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Fri, Feb 11, 11 at 19:05
| Hi,
I've just received my seeds and am ready for my first stab at winter sowing. I live in Syracuse,New York zone 5a. Will I have success with WS any/all of these or are there some that should only be started indoors under grow lights? Snapdragons: Twinny, Sonnet and Ribbon series
Thanks so much! Patreesh |
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- Posted by gardenweed_z6a 6 (My Page) on Fri, Feb 11, 11 at 19:17
| Hi patreesh and welcome to winter sowing! I can't answer for most of the things on your list because I haven't grown them and most of what I WS last year was perennial but I did winter sow peony poppy. It sprouted very well and bloomed first year from seed. According to the sprout chart I kept, I WS seeds January 9, they sprouted March 14 with 90% germination and bloomed June 10. Hope that helps. |
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- Posted by mechele211 TN 6b (My Page) on Sun, Feb 13, 11 at 21:42
| I'm not familiar with everything on your list either. Snapdragons, poppies, baby's breath, hardy salvias I know will be fine to sow now. You may want to wait a while to sow the impatiens though. But I still would not use grow lights....just too much work to suit me. |
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- Posted by kimka z7 (jkkaplan@erols.com) on Mon, Feb 14, 11 at 8:44
| I've wintersowed snapdragons, poppies, and carnations. Balsam I usually just direct sow. Kimka |
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