Shooting Star Blooms
Wow, my beautiful perennial Shooting Star is blooming profusely this year. I don’t know what made the difference, maybe the cool spring weather or warmer water, whatever the cause I’m certainly enjoying them. They make a great splash of early color along the front walk. One trick I’m trying is to fill a huge olive barrel with water from our well, adding one packet of Miracle-Gro All Purpose Plant Food then allow the water warm overnight or for a few days. A small sump pump gives enough pressure to fill the garden hose and the barrel provides enough water to give a drink to my whole garden. I’m doing this once a week. Maybe my plants are loving the warm water!
More tomorrow,
Gail Niebrugge, Alaska Wildflower Artist
