Monarda in the Front Garden
Lovely Stand of Monarda in the Front Garden
I don’t know whether the early spring pruning, the lovely June rains or the mild winter made a difference this year but my monarda (bee balm) are more beautiful than ever.
It might even be the result of early spraying for powdery mildew with a “milk shake”; the information I found on this natural disease control did indicate that the naturally occurring salts and amino acids in milk are taken up by the sprayed plants and besides killing the powdery mildew spores can have a secondary effect as a foliar fertilizer.
I’ll be pruning the monarda back hard next week to encourage a second bloom; come by if you are in the ‘hood before I do so–I’ve got the monarda blooming all through the garden–even in the shade.
