Specialty Gardening: THE GPS 10 - The Glorified Potting Shed, 1 by amorecuore

amorecuore wrote:
LOL. Until I looked at the photo I wasn't sure if the hen & chick was an animal or the plant. Cleaning house yuck. Hope you had the air conditioning on when doing that stuff. That's almost as exciting as pulling weeds!!!

I'm pretty dumb (LOL) when it comes to the proper time to sew seeds up North. I have no clue so don't want to give the wrong information. Just looked up Rudbeckia sewing instructions on Thompson & Morgan and it mentions sewing them in Feb/March. I think that's what you guys and gals call "winter sewing". I've heard quite a few mention they seem to get the best results from winter sewing in Northern climates. I get the best results from Jan/Feb sewing. I think they respond to longer daylight hours so planting in Jan/Feb, when the days are beginning to lengthen again.

My favorite Rudbeckia this year has been "Cappuccino". Nice big sized 4-5" blooms on well branching plants. Took this photo of one "Cappuccino" plant on Sunday (August 1st). Picked a bunch of different Rudbeckias and brought them inside today.