the water to extract more minerals. I let it simmer for couple of days on the stove or in the crockpot before straining. It's rich and delicious!garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-14423371334397475012011-10-28T07:15:51.282-05:002011-10-28T07:15:51.282-05:00Thanks for including the photo of the aster, Linda...Thanks for including the photo of the aster, Linda--that's exactly what mine looks like! Though the blooms turned up pink in my photo, they were actually paler pink with the darker center just like yours. I have no idea where mine came from, but now that you have identified it for me, I will definitely leave it alone. <br /><br />Sounds like we have something else in common--that nasty cold/sinus bug. Drinking lots of hot tea seems to help, but I think time is the only cure. Hope you're on the mend soon.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-39195327558702745082011-10-28T00:02:21.441-05:002011-10-28T00:02:21.441-05:00They make me smile too Gail! You're lucky the...They make me smile too Gail! You're lucky the rabbits don't eat your stuff. They're really terrible here, and I've gone a little crazy with fencing to protect the most vulnerable.<br /><br />The cold seems to be getting a little better - Thanks!<br /><br />There's not much blooming anymore Eileen, but whatever is, is most welcome!<br /><br />Hmmm Monica . . . maybe not! I got it my head years ago that sweet woodruff was native. Someone who should know told me it was, and I never verified. Well, it is native somewhere, but not in this part of the world. :) Oh well, it still makes a nice ground cover in spots where not much else will grow, the blooms smell nice, and it's easy to pull out if it spreads too much. <br /><br />Indian Pink is Spigelia marilandica. I've never seen it growing wild in Illinois, but it's native here. It's one of my very favorite woodland natives and makes a really nice garden plant. Hummingbirds love the blooms, and so do I!garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-9695452112470225192011-10-27T23:44:23.574-05:002011-10-27T23:44:23.574-05:00Sweet woodruff is native? I didn't know that. ...Sweet woodruff is native? I didn't know that. Is Indian pink Spigelia marilandica? Apparently that stops at the IL & OH borders and is not native in MI! :(Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-20553183580613293542011-10-27T19:03:04.927-05:002011-10-27T19:03:04.927-05:00Don't we love those late bloomers. We tend to...Don't we love those late bloomers. We tend to forget about them all year and then they reward us with that last blast of growth.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-75412207210878800622011-10-27T17:48:09.181-05:002011-10-27T17:48:09.181-05:00Yeah for late blooming wildflowers! They make me ...Yeah for late blooming wildflowers! They make me smile! Thank goodness we seem to not be bothered by bunnies~I would miss my asters. Happy WW! gail ps I hope you recover soon.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.com