Paula

But they're pretty, more colors to choose from, tidy, bloom most all summer and easy care. I guess it's best if you deadhead them especially if they are in planters.

I'm mad at myself. In a now weedy spot, some giant white and pink rode in on something. I yanked them out because I wanted something different. Now I regret it because they might have established an annual colony and help smother all that terrible stuff I was yanking last night.

I tried wintersowing Blue Daddy and maybe one other kind, and it didn't work, probably got too wet as they tend to self seed (in the ground) easily once established.

That first photo almost looks neon or like they'd glow in the dark. Neat!

I just glanced down and there was a paper towel on my surge protector. It probably wouldn't hurt, but if you let too much pile up on them, they can erupt into flames. An elderly couple died in a house fire started that way, very sad. Theirs might have been defective but they probably can overheat. Just a reminder to myself and others, don't mean to scare anyone.

As for collecting I don't find it hard to collect them once you know what you are doing. After the flower falls off there is the little green seed head watch that and as it turns brown when it is fully brown and kinda dried out then the seeds are ripe.Once in awhile a seed head will burst before collecting but you couls get lucky and find a few seeds left in the seedhead.

I sowed all (excpet for one pot) of the petunias in milk jugs easier to control weeds and can design a better pot. Except I got a surprise this year as I was potting up the pots I had baby starts of petunias already planted and ready to go so I left one to see how mother nature did and she did great it is a mix of pinks and purples. and now there was no covering on it of any kind unless another pot was stacked on it. They were stored behind the garage outside. There would of been more but I had seedlings to plant.

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Karen

So I keep changing my cart and could not decide on a petunia, ended up ordering the oddest colors Easy Wave Opposites Attract. But they have these little pelleted flower seeds called Bacopa that trails prettily with petunias so I'm trying that, chose the white ones, other color looked washed out for contrast.

It will be fun to try petunias again and I hope to do more container gardening.

There are so many more I'd like to try but am making myself be careful. Plus I'm on a waiting list at Seeds Trust for some special corn and will put in an order for more there, have to watch the $. I rationalize seeds are cheap enough, but it all adds up fast if you aren't careful.

Now I've got the oddest mess of seeds I ever heard of. But I've got some stashed away I hope will still germinate from prior years so I'll have plenty.