{"id":129,"date":"2015-02-16T16:09:14","date_gmt":"2015-02-16T16:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/?p=129"},"modified":"2021-02-24T04:38:36","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T04:38:36","slug":"seeds-and-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/16\/seeds-and-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Seeds and plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>While it seems a bit early for seed starting, I have so many different kinds to start that I need to spread them out over then next three months.\u00a0 And definitely the spring-like weather is motivating me to get as many in the ground early as possible.\n

The transplanted wallflowers are doing well\u2013they haven\u2019t grown too much, but appear healthy and should be ready to transplant mid-March after hardening them off.\u00a0 I will water them with some compost tea today.<\/p>\n

Some of the seeds planted in late January are up and growing.\u00a0 Surprisingly, hundreds of the campanula mix seedlings have sprouted, all looking much the same.\u00a0 The sweet peas are also up.\u00a0 A few forget-me-nots and a few of the lathyrus mix are peaking through, as well.<\/p>\n

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I aired the flats out a bit yesterday, as\u00a0mold is\u00a0visible.\u00a0 The flats are across from and under fans, as well, but might have just been a bit too moist.\u00a0 I\u2019ll keep an eye on them.<\/p>\n

Decisions have been made on how to plant the orchard area north of the driveway and turn it into a better garden.\u00a0 I\u2019ve decided that going with floriferous, mostly low growing perennials that I can grow from seed with a few purchased plants thrown in (always nice to have treasures to shop for) makes the most sense.\u00a0 I\u2019ll plant it as if it is a border on its own, with lawn pathways (for now).\u00a0 The seeds went into flats yesterday\u2013three types of geranium, a dianthus mix and three types of penstemon. three types of non-vining lathyrus, and a good form of oregano.\u00a0 Some of the campanulas will find their way here, too, and some creeping thyme will fill in.\u00a0 With some\u00a0reasonable planning and luck, I should end up with a bee\/butterfly and hummingbird paradise with lots of pollination happening on the fruits and berries by next spring.<\/p>\n

Other seeds found there way into flats and the ground yesterday, too.\u00a0 I soaked some yellow-podded peas for half a day and then planted them in the veggie garden.\u00a0 It was perfect weather for that, and I think the soil is warm enough that they should be up in a week or so.<\/p>\n

The greenhouse is cramped for space for flats so I need to reorganize it.\u00a0 This will likely be attempted next weekend, as the calendar is fairly open and the weather is supposed to cooperate.<\/p>\n

Here is what it looks like now, with the wallflowers closest to the watering can:<\/p>\n

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