Let's be honest....what have you bought so far this winter?

Good philosophy!

Space...HAH! What is that concern? (I think Paul would be rolling his eyes right about now!)

Found a small package while sorting thru some of my seeds...forgot aboutthese:
Tequila Sunrise Columbine (will look nice with the yellow ones)
Bells Of Ireland
Orange Cosmos
Dahlia Dwarf(unwin's) Mixed Colors
Sunflower ~ Autumn Beauty
Sunflower ~ Hart's Special Mix
Four O'Clocks ~ Choice Mixture
Scarlet Flax
Clematis Double Purple (no name given, bonus seeds from a seller)

I have tequila sunrise - they get HUGE for me - just thought this second, maybe they're not getting enough sun? Tried to grow scarlet flax, no luck, going to keep trying because everyone else's look so good!

x, Carrie

I just ordered my 3 JM's - Butterfly, Fireball and Coralinnum. Where's Spring?

Which company, Debi?

Maybe in Japan?? Congrats Deb!

Wildwood Farms - referred by Victor himself, and Sara was great, answered my many questions and helped me choose.

That's a nice referral.

Do JM's grow in zone 5a? Would love to try one.

Pix and Carrielamont, I also ordered a.'Tequila' Sunrise and a.'Songbird Cardinal'. I hope they both get big and beautiful. Do yours seed around much Carrie? That is one of the things I like about columbines, that they will pop up in different colors here and there in the garden.

All columbine we've grown have loved to self-seed in wood chip paths so if you want more just spread the wood chips around them. It doesn't have to be a thick layer and most likely pine nugget mulch would work as well.

The Tequilas are only a few years old, and there aren't any other columbines nearby for them to get friendly with, LOL. Yes, that is lovely, to be a hybridizer in your own back yard! We have a lot of them on the other side of the house, and I don't even remember what colors they were originally, because now they're doing their own thing, if you know what I mean.
x, Carrie

Have you ever seen bright green Petunias seeds???

It's just coated seed to make planting easier, right?

Are those pelleted, or coated with something? x, Carrie

Cross-post - great minds and all that. x, Carrie

Pirl I believe your right, and Carrie your right too...pelleted I think is what they call it. I just didn't expect it, thought I was getting some sci-fi seeds! LOL
They are a beautiful yellow.."Sunshine" I think they are called.

Did purchase 2 plant pot trellis for BESV & MG to climb. Couldn't resist, they are sturdy and only $2.88 each.

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Look like peas!

$2.88? Did they have any more, LOL? x, Carrie

Not sure Carrie, bought them off someone on ebay.

Sci-Fi seeds.........GET ME SOME! I will pay anything. Especially Stargate ones.

Pixie I just bought some for the first time this year myself.... it was either from TM or Parks that had the petunia pelleted seeds.... I have had mixed results with the regular seeds so I figured I would give these a try

Me too, Allison, but I haven't opened them yet!

x, Carrie

The seeds are almost to pretty to plant! LOL

So, i have never tried starting anything indoors before. A lot of seeds say six weeks before last frost. So i was thinking of starting things when i get back from a conference in mid/late March. But a lot of you seem to be starting seeds a lot earlier than that. Am i waiting too long?

Also, somewhere on DG i was reading recently that Jiffy Pots are not so good, and that they don't break down like they are meant to. That is what i was planning on using, but now i wonder... What have your experiences been?

thanks...

amy
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Amy - it is much too early to start things for even zone 7 so beware of what you start now or you'll have leggy plants. For perennials starting now might be fine.

Those peat pots can get way too damp and fall apart. I used to use them for basil, always removing the rim and the bottom as I planted them outside in late May but when I ripped them out of the garden in November the peat still hadn't broken down.

There is a co-op, with a deadline for Wednesday (this week) for 2.5 and 4" cow pots. Check it out on the co-op forum. They have photos and more information.

the only seeds i am starting now are the packs that say 10 - 12 weeks before last frost

when do you start yours pirl?

The very end of March to very early April.

ut oh... am I starting too early again???

What is it that you want to start this early?

Here is what I have bought:

Two 48" x 20" heat mats

Climbing Rose: Awakening
Climbing Rose: Abraham Darby
Shrub Rose: Lyda

lots of potting soil!
seed starter

petunia seeds
delphinium seeds
Blue Beard shrub seeds
Bilbo Baggins Viola seeds
Show Angel begonia seeds

Hi Michaela. No Harry Potter seeds?!

Oh, Michaela, I would have shared some petunia seeds with you. I have quite a few! Maybe you want vast quantities.

xx, Carrie

I started a bunch of petunia, portulaca, a few snapdragons, sweet pea, and a few more that said 10 - 12 weeks before last frost

But mid/late March seems reasonable? i don't want to bite off too much. i don't even know where i can put anything - this will not be a large operation - maybe a nursery tray/flat full?

I usually start the per.. last week of Feb--annuals last week of March. But late bloomers like pincushion, I will start with per. I save plastic flats--wash in bleach sol., put on furnace, & put in front of french doors in cellar. Usually this works fine, although I have had damp off prob when the cellar is too damp--like after heavy rain. Have never been able to germinate prairie gentian! I bought flats of them from Burpee, I believe, then decided I didn't really like them in the per. beds. Live & learn!

Just from our own experience those sweet peas will twine around each other. I wish you the best of luck.

What I do with the Sweet Peas is put a shishkebob stick in each pot. When they get too long for that, I cut them back so they'll grow fuller.

Victor . . . there are Harry Potter seeds?