Cadie sowed a variety of morning glories in early June. So far Grandpa Otts in the only one blooming. Seed courtesy Renee’s Garden.
About Kathy Purdy
Kathy Purdy discovered the joys of writing in fourth grade, when she started corresponding with a former classmate. She's been writing letters ever since, first on looseleaf, then electronically, and now as weblog entries. That makes you, the blog reader, her pen pal. Her first independent (though frustrating) attempts at gardening were made in high school, though the gardening bug didn't bite hard until her mid-thirties, when she found herself mistress of a rural home on 15 acres. • USDA Hardiness Zone:4 • AHS Heat Zone: 3 • Location: rural; Southern Tier of NY • Geographic type: foothills of Appalachian Mountains • Soil Type: acid clay • Experience level: intermediate • Particular interests: colchicums, narcissus, cottage gardening, NY native plants, gardening with/for children
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Thanks Kathy! I was growing morning glories for my project and this information helped me to find the fastest growing morning glory! Also, thanks to Cadie!
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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.
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.