A fairly windy storm hit Seattle Saturday night.\u00a0 We have a big Douglas Fir tree in our yard that worries me\u2013I expect it to become an uninvited bedroom visitor one day.\u00a0 Luckily, that didn\u2019t happen yet, but I spent some time picking up more twigs and branches off the street and lawn that had snapped off.\u00a0 A new neighbor was out at the same time performing the same chore\u2026I\u2019m sure it was a scene repeated all down our street since these giant forest trees are quite common in this neighborhood.<\/p>\n
We had warm weather yesterday, so I took some time to pot on some wallflower seedlings that I\u2019d started in November.\u00a0 I hadn\u2019t expected all the seeds to germinate so quickly and well, so I had three 4 inch pots full of seedlings.\u00a0 I moved two pots worth to six-packs in a tray with a humidity cover.\u00a0 That will give me 48 plants to set out in early spring, assuming all survive.\u00a0 I hedged my bets by putting two seedlings in each cell since I had so many.<\/p>\n
Since\u00a0this potting on provided more space on the heat mat, I\u00a0sowed a few other types of seed:<\/p>\n
Agastache nepetoides<\/a>\u2013the idea of a 6-foot hyssop is appealing to me, and should be great for bees and butterflies.<\/p>\n Freesia laxa\u00a0Joan Evans<\/a>\u2013the standard form does well in the greenhouse for me, and I have seedlings of the standard and the blue form that will likely bloom in 2015;\u00a0\u00a0I\u2019ve read that this is\u00a0possibly winter hardy in Seattle, so I\u2019ll\u00a0plant some out this year to see what happens!<\/p>\n Andean climbers mixed\u2013very excited about these and hoping to get more than the Eccremocarpus to sprout\u2013mixed seed\u00a0in a packet said to include:<\/p>\n Leontochir ovallei<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Luzuriaga radicans<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lapageria rosea<\/a><\/p>\n Bomarea salsilla<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mitraria coccinea\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a>Boquila trifoliat<\/a>a<\/p>\n Tropaeolum ciliatum<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Schyphanthus stenocarpus\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n Eccremocarpus scaber<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Herreria stelata<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tropaeolum tricolor<\/a><\/p>\n Tropaeolum polyphyllum<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aristolochia chilensis<\/a><\/p>\n Dierama species mixed<\/a>\u2013I\u2019ve had luck with these from seed, so thought I\u2019d try a bunch more.\u00a0 I\u2019ve read it takes at least three years from seed to flower, so best to get started now.<\/p>\n Polemonium yezoense \u201cPurple Rain\u201d\u2013<\/a>I\u2019ve done well with Polemoniums (specifically Apricot\u00a0Delight)\u00a0from seed before and they are hardy and long-lived here, so it makes sense to try a new type.\u00a0 This dark version appears to have gorgeous flower color offset nicely by the purple foliage.<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A fairly windy storm hit Seattle Saturday night.\u00a0 We have a big Douglas Fir tree in our yard that worries me\u2013I expect it to become an uninvited bedroom visitor one day.\u00a0 Luckily, that didn\u2019t happen yet, but I spent some time picking up more twigs and branches off the street and lawn that had snapped … Continue reading Seeds and seedlings<\/span>