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  • From: Sojourner <sojournr AT missouri.org>
  • To: market farming <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Zinnias
  • Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 11:26:53 -0600


Elizabeth Pike wrote:
>
> I do not sell these as single stems--but bunches of 10 sell for $3.50
> with a bit of annual baby's breath as a filler. My favorite varieties
> & best sellers are the Sombrero (Shepherd's Garden Seeds)--a red and
> yellow mexican hat look, and Envy (chartreuse)--in high demand for
> restaurant tables and flower designers.

I have never had any luck with baby's breath. I don't know why. Mostly
it won't sprout at all when I try to start it, and if it does, it dies
in the garden for no apparent reason. I've tried it at several
different locations (in widely separated states) and it just . . .
DIES. I can only describe it as "failure to thrive".

Is there something special that BB needs to germinate and grow? Other
perennials do fine, carnations, daisies, etc. But not BB, not for me.

--
Holly ;-D
Contrary Peasant
sojournr AT missouri.org




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