SFAGreenhouse
  • Home
  • 2020 Season re Covid19
  • SFAGreenhouse Blog
  • About Us
  • Directions
  • FAQs

Season review and looking ahead

9/27/2013

0 Comments

 
Just about everything performed well in our north central Wisconsin garden this past summer as one would expect it to. I only have the weed performance to complain about. If only the vegetables could do as well.

As I study seed catalogs and place orders for the coming season, I notice the abundance of new varieties and disappearance of some old reliables. This sets off a chain reaction of responses: find a suitable alternative, replace the tag inventory, promote the new choices and convince others to try them. Not always as easy as it sounds. I'm not sure why tomato varieties seem to be exempt from disappearing like everything else we've come to know and love. Blitz impatiens and Boy marigolds are on that disappointing list.

Looking ahead, there are many bright spots in the world of container plants. We've had the opportunity to visit a few demonstration gardens to view first hand their real world performance. One cannot always rely on the words in an advertisement. The hardest part, for us, has been to limit our choices. We not only have to prominently display selections which caught our eye, we must also have enough of the right varieties when demand is at its highest. Look forward to seeing new petunias, verbenas, and several other plants you can grow and admire all season long in 2014! See our list of new varieties and hopefully there will be a picture to stimulate your interest.
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    SFA Greenhouse will attempt to maintain this blog and keep everyone up to date with activities in the greenhouse.

    Archives

    December 2020
    June 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    September 2019
    June 2019
    April 2019
    November 2018
    June 2018
    January 2018
    February 2017
    February 2016
    June 2015
    January 2015
    June 2014
    February 2014
    September 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    May 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    September 2011
    August 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    March 2011

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.