Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Hows everyone's winter seedling starts going?, 0 by beckygardener

beckygardener wrote:
Deborah & Deb - Wow! You ladies have been busy this winter! Great to hear! I can't wait to see some photos as Spring arrives and your plants really start going and blooming! I bet your gardens are gonna look beautiful!!

I don't know if anyone remembers me asking about growing daffodil and tulip bulbs purchased from Wally World (in a previous thread), but even after many recommended I skip them because they need cold temps to sprout, I still purchased them. I stuck them in the refrigerator for 2 months and then planted them in a pot. Well, they actually grew and are absolutely stunning! Far more gorgeous than I imagined. (See photo.)

I have been germinating some seeds too, but not sure if they are gonna make it when they are transplanted into the yard. It gets so hot here so quickly. I'm afraid the little seedlings are gonna get fried by the hot sun in my area and zone. I am also expanding my desire for water gardening. I am gonna try growing a Lotus (dwarf variety). I think it would look nice grown in a container. But I am also going to be planting a LOT of seeds to see what I can get to grow in the garden (mainly bog garden area). That long strip of garden is probably the least drought area in my entire yard, I am thinking I might have some good luck growing some of them. The bog garden isn't so boggy these days. Much more like a regular (dry) garden. So now I am being more selective of what kind of bog plants to try there. Without it being a true bog area , I don't know what would actually thrive there that prefers wet soil.