First part of March and I have finalized my spring seed order after about 3 weeks of agonizing and soul-searching in poring over seed catalogs and viewing various gardening websites. Going with four vendors this year - Burpees, Baker Street, Swallowtail and Eden Brothers. All except Eden Brothers are listed in the Green Pages with recommendations. Most of the seeds ordered have already been received but still waiting on a couple that were placed only a couple days ago.
My finalized list is composed of: 1 variety of Bachelor Buttons, 1 variety of Calendulas, 2 varieties of Four O'Clocks, 6 varieties of
Zinnias and 1 variety of Bush type Cucumbers. About 95 percent of my gardening is done in containers as I no longer have the
physical ability to prepare and maintain in-ground growing areas. From the large number of seed varieties ordered it appears that. I will need to buy additional containers this spring. One member suggested grow bags which are considerably less expensive that
regular containers and I will probably end up ordering ten 10-gallon ones. Wow! That relates to a sizable order of potting soil needed.
Spring arrives late and fall comes early in this northwest corner of Penna. - 30 miles south of Erie and 90 miles from Pittsburgh and Cleveland, Ohio. Temperatures start to warm up in April, but late frosts usually occur until Memorial Day. First frosts sometimes
occur mid-September.
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