{"id":9757,"date":"2021-02-15T00:43:54","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T00:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/?p=9757"},"modified":"2021-02-15T00:43:54","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T00:43:54","slug":"more-seed-starting-and-some-valentines-flowers-and-leaves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/15\/more-seed-starting-and-some-valentines-flowers-and-leaves\/","title":{"rendered":"More Seed Starting and Some Valentine’s Flowers (and Leaves!)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

About eight inches of snow stacked up at my house over the last three days. Gardening has remained an indoor activity. It\u2019s a good time for seed planting and planning for warmer days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I neglected to mention a favorite plant in my previous post\u2013Heliotrope \u2018Marine.\u2019 To my nose, Heliotrope has one of the best fragrances of all flowers. I haven\u2019t grown this plant for many years. For me, it tends to be a bit persnickety, both in germinating and growing the plants on and also in keeping the plants growing and blooming. I\u2019ve also failed at keeping the plants ticking over in the greenhouse in the winter\u2013they are truly perennial in warmer climates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The seeds are from Select Seeds<\/a>. Here is what their website shows they will become:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I made the mistake of not soaking the seed mix for a few hours before I planted the seeds\u2013a little anxious, I guess. I\u2019ll not make that mistake again\u2013it takes so long to get the pots to pull enough moisture in from the bottom to be appropriately moist!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today is Valentine\u2019s Day and here are a few flower pics from the house and greenhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n