Winter Sowing - Part 2

Came from here: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/787474/

Yesterday, when the family came over for Easter dinner, I was showing my aunt my "greenhouse" (see pic).

That's when I noticed a few had germinated already! Stock, Sw. William, Blue Flax, Red Flanders Poppy, Shirley Poppy mix, and Bachelor's Buttons!

What a surprise! I wasn't expecting anything for weeks. Yahoo!

Congrats, Sue! you're a seedling mommy ;0) I think Sweet William & Bachelor Buttons were the first to germ for me last year.

Last I looked I have a couple of lonely feverfew, but I was pretty excited to see those, considering it's still so cold here. Temps have been hovering around 30*F. and it snowed a little again this morning and we still have snow on the ground. Enough already! I need the ground to thaw. The tall phlox I got from the co-op came Saturday and I've got them in the fridge.

wha, I winter sowed hardy hibiscus last year with some success. And this year I have sown some in the house. Another DG member (Robynznest) gave instructions for starting hardy hibiscus seeds indoors. If yours don't germinate, d-mail me. This worked like a charm.

grampapa I'll keep you in mind if I do not have success - thx

I have winter sowed....

coreopsis
snapdragons
nasturtiums

Nothing so far :(

Yay for primrose!!!

Sue ~

Forget about the winter sowing, i want the $200!! LOL! Just kidding! I have no idea if anybody is sprouting out there or not.... too cold for me, and somebody moved a table in front of the patio door.

xx, Carrie

I have some that have germinated..
Black-eyed Susan
Borage
Broccoli
California Poppy
Cauliflower
Clarkia
Cosmos
Dahlia
Hollyhock
Larkspur
Phacelia

Oh, I never even thought of winter-sowing veggies!

I have some dianthus emerging . . . still have to sow lots of stuff like bachelor buttons, poppies, etc.

My wintersown stuff is still just frozen dirt in jugs. In the house, what was once my office (grin) I have sprouting.....
Showy Evening Primrose
Charters Double Holly hocks
Russells Lupine mix
Yellow Bells
Peaches & Cream Verbena
Dahlia's Mixed
Salvia Salsa Rose
Pink La Bella Snapdragons
Hibiscus Manihot
Red Flax
4 O'clocks

Yellow bells? Like million bells? Hunh? x, C

No, sorry Carrie.....these are different. Yellow Bells (Tecoma Stans
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/164462/

ooohhh those are pretty Pixie

Oh, I don't care for yellow THAT much! You have to really like yellow for that color!!! You'll probably mix it with something beautiful, but I don't have the space. xxx, Carrie

Ooo, I love them. There's hardly a color I don't like.

And then there's Yellow Waxbells, a woodland plant, which I'm going to try this year.

Now see, that to me is a kinder, gentler yellow. I dunno, when we were kids we weer all color-coded (so my Mom could tell us apart?) and my little sister got yellow, I was blue. That's why I like Pixie's blues last summer so much! We have Forsythia, then daffodils, then stella d'oros, then Coreopsis moonbeam, then to deliberately go adding more yellow without adding more blue pink orange red coral violet white cobalt azure ochre topaz purple buff cream salmon turquoise etc. seems prejudicial. LOL!
xx, Carrie

I have one bed that is yellows, orange and reds....then I have another that is purples, pinks and whites, and several of just plain mixed!

Yumm yum! x, Carrie

I will try to get seeds for those yellow bells this season. That is just the kind of yellow that stands even from a distance (some of my beds are so far from our deck that I need that beautiful strong yellow in them.

Where did you seeds come from?


Thanks

Teri

Teri,
I bought them on ebay from this person....
http://cgi.ebay.com/Yellow-Bells-15-Seeds-Gorgeous-Flowering-Shrub_W0QQitemZ310033880357QQihZ021QQcategoryZ20533QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

oooooohw!!

How About this Place: Dave's Seeds and Plants: http://stores.ebay.com/DAVES-SEEDS-AND-PLANTS

Mentioned Here: The scoop on 'Dave's Seeds and Plants' http://davesgarden.com/products/gwd/c/3714/

~* Robin

is this Dave of Dave's Seeds and Plants the same as Da Dave?

No clue as to that , Michaela, but .... I HAVE SPROUTS!!! I know it's no big deal, one is a hardy geranium and the other is some kind of coneflower I'm not sure I remember planting. Is Da Dave from Lubbock, TX? Do I have to wait 2 years for flowers? I'm not sure I can keep track of what's what that long, remember I'm Ms. NOID 2007! xx, Carrie

Thanks, Pixie,

I will look into the ebay seeds.

Regards,

Teri

Congratulations Carrie! I don't have any echinacea sprouting yet . . . lord knows I sowed enough seeds!

I still don't know which one it is, Michaela! And isn't it time for me to start petunias and pansies or whatever else I want to start? Morning glories? Japanese Morning Glories, for sure! x, C

Here's my latest. http://lakehousecreations.com/wintersown_2008.htm

This message was edited Mar 30, 2008 10:48 AM

WOO HOO... my first winter sowing success... snapdragons!!!!

http://davesgarden.com/community/journals/viewentry/180070/

way to go! Congrats

Anitabryk2 - you start your zinnias outside? Wow . . . you even started the dahlias outside - when do you expect them to bloom? (I started dahlias and zinnias inside because I wanted flowers before August).

Hey Michaela. I think I had my first blooms in June for the zinnia. Dahlia's were more towards July/August if I remember. I didn't do dahlia's from seed last year.

now i just have to wait and see if they live.... and bloom

:)

Wow! who knew? I will try to winter sow some zinnias tomorrow and see what happens :-)

Michaela, last year I winter sowed EVERYTHING! (not veggies and nothing fancy like brugs) but sweet peas and cosmos and zinnias and morning glories nasturtium calendula clarkia lobelia alyssum etc. My only problem (aside from having NO CLUE what was which, due to my unfounded faith in the Sharpie Marking pen company) was being unable to resist the lovely flats of lobelia and alyssum they had at Home Depot. But if I'd known which tiny seedling was MY lobelia, I bet I could have caught up with those nursery grown ones, maybe flowering by late June~.
x. Carrie

My problem is simple - I am trying to create a garden in a public park and I need lots of free labour. Generally, the free labour will be happier planting stuff that looks like what now costs a fortune even at big box stores (pansies are $1 EACH at Lowes this week). Last year, people planted itty bitty winter sown plants 'cause they were being nice to me, but it was apparent they weren't impressed.

Nor was I until I saw the results in July. I think winter sowing is terrific for perennials that won't bloom the first year anyway and for some very fast growing annuals. But I want flowers in June so I will put in the labour to get what I want.

Not wintersown, but indoor sown....
Coleus 'Wizard Sunset'

Pink La Bella Snapdragon:
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/62645/

Salvia Salsa Rose

One of my set ups...