agreed. we 'chill' ours outside over the winter.

I have another little tyke poking his head out this morning, a different cross from the first one.

Tom --

Now I noticed a third one poking it's head out. I'm very pleased with this one, as the seeds were quite small from this cross, and I wasn't sure they would be good.

How exciting!!!

Good news, Tom! Your new batch will be ready to grow outside when the weather warms. If they are this hardy you may not have to wait three years for a bloom.

Cross number 4 popped his little head out today, that makes 4 crosses up and growing. Some of the others are sending out additional ones now too. I only have 8 in all, so half are growing so far.

Great!

I finally got my seeds planted 1/2 Tuesday and 1/2 yesterday. I had 14 crosses...but 3 or 4 of those were bee pods I decided to grow for fun too!

The mamas (Pod Parents) with the most seeds were Poem of Ecstasy and Strawberry Frosting. I don't know if that's a characteristic of the pod parent, the pollen parent, the skill of the pollen dauber (...definite rookie here ! ) or more likely the combination of all of the above.

When I was doing the crosses I didn't know the importance of doing it first thing in the morning, the first day the pod parent is open, and of closing the stigmatic lip...so many of my cross failed...which is probably a good thing!

Timing is all.

Glad to hear that you babies are sprouting Tom -- how exciting!!

Another new variety peaked out today, Now I have 5 crosses growing, only 3 more to go.

That's great Tom!

Tom, good job!

Glad to hear it!!

6 down and 2 to go, or should I say 6 up and 2 to go.

Number 7 cross just came up today, one more cross and then I have all of them growing something.