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Seeds Already!

Posted by moonwolf Z6 Central PA (My Page) on
Thu, Jul 28, 11 at 18:32

Hi everyone,

I'm getting a headstart on what I'll be winter sowing this year! Yesterday and today I got envelopes from two generous traders and here is what I got.

Yesterday's envelope:
Asclepia incarnata-Swamp Milkweed
Blackberry Lily
Doronicum 'Little Leo'
Echinacea 'Ruby Star'
Eupatorium dubium 'Little Joe'
Gaillardia 'Arizona Sun'
Nicotiana alata 'Fragrant Cloud'
Nigella (blue)
Verbena bonariensis

Today was two regular envelopes just full of marigold and morning glory seeds! Lots and lots of fun!

Brad AKA Moonwolf


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RE: Seeds Already!

Yeah im getting some new things and sorting acording to what month I will be putting the seeds out.
Saving all kinds of containers as well.


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RE: Seeds Already!

Hi Brad,

I was out at the Bronx Zoo today and visited their butterfly garden outside of the butterfly building. They have a lovely garden loaded with butterfly attractors including Baptisia--ahh, their pods were grey and crumbly and cracking everywhere, spilling their seeds on the pathways. What was I to do except rescue a few of them and place them safely in my pocket to take home and be sown and grown in a loving and caring environment.


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Same here--several trades have arrived, my baptisia seedpods are turning black, and I've harvested lupine, columbine, globeflower, dianthus, Maltese cross, perennial flax, feverfew & rose campion seeds so far. The tall phlox are blooming so I'll keep my eye out for seedpods on those in a few weeks. A few gaillardia seedheads on my WS plants have turned gray and the seeds fall out when touched so that says ripe to me! Not 100% sure because I've never grown them before so if I trade any I'll make that disclosure.

trudi - that was SO selfless of you to save those baptisia seeds from a sproutless future! If you find yourself with too few sprouts, give me a shout--I have 5 mature baptisia in my garden loaded with seedpods and should have plenty to spare.


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RE: Seeds Already!

So far, I've got Marigolds and coreopsis.


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