Summary
Greetings, dirty thumbers! Well, March Madness is over. With all of the events going on around town the next two months, it's time to get the old garden beds into proper order.
Spring gives us a chance to use the two most popular annuals in the world: the impatiens family and the vinca roseas or Madagascar periwinkles. Vincas (Catharanthus roseus) thrive in the sun. They are, in fact, so heat-hardy that they are the annual of choice in Palm Springs in the summertime. Their colors range from pure white to purple, with all of the pinks and mauves and bicolors in between. The flowers don't need tending, as they fall off all by themselves. The leaves are a beautiful dark green, and the plants are self- branching, so very little pruning is necessary.See the full content of this document
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A Little Garden Dirt
Are vincas the perfect annual? Well, almost. Some of the hybrids are susceptible to damping-off disease. This can commonly be prevented by not having cold, wet soil at night, so water in the morning. Bad cases can be treated with Agri-Fos Systemic Fungicide if needed. ...
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