Thought (Thinking since many of us enjoy that it might be a place to build up hopes and ideas for the coming garden season
Show your sprouts ,,
Come on greene I hear you too your idea ,,,

Always exciting to see those first sprout poke their way through, isn't it? What were these sprouting, Jim?

Linda , First is a moso Bamboo , the second is an Amaryllis
Here below is outside

An F1 Bok Choi





A Delphinium

Yes it delightful to see the little sprouts

Hi, Ju. I didn't know you posted on here. Good to see you. Looks like your having a good winter sowing year! Congratulations, your seedlings look great!
I'm growing some daylily seedlings and I have some Lily seeds under pressure in a dark closet.
You should get Debra to join in here at ATP. She would love it here.

Yeah babies! !

Cute baby pictures :-)

Karen

Thanks! My name is Karen also. Nice to meet you!

taylorydaylily ) Karen ,,Debra is a few places around this site , But does not have a lot of computer time , or phone , ?
Thank You for seedling Compliment !!! Your Daylily starts look really nice !!! I have a few to start and some wintersown ,
Daylily ,, I have about 14 planted out front from last year ,I will hope for lots of blooms later ,,

Although the large Hibiscus in the photos were started back in mid Dec last year the rest of these seedlings were started mid Jan to mid Feb.



Above photo - Tray #1 Hibiscus seeds started on 02/04/2016
Numbers = the slots they're in from left to right. One seed per slot.
Slot 31 has an young Oleander that was attached to the bottom of my $3.00 Oleander I got two weeks ago.
1 - 2 Hibiscus Martianus
3 - 4 Hibiscus Trionum (germinated 2/9/16)
5 - 6 Hibuscus Laevis (#5 germinated 02/11/16)(#6 germinated 02/24)
7 - 8 Hibiscus Radiatus
9 - 10 Hibiscus Moscheutos (Luna Pink Swirl) (germinated 2/10/16)
11 - 12 Hibiscus Syriacus Lavender w/Red Eye (#12 germinated 02/24)
13 - 14 Hibiscus Moscheutos SSP Lasiocarpos (#13 germinated)
15 - 16 Hibiscus Aculeatus (#15 germinated 02/13/16)(#16 germinated 02/17/16)
17 - 18 Hibiscus Moscheutos SSP Moscheutos (germinated 2/11/16)
19 - 20 Hibiscus Dasycalyx (#19 germinated 2/11/16)
21 - 22 Hibiscus Sabdariffa
23 - 24 Hibiscus Syriacus White w/Red Eye
25 - 26 Hibiscus Coccineus (#25 germinated 02/13/16)
27 - 28 Hibiscus Striatus (#27 germinated 02/14/16) (#28 germinated 02/18/16)
29 - 30 Hibiscus Coccineus (Alba) (#29 germinated 02/13/16)


Snapdragon seedlings started 1-26-16


Cleome seedlings started 2-2-16


Touch-Me-Not seedlings started 1-31-16




Desert Bird of Paradise, Mexican Bird of Paradise and Bird of Paradise all started on 1-29-16


Pink, White and Purple Hibiscus seedlings started on 12-15-15


Left photo Pink Oleander Right photo Vivid Red Oleander both started 1-14-16


Columbine started from seeds I collected from my large Columbine last year. Started 1-15-16


Desert Willow seedling started 2-25-16


Butterfly Weed seedlings started 2-19-16


Purple Hyacinth started 2-22-16

Wow A Seedling Festival

That is a seed festival. Fantastic Job!

I'm trying to keep my seed sowing to a minimum since I have to catch up with the weeds from last year. I'm going to sow more daylily seeds outside this Spring. I winter sowed some columbine seeds. They came from my Nora Barlow, will be interesting to see what they look like next year.

Do you keep the bamboo in containers?

I have a River Cane outside in the the ground , Runner type , but barely grows here , Does nicely in a pot in the shade
Then A Fargesia Rufa , Two growing a pet food size bag and one outside ,. An 8 or 10 lb the bag is , I just like playing ,, Someday I am going to figure out , how to get them to make seeds before their 100 yrs old ,,

Above the moso , outside inside like with houseplants here
Today , the moso ,,

Your baby bamboo is a cute little guy. I use anything I can put dirt in for growing seeds. Never thought about pet food bags, great idea! Let me know if you want more daylily seeds. I still have hundreds.

Found some Linium (blue flax) seeds. I'm going to have to start them soon.
Have seeds from this houseplant. Pictured below. Have no idea what the plant is but going to try growing some of the seeds. It acts like a succulent, meaning it thrives on my forgetfulness.


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I do the food bags because sometimes I get a super grower that needs lots of root room fast ,

Your plant looks like the Century plant family , I have a few variegated and all green , Nice though , as you said , Whether you care for them or not, they grow anyway ,
Why so many like native plants , They take care of themselves ,,

I still have a dozen or so crosses to start when I get time ,,

Woo hoo.. happy baby fest!!

Yes, I love the natives. Nothing brings the pollinators in better.

Experimenting with SuperThtive on a couple seedlings. I've never used it before, we'll see what happens. If it kills them, there are plenty of seeds to replace them.