Grandpa Otts morning glory

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Grandpa Otts

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Cadie sowed a variety of morning glories in early June. So far Grandpa Otts in the only one blooming. Seed courtesy Renee’s Garden.

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1 Margaret // Aug 25, 2008 at 5:12 pm

Someone wrote to me today on my Forum to say that this is a terrible invasive pest, and I was shocked. So I start reading about it and guess what? It’s true (or at least so various people say over and over). So watch out…I guess nothing’s safe, not even heirloom morning glories.
2 Kathy Purdy // Aug 25, 2008 at 8:50 pm

Margaret, I saw that thread and was surprised myself. I told Cadie, our resident morning-glory grower, that some people thought Grandpa Otts was invasive, and her face lit up. “It’s the fastest growing morning-glory out there, and for a long time it was the only one blooming.” Cadie sowed several varieties of morning-glory, but she didn’t put seed in the ground until all danger of frost was past (June 3), and it takes them a while to start blooming. Furthermore, the chickens seem to like eating Grandpa Otts. They nip the tender terminal shoots from their side of the chicken yard fence. You didn’t provide a link to your source of information, but I suspect that this morning-glory is more of a problem in areas with a longer growing season. Still, we are forewarned and will keep our eyes out for trouble next spring.