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May 31, 2016 2:27 PM CST
Name: Rick Corey
Everett WA 98204 (Zone 8a)
Sunset Zone 5. Koppen Csb. Eco 2f
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Shymaiden32 said: ... I just noticed seeds were way cheaper and was hoping I could do this germination thing. I suppose it's too late in the season to try it now?


I totally agree that starting from seeds gives you more choices and is much cheaper ... but it is more work.

It might be a good time to plants beans outside, or any heat-loving plan for a summer crop. It's too early to plant fall crops.

Trees and bushes - I just don't know. I think of those as "very advanced" for seed-starting, but then, I never tried to start a tree or bush from seed.

Flowers ... perennials I think you can start almost any time as long as you know you might not get blooms the first year. But perennials tend to be small seeds and many of them need stratification - a lot for a first-time seed=-starter to pick up.

Can you start annual flowers late in the season and still get blooms before frost? I'm guessing that some will bloom the first year and some will be fussy. But I just don;t know. I tend to grow very easy flowers when I grow any, and I start them too early rather than maybe-too-late.

I hope you get some more helpful answers!

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