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Growing Fall Decor
October 22nd, 2006
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One of the things I have never grown well before, until this year, are chinese lanterns. I had plantd them from seed, and they didn’t do well at all. They grew, but only about six or eight inches high, and they had few lanterns on them. They were in full sun and allowed to grow at will.
Then I transplanted them. They are now in a bed that gets about six hours a day of direct sunlight, and just as many hours in light shade. The bed was full of compost (which they appear to like A LOT!). This year, they grew two feet tall with bright orange lanterns down the whole stem. To say I was “thrilled” would be a real understatement.
So, after cutting all the stems and de-leafing them for the display you see at the beginning of this blog entry (click on both pictures to get a better view), I dug them all up. I put them all in pots until I can decide where to put them where they can be as invasive as they want, and not crowd out their neighbors. I’ll let you know when I figure out where that is!
Your Frugal Decorating Diva,
Nancy
