Thursday, July 24, 2008

2007 Season

From Seed

(number refers to cells or pots-average 2 plants per cell)160 cells not including vines

Started seeds indoors March 13th.Hardened off most after 5-6 weeks April 26th.
Went in ground from May 3rd to May 10th.

Yellow Begoniastarted twice for 21 days no germination-waste of time
Zinnia Profusion Apricot Hybred -10-blooming may 20.pic june 27.june 29-2 plants in a pot is enough,10 inches tall-will save seeds-keeper
Dahlberg Yellow Daisy-12-blooming may 21(dust like 10 day germ)pic june 27-8 plants in this basket

Dwarf Yellow and Orange Cosmo-12-blooming may 21.june 29-20 inches tall
Tetra Versailles Cosmo-3-blooming june 1.june 29-4 feet tall-will save seeds-keeper --most cosmo from T&M
Polidor Cosmo-moist only to germinate-9-blooming may 15(thin fern like foilage).june 29-3 1/2 feet tall
Tall Orange Cosmo(my seeds)-4-looks the same as Polidor-blooming may 15(thick foilage)much nicer plant but less flowers at first.june 29-4 1/2 feet tall

Ladybird Scarlet Cosmo-moist only to germinate
Bipinnatus Candy Stripe Cosmo
Harlequin Sunflower
Spider Flower(my seeds)-16(2 week germ)
Cardinal Climber(my seeds)
Dwarf Queeny Mix Hollyhocks(my seeds)yellow
Tall Yellow Hollyhocks-4-june 19 only 2 feet tall
Tall Red Hollyhocks(my seeds)-4-june 19-2 1/2 feet tall

Hyacinth Bean(my seeds)

Nicotiana sylvestris(my seeds) can surface sow /light Will save seeds-really don't have the right garden for them

Pixie Cannas-seeds(coral)july 19-4 1/2 feet-will save seeds,sept 10-8 ft tall,sept 10 pixie ?-4 feet tall

Glauca Cannas-seeds(yellow)-1-2 feet tall ,july 19-4 1/2 feet,sept 10-7 ft tall
Patens Cannas-seeds(red and yellow)-2-2 feet tall ,july 29-flowers too small,sept 10-4 ft tall



From Garden Mart
~Caladium-5-no where to be found
Non-Stop Begonias
Straw Flowers Hibiscus"Bright Light"
Nicotiana(Hummingbird III Mix)
Super Sonic Salom New Guinea Impatiens
Sonic New Guinea Impatiens
Wax Begonias
Yellow Begonias
Impatiens-Wallerana-"elfin"
Calibrachoa or mini petunia Lantana
Verbena
Caladium
Coleus-june 29
~a few Geraniums,Marigolds and Salvia(NO GOOD-bugs destroy saliva every year)
~2 dwarf Zinnias(like sunny front)