Petunias and Sweet Potato Vine Then and Now

 

 

APRIL

Remember my blog post in April

when I decided to plant petunias and sweet potato vines?

Well, here's a picture after that planting.

MAY

I didn't have to water the plants much,

because May was a very "wet" month for Oklahoma.

JUNE

Wow!  I guess the petunias and sweet potato liked the

Miracle Grow soil and the sunny spot on the SE side.

The Sweet Potato Vines are so long....

so I weave them in and out

 of the Petunias.

Almost everyday I pinch off the dead blossoms.

Every couple of weeks I "cut" off about a third of the top growth

of the Petunias too.

It sounds harsh, and I cringe doing it,

but I save the blooms and put them in my Milk Glass vases.

I love all of the fresh cut flowers that I grow myself.

Here's my Petunias and some Indian Blankets in my Milk Glass

 sitting on my kitchen island.

Even when I cut the petunias back,

more blooms come up the very next day...Awesome!

I know I will be planting more petunias next year,

maybe in some pots?

Have a great summer everyone!

Keep Calm (and cool!) and Kerri On!