tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38742053.post-23450981180907915072007-10-29T15:23:00.000-05:002007-12-15T15:05:13.672-06:00<div><span class="078083519-26102007"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">"Hi, Jim,</span></span></div> <div><span class="078083519-26102007"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Thanks for sharing the information about calendulas.</span></span></div> <div><span class="078083519-26102007"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Calendula plants taught me a valuable lesson.</span></span></div> <div><span class="078083519-26102007"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Years ago I planted my Calendula seed in late summer. I just never got around to in spring and I missed them, so I thought why not. The great thing about seeds is they cost so little to play with.</span></span></div> <div><span class="078083519-26102007"></span> </div> <div><span class="078083519-26102007"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">What I got was the best crop of Calendulas I ever grew. They liked the cool autumn weather (in California) but best of all most of the pests, especially the Colorado Potato Beatle, did not present the problem they normally do when we plant in the spring. I have since observed that planting at off times (instead of rushing to be the first one on the block) actually makes life easier.</span></span></div> <div><span class="078083519-26102007"></span> </div> <div><span class="078083519-26102007"></span> <span class="078083519-26102007"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">I love gardening because it teaches me something new every time I attempt to do it!"</span></span></div> <div><span class="078083519-26102007"></span> </div> <div><span class="078083519-26102007"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Take care,</span></span></div> <div>VJ <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1193689474_0">Billings</span>, Mountain Valley Growers, Inc.<br />The Nation's largest supplier of USDA Certified Organic Herb and Perennial Plants<br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"> <p><span style="font-size:85%;"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com/"><span style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1193689474_1">http://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com</span></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com/"><span style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1193689474_1"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Thanks VJ!</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I had a similar experience. My spring crop of calendula was a total bust. I had seed left over and in late August, dumped the seed into a bare spot in my Edible Flowers bed. They grew quickly and I had the best calendulas ever, right up until frost. Normally blister beetles attack them in early summer, green worms eat the buds before they can open. But in late summer, those pests have all gone on to their next life. Thanks for sharing your experience.</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Jim</span><br /></span></a></span></p></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38742053-2345098118090791507?l=herboftheyear.blogspot.com'/></div>Jim Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12018979072600103985jims.garden@hotmail.com