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The Balloon Flower Pastel Blend, ‘Platycodon grandiflorus’, displays fascinating inflated buds that open to reveal star-shaped flowers. The flowers are 2 to 3 inches across. The unique green buds mature to violet, white, and rose colored flowers. The rose bells of the balloon flower are delicately accented with purple veining and creamy yellow stamens. Balloon flowers are rugged and have few pests. They begin to bloom in mid-summer and often continue through to fall. Second year blooms come from seeds. Pastel Blend Balloon Flowers perform best in full sun in hot and humid climates. Light afternoon shade is ok. They prefer well drained, fertile soils amended with plenty of compost. The plants are long-lived and never need dividing to control their spread. Plant in early spring, 3 to 4 weeks before last spring frost, or as late as 2 months before the first fall frost. The Balloon Flower is a great cut flower.

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AGGrand Liquid Bonemeal provides a readily usable source of phosphorus to stimulate root growth during plant establishment and to improve fruit size, yield and bloom.AGGrand Liquid Bonemeal is recommended for application during transplanting of vegetable and flower starts and when planting bulbs and seeds. Application of AGGrand Liquid Bonemeal to carrots and potatoes increases their size and quality. When applied to bulbs, it increases the number and size of flowers, and the bulbs can be split more frequently. Increased phosphorus availability during flowering and fruit development lengthens the flowering period also.Other bonemeal fertilizers are not ground as finely as AGGrand 0-12-0, so the phosphorus can become locked up into an unavailable form in the soil and cannot be released as quickly. The fine grind of AGGrand 0-12-0 in its aqueous suspension makes it penetrate quickly and deeply in a short period of time after application. It becomes rapidly available to a greater percenta

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The Catchfly None-So-Pretty, ‘Silene armeria’, has a spectacular hot pink color all spring, summer, and fall. Planted in mass, Catchfly has an absolutely breathtaking impact. The sticky stems captures insects, hence the name. The flowers are displayed in small, hot pink clusters. The None-So-Pretty bloom from late spring to fall. The Catchfly is a hardy annual and even a tender perennial in mild winter climates. The Catchfly does well in full sun or partial shade and prefers moderately rich, well drained soil. They will adapt to heavy soils. Plant this easy to grow plant in early spring, 1 to 2 weeks before the last frost. In warm climates plant in late summer or early fall for spring bloom. The None-So-Pretty Catchfly is excellent in containers, in borders, and rock gardens.

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The Pea Snow Oregon Sugar Pod ll, ‘Pisum sativum’, is a flat podded type pea that has great disease resistance and is tasty and stringless. This is one of those vegetables that tastes much better garden grown than from a store. The Oregon Sugar Pod ll produces a huge number of 4 inch tasty pods which are harvested and eaten when the pods are flat, before the seed forms. The short 28 inch plants are easy to manage and they are excellent for the freezer. Plant in the early spring, as soon as the soil can be worked. In mild climates, plant in the fall for winter harvest. Peas prefer well drained soil. Keep the plants moist but do get them over watered and soggy. Snow peas should be harvested before the seeds start to form. Peas that are too mature will cause the plant to stop producing.

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