But you can't become too obsessed by the seed addiction. To avoid that you have to occasionally buy actual plants. So today I ordered 3 sale plants from Santa Rosa.

Karen

But, but, but, Karen, how can you winter sow actual plants?

You can't. But one doesn't preclude the other. I've planted my available garden space many times over.... and over...and over. Plant it, grow it, compost it. Repeat process.

There's a never- ending world of plants out there to try. Some will grow from seed, some not. So many plants, so little time.

Karen

Yup, that's the fun thing about annuals......and many "perennials."

Yes, seed hoarders are also plant hoarders too.
I am hoarding geraniums (pelargoniums) by potting them down into 4 inch peat pots.
15 of these fit nicely in my Rubbermaid boxes. The boxes go in the windows until next spring.
I do this 1. because I am cheap and
2. the store bought geraniums are usually sprayed with dwarfing chemical.
These over wintered ones have outgrown the spray and will grow more naturally.

I don't really have enough natural light in my house to grow anything. And space on light shelves is limited. But pelargonium are very easy from cuttings.

But, it's also one that's readily available around here in spring- nice sized plants in 4" pots- pretty cheap. So I haven't kept any over winter the last few years.

Karen

Caroline--can you tell me how you overwinter your pelargoniums? I have several scented geraniums I would love to overwinter if possible, but don't know the first thing about it. Feel free to tree-mail me so we don't take this too far off-topic.

Linda

More Martagon lilium seeds arrived from Bulgaria today!!! and ,of course, I found a space for 1 more poly -box

wow how long do they take to flower from seed?

I 'might' see a flower in 3-4 yrs, [as Ive missed the cool season, here in Australia], Ive lost 6 months +,.,Thats o/k,I can wait[I grow lilies for the love of it]but sometimes 'space' challenges me!!

that is quite some patience you have

I have a sideline , potted lilium sales[small elite scale], supply of many of my seedling off-sets, so every good move that I make,reflects in what I sell in the future,.,you know!! people love to see something different!!I show my plants and win prizes,that helps,Alison, Im growing Cardiocrinum Giganteum from seed, So, theres at least 7 years until I see flowers, and then it dies!!!tough break-Anthony

"7 years until I see flowers, and then it dies!"
I think maybe you're just a glutton for punishment!

I couldn't find a pkt of Rubi Pak Choy I had been 0planning to sow this Fall.
And someone pointed out a year-end sale on one site.
... resist ... resist ...

TOO LATE!

Before I reined myself in, I had ordered all these from two different seed vendors:

Red Tatsoi, Hybrid - 2012 Kitazawa #446
Bok Choy 'Red Violet' Hybrid - 2012 Kitazawa #369
Bok Choy 'Red Choi' Hybrid - 2012 Kitazawa #443
Bok Choy 'Purple Choi' Hybrid - 2012 Kitazawa #411
Osaka Purple Mustard - Hazzards # M5619

And these:

Fun Jen, Hybrid - 2012 Kitazawa #265
Chinese Cabbage, Michihili Type - Green Rocket, Hybrid - 2012 Kitazawa #178
Chinese Cabbage, Loose Head Type - 'Chirimen Hakusai' - 2012 Kitazawa #212
Tatsoi - - - - - - Hazzards # M7518
Asian Herb - Perilla Red Aka Shiso - 2012 Kitazawa #034
Asian Herb - Korean Perilla, Korean Shiso - 2012 Kitazawa #260
Yard Long Bean 'Orient Wonder' - 2012 Kitazawa #001

And
California Poppy Mikado (scarlet-orange) - Eschscholzia californica - Hazzards # E8465
Chocolate Cherry Tomato - - - - - - - - - Hazzards # T8908

I fell off the wagon!

Ha! I don't believe you were ever even ON that wagon!

I guess that depends on whether you count collecting, drying, cleaning and labelling seeds from my own garden as part of the addiction.

For a while, I was too busy to buy more seeds.

I guess that is only "abstaining" in the sense of "I didn't drink any moonshine that I hadn't distilled myself."

Then picture me laying down under the condensing coil with it dripping directly into my mouth.

THAT kind of abstaining!

Now that sounds like my kind of abstaining! Can I join you under that condensing coil? (hic!)

wow that is dedication Anthony!!!.. nice list Rick!!!

That 'moonshine' condenser sounds interesting ''room for 3''?

I can drill some holes in the condensor tube ... drip inebriation.