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Thirteen things to consider when choosing flowers for your garden and my flower recommendations. August 18, 2020, at 9pm Edt / 6pm Pdt.
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8 Comments
Jasmin Mau · August 18, 2020 at 8:07 PM
Which blossoms can be planted in the spring that’ll last throughout the growing season?
Lilies and Tomatoes · August 18, 2020 at 9:07 PM
daylilies flower multiple times. marigolds, nasturtiums, and pansies can be started early and will last a while. Zinnias and cosmos should last the whole growing season but they can get big.
Jasmin Mau · August 18, 2020 at 8:08 PM
(I’m lazy and flowers aren’t edible)
Lilies and Tomatoes · August 18, 2020 at 9:05 PM
Girl, me too. That is why I recommend edible flowers and just letting some of your veggies go to flower.
Jasmin Mau · August 18, 2020 at 8:11 PM
If there’s a flowering dogwood near by, will that suffice?
Lilies and Tomatoes · August 18, 2020 at 9:09 PM
For starters, giant silk moths and several species of butterflies favor dogwoods as host plants. The trees’ spring flowers also provide nectar to bees and other pollinating insects, including spring azure butterflies.
Lilies and Tomatoes · August 18, 2020 at 8:46 PM
here is my list:
Lavender – medicinal uses | deer resistant | repels green cabbage worms
Calendula- edible but not delicious | repels tomato hornworms | attracts aphids (trap plant)
Cosmos- attract green lacewings that eat aphids
Marigolds- rabbit resistant | repels tomato hornworms, squash bugs, and whiteflies
Nasturtiums- edible | attracts aphids (trap plant)
Zinnias- attracts butterflies
Pansy- attracts butterflies
Daffodils- bloom early | perennial
Daylilies- bloom for a long period of time | perennial
Quincey Adams · August 18, 2021 at 6:42 PM
If you want to maximize the production of your vegetable garden you should plant some flowers