Re: [gardeners] seed starting yet?
penny x stamm (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Thu, 27 Dec 2001 18:33:48 -0500
George, can you believe it..? We are just 3 months behind you in our
last frost! What do people in North Dakota do to get something
started???
Cold chamomile tea spritz: never heard of this. Can you elaborate?
Purple hyacinth bean: is this a lablab...? Direct seeding is always
a disaster for me with these.
Until this winter, I normally grow cuttings of the last summer's
flowers, rather than veggies - usually because I simply love the
colors. I water and fertilize over a hundred plants which I keep under
gro-lights the whole winter. I just gave away my entire collection of
hoya carnosa 'shooting star' at the Master Gardener Christmas
party, over 50 of 'em - saving two at home in case I get withdrawal
symptoms. I still have 5 very special geraniums (pelargoniums) with
small, light green leaves that have rusty centers, and a tall, skimpy,
always orange-red flower. I could undoubtedly create perhaps 50
new young plants from these 5, but the maintenance now drives
me nuts. I will probably -- or possibly -- do it about St.Patrick's Day,
which should grow them to outdoor size by mid-to-end of May.
The cold snap snuck up on us this week -- it's hard to jump from
59* (which still felt good) down to 20* last night ..... doesn't stop
old Jimmie from taking his 3 mile bike ride every day. He's standing
at the window waiting and watching for snow -- he so desperately
loves to shovel it by the hour! The family is hoping that it will snow
for his 80th birthday this January, for that would be his favorite
present...
Penny, NY
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