I am also looking for seeds of Red Streaks Mizuna only. Had this on my want list for several years now! If you have even 5 or 6 seeds to trade, pretty please let me know. My email address has changed. I am no longer a Yahoo user. Please message me via GW messaging system, to find out my new email addy. TY and Happy Gardening!

We have a patch of everbearing red raspberries, here in Madison, WI. I don't remember the variety-I purchased the potted starters, locally, 15 years ago. Every fall I cut the canes down, and heavily mulch the bed with about 8 inches of shredded tree leaves, from a Norway maple that grows in our front yard. The worms have a field day with the leaves, and they will be gone by the following fall. The plants are vigorous, and the fruit is of good quality. With regard to fertilization, the shredded tree leaves is all that they get. I do spend considerable time removing japanese beetles every summer, and sometimes I water the canes when we experience drought.

I grow Buckeye Belle and it is a dark black red. It is a lot darker red than the picture shown on website. I think it is a fault of the camera in that it cannot capture the true color. I also grow Karl Rosenfeld and it is more of a magenta red than true red. The true vibrant reds in peonies are more likely to be found in hybrids rather than the true lactifloras. There are two peonies that I grow that I think would qualify to be called true reds and these are Alexander Woolcott and Red Charm. Henry Bockstoce is a third one though not as close as AW and RC.

I've seen this before and in my experience, when there is some mechanical damage, it will bruise and turn red. Your bulb look quite healthy and I suggest letting them grow on and enjoy :-)))