Hi fellow revelers,

Just wanted to let you know that, although there was vigorous debate, the jury of my peers voted against using the old Plant-Tone, so I tossed it, not in the garden but in a contratctor’s bag.   (see the old post here).  I still am not sure it was the right thing to do and realize I could have done a test-swatch of soil, but c’est la vie.  We move on…to the next

QUESTION: It’s the middle of the day, on a hot one, and I just bought some border flower plants (about four of the small containers), including impatiens and petunias.  I know it’s not wise to water plants in the middle of the day, since doing so could expose the leaves to sunburn, but what about planting?  Is there a better time of the day to put some flowers in the ground?  Is this one of them?  When is ideal to plant these babies?  It’s my birthday … give me the gift of answers … go ahead, gimme the dirt!