Hoping everyone has recovered some what from that bigg snow...Its beauty is to behold ....but the weight of it, is emence

Im feeling better,Thank you...was not a big deal...Yay...sooo many illness`es this year....We seem to keep dodging the big ones...So Far Knock on wood....

no sprouts as of yet...got the room all warm tho...soon ,soon My begonia seems to be waking up...Mandavilla...are growing...fingers crossed we wwill see....last year for them if they die like last spring ??? made it all winter ,I started putting them out on the porch,they looked great ...then they died...arrgg...starting Cardinal Flower just in case.. Ordered more Petunia seed yesterday ..It will be here maybe today,tomorrow at the latest...Been orderin some seed off Ebay,good seed count...for good prices...Hoping the bacopa grows FAST... I ve got my room nice an toasty and lots of lights...Need to go look over the seed racks again today....They seemed to be slow getting them out this year ? except at Menards...but Im 30 minutes from there...hoping our Ace hardware has seed racks out today...I m sure they doo....as I never have enough seed...


HAPPY VALENTINES DAY :hearts

Which petunias are you growing this year? For some strange reason, I only have one type on hand to sow this year. Double Cascade Orchid Mist. That's either a sign of amazing (shopping) restraint, or a mystifying oversight...one or the other. At the moment, I can't decide which.

It's getting to be close to time to sow these, isn't it?

Ack! These last few weeks of waiting are so difficult! I guess I should go shovel some manure in the meantime; the physical exhaustion would likely take the edge off of my impatience.

Snow has melted halfway--down to 9".

This is the hardest part of winter. Our snow is melting slowly and yesterdays rain helped. More snow over the weekend and for what its worth.The sun feels warmer to me.

up to 49° plenty of snow left

Chelle...I have sprouts...allready... Petunias...like 3-4 days...wowser...Asters...phlox ,dianthus

I bought a starting mix from Spring Creek on 30 west...its what they use for Everything...has 10 % soil in it...$13 for 3 cubic ft.

I changed 2 things this year withmy indoor setup...Starting mix...More heat... much to my hubby`s shagrin....I said im going to keep the room 75-80....consistantly. I think its paying off already. I will cool it down a bit after they get growing..

whats under lights
Easy wave Petunias,Violet,Coral,Salmon,Rosy Dawn,Beache Comber Mix,Plum Vein
Wave ,Blue
Impatiens
Phlox Dwarf mix,Drummondi
Verbeena mix
Coleus Wizard Jade,Grimes Mix
Lobelia ,Crystal palace
Aster,poms,Powderpuffs
Bacopa,Blue ,White
Lisisanthus, Blue


Winter sown Jugs
Hymalayan Blue Poppy
Dianthus ,Pinks
Red Hybiscus
Indigo ,False Blue
Black Pansy
Mallow ,Vulcan
Lupine,TexasBluebell
Poppy,double pink
Wild Flax
red Hot Poker
Violas
Lupine,Russells Hybrids
Candytuft DEEP Purple
Balloon Flower
Dwarf Hollyhock mix
Hibiscus ..NOID
Sweet william

Direct Sown




Candy tuft mix

Cleome
Columbine Deep Puple
Sweet William single mix
Calendula,Pacific Beauty
Bachlor Buttons

Whats On the To Be Sown List

Flowering Kale
Hyacinth Bean
Scarlet runnerbean
Cardinal Flower
Zinnias ,Creeping,giants Envy,Violet Queen,Cactus,Double Scarlet,
Sunflowers,The Joker,Mamouth,Italian White,Autum Beauty,Evening sun
Gourds,Bushel,apple,Swan,birdhouse,Ornamental

Tamara! when you winter sow in jugs,do you cut the bottoms out and sow on the soil with jugs over the seeds?

Jo Ann ,Ive never tried that...Sounds like a PLAN....I never thought about doing it like that....I think its a great Idea tho...Hmmm ..thanks for the tip...Have you WS in jugs before ?

I have only WS'ed with open ended jugs.I sow annual poppies that way.Birds and heavy rains were taking my seeds out.
I use 2 plant stakes to anchor the jugs down.I use half gallon because thats all I have.

Poppies Sown November 4 note crossed plant stakes thru the top


Mixed poppies in a gallon,note the crossed plant stakes.If you only use one stake the jug will twirrlaround it in the wind and the seeds will end up scattered.

Jo Ann ,Im going to try that...funny if you dont use 2 sticks ...twirling... Hmmm maybe attaching the anchor sticks to the Jug ....I`ll put my DH on that task...He willl do all the small stuff like that ...nice to have a go to guy

Tamra,I just stick the support in the top of the jug and slant it as I put it into the ground.I slant the second support in the opposite direction so they cross in the middle of the jug.

Needless to say when using a half gallon it doesnt leave a large area for seeds.The poppies seem to spread over years so hey only need a small starter area. Sow lightly,then thin in spring when they are 4 inches high.

There is a forum on the other website that deals with Winter Sowing.

I have not reuped my membership over there ,I need to...I miss DG....I was going to look for a forum here ..I dont surf around nearly as much as I used to... Ok Im off to water seedlings ...

Didnt the link open for you?

Jo Ann,

The link you posted is accessible to non-subscribers, but the information contained in it is not available.

A list of ATP wintersowing topics and discussions can be accessed (by everyone )

here http://garden.org/search/index...

and here http://garden.org/search/index....



I really appreciated your tip about using crossed plant stakes to hold your plastic cloches in place. I'd often wondered how this could be done.

Thanks for sharing!

Perhaps we should start a thread on the subject of cloches.

I know I saw the original post on DG.with the jugs and crossed supports.
I have done this method for 2 years and it has worked so well I will order white poppies again and see if I can get them to grow.

Which type of poppies are the white ones?

I bought these 4 years ago,they didnt germinate and I was ticked off because I bought tons for big bucks.I wanted to see swaths of white poppies with my Japanese Iris.
I think birds got the seeds.
Plus rain
I will try one more time with the jug arrangement.
http://www.onestoppoppyshoppe....

I went outside and checked my daffs. Sure is cold outside today even though the sun was shinning. I saw one bloom open but laying down flat on the ground because of the snow we had last weekend. But still, it is my first flower of 2013. So I officially record Feb 18 as my first daffodil bloom of the year.

I lost another 5 pounds on my weight loss program and today I weighed in at 135. Down 15 pounds from my starting weight of 150. I am halfway to my goal of 120 and the 30 pounds total weight that I need to take off and keep off forever for healthy living.

Of course I have broken down that 30 pound goal into smaller steps so that I can have results to celebrate. And then when I do get off some weight I have to share and let everyone know because I am so pleased with myself ha-ha.

I really want to be in much better shape this spring as gardening season rolls around.

Joanne I have never seen that poppy place--interesting, but I don't think that I will work with them. I still have a packet of California poppies which I have not sown.