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| Hi all,
I am a new gardener, and very ambitious. I have 25 containers on my patio at the moment. I direct sowed into the containers on May 1st. Everything has germinated beautifully as far as I can tell. Here's what I planted in the various containers: Morning Glories (heavenly blue, pearly gates, grandpa ott)
Like I said, I'm very ambitious. So this leads to my two questions: 1. How thin do I need to thin/prick these "seedlings" (they're pretty tall now, so I'm not quite sure they qualify as seedlings anymore). I thin them almost everyday and they seem to grow back even faster. 2. Anticipation is driving me crazy! Like I said, I'm new to this, so I'm not sure when I can expect blooms...mid-June? Early July? August???? I can't wait! Thanks for any insight you can provide! I'll post some pictures if and when I get some blooms :) |
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- Posted by gardenweed_z6a 5b/6a N CT (My Page) on Fri, Jun 3, 11 at 5:48
| Hazzard's Greenhouse website gives estimated seeds-to-sales time for annuals and shows 7 weeks for profusion zinnias, 10 weeks for marigolds, 6 weeks for cosmos & 12 weeks for snapdragons. I didn't keep notes of how long mine took from seed to bloom last year because annuals grow & bloom so fast, and bloom non-stop 'til frost, it didn't seem worth the effort. This year the only annuals I'm growing from seed are California poppies because I don't have much room left in the flowerbeds. I'm on year 2 winter sowing perennials and finding an empty spot to fill is becoming a challenge. I also just let Mother Nature do the thinning. |
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