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05/17/2024

Use a slinky around a pole to create a trellis! Just stretch and secure down ends!

05/07/2024

Saving peony buds in the refrigerator for up to 3 months — The peonies are starting to bloom! Did you know it’s easy to save peony buds for up to 3 months for blooms later? Here’s how to do it—Just as the buds are starting to show color at the top and feel like a marshmallow, cut the stems, strip leaves to reduce water loss and snuggly wrap in a paper towel before wrapping in plastic wrap/plastic bags/damp newspaper (stem to bud making sure everything is covered). Then you simply place the buds horizontally in the refrigerator up to three months for use later. When you’re ready to use the flowers, remove from the refrigerator, cut the stems at an angle to the appropriate length, put them in a vase of room temperature water and they will soon open. This is such a simple way to enjoy these beauties well beyond their regular blooming time in the garden. Photos by Dickie Chick Gardening

04/16/2024

The ants are NOT eating the peonies. When a scout ant finds the nectar on the peony, she emits a pheromone or odor trail on the way back to her nest. At the nest, the scout alerts other ants of the food source. The recruited ants then follow the odor trail back to nectar on the peony flowers.

In turn, the ants actually provide the plant with some protection! While the ants are feeding on the nectar, they protect their food source by attacking other bud-eating pests by stinging, biting, or spraying them with acid and tossing them off the plant.

Also, the ants are temporary. Once the peony blossoms, the ants will leave the peony flower and move on to seek other food sources.

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