beckygardener said:Mary - When do you plant your seeds and when does your first frost typically occur?
The first official frost date for my area is September 29, however it changes year to year. Most of the seeds aren't ready to plant then so they go in later, between frosts ( or during a thaw when the snow clears if it's a bad year). This year's been great, lots of warm periods. Today it's supposed to warm up to 3 degrees.
One thing I always do when planting my seeds is cover them with a thin layer of shredded coconut husk. It's really for container planting but seems to really work; balances moisture, protects them a bit and they don't wash away in the fall rains. My aim is to breed really northern hardy daylilies. Don't know if it will work but I eventually want to breed some daylilies that will do well in zone 2. So at this stage they have to survive a little nasty weather.
