Propagation: 2015 Seed Starting, Part 5, 4 by warriorswisdomkathy

warriorswisdomkathy wrote:
Blomma...I figured I get started early by digging things that need dividing anyway or a few things that had reseeded. I'll pot them up and move them out to the unheated hoophouse for the winter and let them increase and if need be bump them up to qrts come spring. I'ld rather keep the inside setup for seeds I start. LOL, BUT I ALREADY DUG THEM....so will pot them anyhow...llol. Last year I did it the way you were describing above and then we had that late freeze/snow on Mother's Day and they never did anything by the time June rolled around...justed looked tiny and pathetic so this year I'ld thought I'ld start early. Did anyone ever comment on the fact they were divisions? Many perenns can bloom from first year seeding but many need atleast one winter to bloom. We got 3 1/2" of snow yesterday...so no digging for some time now... Oh, come spring ask me to ship you some of the Dianthus X Loveliness...it's not available in commerce yet, just the seed. They grow to 18X18", smell absolutely divine and bloom June to frost when deadheaded, deer don't touch, not sure if they are short lived (3-4 yrs) and come in white(s), pink(s), red(s), purple/lavender(s). Some have distinctive eye zones. Pix 4 is approx 3 or 4 yrs old plant.

BetNC, sorry can't find my book at the moment but to let you know there is a paperback book (about $10-12) for homemade green houses. Careful of building one from PVC if your in a wind prone area.. LOL< I know cuz my first one was, So if you decide to do the PVC a suggestion might be to add a piece of rebar cut to length inside of the plastic....(Home Depot has it in 1,2,3,4,10,20ft lengths and will cut to size if needed (6, 8 or whatever length is needed, sometimes for free. (cement department just ask for rebar)). These rebars poeces can be used for all sorts of goodies in the garden from fencing to staking plants, markers, sticking in gopher holes..lol. trellises, arbors, making tripod tipis for peas vines and such. !/4", 3/8" and 1/2" widths. See pix 5, need to reshape these, but when accomplished will be an arched path into the garden covered with vines.