|
Bring Home the Butterflies
Butterflies are a delightful decoration for your garden, providing color and motion on a sunny day. This packet covers approximately 45 square feet. In mild climates, sow seed during cooler months, generally October through March. The Bring Home the Butterflies, flower mixture, will entice native butterflies to come to your garden. In cool climates plant in the spring, 1 to 2 weeks before the last average frost date. These plants will bloom spring through fall and plant heights will range from 12 inches to 48 inches in height. Soil must be kept moist while the seeds are germinating and beginning to grow. The Bring Home the Butterflies seed pack contains 26 varieties to provide plants during each stage of the of the butterfly life cycle. These plants provide a variety of nectar plants to attract the adults and host plants for the caterpillars, as well as a wide range of flower colors, heights, and bloom times. Be sure to keep the weeds pulled so they do not compete with the flowers for water and sun. ... more
Tomato - Cherry Sweetie Tomatoes prefer well drained soil that is high in organic matter. They may also be seeded outside after the last average frost date. They are an excellent container variety. The Sugar Sweetie has large numbers of 3/4 to 1 inch cherry tomatoes that are produced in grape-like clusters on 2 foot tall plants. This delicious organic tomato is well known for it's strong tomato flavor. The Tomato Cherry Sugar Sweetie, 'Lycopersicon lycopersicum', is a highly regarded, perfect cherry tomato for classic tomato flavor in salads or right out of the garden. Tomatoes need at least 1 inch of water a week. In warm winter/hot summer areas, tomatoes can be planted in early fall for winter harvest. Tomatoes are generally started inside. Soak to depth of 6 to 10 inches when watering. |
