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davidsevit said:1.i still cant understand the"late blooming plants" if a celosia is flowering now.....what does it mean it will keep on until autumn?
if i sow a celosia now....i presume it will survive the autumn cold....why is it called late blooming?
2.i am considering offering our bank to put plants there....inside.today outside it was 35 degrees...inside i froze(point a) in the winter they heat the place unbearably hot and dry(point b)
wich plant would like this crazy situation?

i am not talking about windowsills wich are a more normal task
3.what is the benefit of sowing plants for spring if it is so far a way(in september)
4i want to make home made planters from metal olive tins 10 litre each for spring bulbs.i am aware of the long term problem of rust....i am concerned with the weather problem cold winter....metal.....the principle is that when the blooming is more or less over i take all of the tins and put them in a corner downstairs untill the process is over(short term use) maybe i will poch holes in the sides for summer use after i have taken out the bulbs for storage
5.what is best to preserve zinnia seeds.....paper bags or sandwich nylon degradable bags

Some good answers already, but some unanswered questions yet...
Celosia... Amaranth sp?
May bloom now, and spend the rest of the growing period setting viable seed... And depending on the rainfall.... May rebloom.
As a hot weather annual, I wouldn't expect the plants to continue growing after the temps drop near frost.

Regarding "bank"...
Do you mean next to street?
Or where you save your $?

Regarding sowing indoors...
Strictly something we do for especial long season plants that we want to get a jump on the season with.
Like tomatoes and eggplant.
Although... My season is long enough that I sow my tomato seed outside after danger of frost... And the tomatoes produce... And there will still be growing season left after they've pretty much played out.

Starting indoors is for people with short seasons...

35 degrees F? Or C?
You froze... Around here.. I've got to put on a winter coat every time I go indoors... Everybody is running those air conditioners, and my body is adapted to the triple digit heat (Fahrenheit)...

People start seeds indoors when spring is like 6 weeks away... So... You wouldn't want to start seeds in the autumn.