Flowering Tobacco What do you think of these "unusual" candle scents??
ok I have found these unusual candle fragrances and I'm wondering if I should include them in my candle making business.
Here's the descripton for each one:
Cowboy Blues - This manly scent will make the cowgirls swoon! A tall, dark, handsome cowboy in faded blue jeans walked by..... leaving notes of sweet tobacco and rugged leather in the air.
Sangria - Spanish punch traditionally made with red wine and fruits, very popular in Texas! This festive blend includes red wine, sugar and cinnamon, with notes of orange, apple, lemon and peach with a touch of ginger. It's a fiesta in a bottle!
Texas Bluebonnet - Our beloved state flower! Bluebonnets are beautiful blue flowers that grow wild in the fields of Texas. This delicate, fresh floral is the epitome of Spring!
And in case you're wondering, yes I am from Texas and would be selling these in Texas.
Thanks in advance for your help!!
I am originally from Texas and I think all of these are really great ideas- very creative and not comonly seen.
I think if you market them well, you will sell them.
A lot of people buy candles because the scents remind them of childhood, of special times, people , etc. I think these are winners- I especially like the first one. I remember being around my uncle and always feeling safe and comfortable with the scent of sweet tobacco in the air.
I am in Washington and I sell candles (mine are a lot more frou frou) but I think (especially in the south where I was born and raised) there is a market for more wild and natural scents.
I hope all goes well for you- have fun and don't be afraid to be creative and try new things, no matter what people say or think- there are scents that when I hear the name I think ,"how could that be appealing?" but when I smell them it is completely the opposite of what I expected. I am sure oyu will do great. Make a bunch and find some specialty, tourist, gift shops and ask to put a few in there- scatter them as far as you can and I am sure you will be pleasantly surprised.
Mix them up with some creative "texas style" candle holders- use the unexpected and display them creatively with Texa pride- the more 'personality' you put into them the more unique and attractive they will be to the buyer!
Vine Perennial Seeds Can someone please help me? I have a few questions about Cathedral Bells (Cup-and-saucer vine)?
First of all, I live in zone 5, Ontario Canada. I would like to grow Catherdral Bells up a few trellis and fences, but I have a few questions:
1: Are they a popular plant?
2: Are they a perennial in my area?
3: How fast to they grow? As fast as morning glories?
4: When do I plant, what are some tips on it?
5: Do you buy it as seeds, or as roots?
5: Do most nurserys have this vine? I haven't even heard of it until today!
Thanks in advance!
Here are my answers to you... firstly, I am also in USDA hardiness zone 5. Thanks for the reference... it makes answers so much easier.
1. Not very popular. They are not a heavy bloomer in my experience.
2. Not a perennial in zone 5.
3. Slower than morning glory, but still pretty quick.
4. I'd start them from seed, because it's going to be difficult to find as a plant. Start them indoors 2-3 weeks earlier than last frost. They are slow to germinate and I had erratic germination.
5. As seed.
6. I grew it for a couple years at the retail nursery I worked for (in Brighton MI), that is the only place I was aware of it available as a plant. Try a local farm market.
Will the morning glory plant die this fall or come back only from seeds next year. I'm spraying roundup on the vine under my peach trees. Wonder if I'm wasting my time because the plant is about to go dormant or die. ?
It is good you are spraying it, However roundup is best effective when spraying when the plant is producing allot of new growth.ie late spring through mid summer, (but for that pesky weed, any time you can spray it) lol. you will find it to be a hearty plant ,requiring a couple of years of constant spraying, and a couple of times each season. Good luck. PS. if you pull it, the roots break off and it will propagateate from the pieces left behind also.
