I'm always a bit later than I want to be with sowing seeds. It's been a busy time, and this weekend is the first opportunity to get my winter/spring flowers into their nursery pots. Here's what I'm planting today: Alyssum, calendula, geraniums, nasturtiums, poppies (maybe), sunflowers (worth a shot-small-flowered ones, only), pansies (star of my winter garden, so easy from seed), and maybe snapdragons. I've grown snaps for so many years now that I get hundreds of volunteers popping up all winter. But if I start some short-cycle ones now, I might actually get blooms by December or so.
I could plant petunias, too, but I hate them. So I won't.
If I can find some stock (Matthiola) at Lowes, I'll plant those, too. I forgot to order them. They're easy to grow, and I've had some success with them in the past.
I don't bother with seeds for foxgloves and larkspur. I just by bedding plants when they finally appear at the nursery.
Oh, and my latest Burpee flower order:
| 32052A | MARIGOLD BOY YELLOW | 2.00 |
| 36012A | COSMOS PIED PIPER RED | 1.00 |
| 36392A | COSMOS SEASHELLS MIX | 1.00 |
| 31518A | ALYSSUM ROSIE O'DAY | 1.00 |
| 40085A | GERANIUM FLOREVER RED | 1.00 |
| 49405A | CALENDULA PACIFIC BEAUTY MIX ORGANIC | 1.00 |
| 33015A | PANSY ATLAS MIX | 1.00 |
| 36115A | HELENIUM DAKOTA GOLD | 1.00 |
| 48095A | ZINNIA RASPBERRY LEMONADE MIX | 1.00 |
| 32672A | ZINNIA PINWHEEL MIX | 1.00 |
| 33928A | SUNFLOWER SORAYA | 1.00 |
adding... super sugar snap peas, too.
