{"id":9820,"date":"2021-03-07T05:38:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-07T05:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/?p=9820"},"modified":"2021-03-07T05:38:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-07T05:38:08","slug":"a-weekend-dedicated-to-seeds-seedlings-and-garden-cleanup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/07\/a-weekend-dedicated-to-seeds-seedlings-and-garden-cleanup\/","title":{"rendered":"A Weekend Dedicated to Seeds, Seedlings, and Garden cleanup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today, I cycled some of the seedlings from the heat mat\/light garden to the greenhouse. Specifically, there were about 36 Incarvillea sinensis \u201cCheron\u201d seedlings that I potted on into large six-packs and put in a tray in the greenhouse. I also transplanted about a dozen Heliotrope \u201cMarine.\u201d And there were twelve Stipa gigantea seedlings that were transplanted, as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

None of the succulent\/cacti seedlings are big enough to be transplanted yet\u2013they will get moved to the greenhouse in their seedling pots and given a year to fill out their pots before being moved on. That includes Kalanchoe, Albuca, Lewisia, Gasteria, Lobivia, and Haworthia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some other seedlings are making an appearance after a couple of weeks. Heuchera seedlings are starting to show, as well as Fragaria vesca seedlings. And about six seeds of the Greenhouse Lottery Mix from Chilterns have germinated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I spent today planting more seeds, as well, including native plants and herbs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Light garden with heat mat in a west-facing window. All LED lights. The cooler-growing seeds (Heuchera, Fragaria) go in the windowsill, not on the heat mat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Some of the natives planted today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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More native seedlings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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More seed pots. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
When all the seed planting was done, I decided to package up the extra seeds and offer them up for free on Nextdoor. I had already shared a bunch of seeds with brother Tim, so it makes sense to share the extras locally. Within two minutes of posting, a neighbor had responded. I\u2019ll keep doing that as I plant all my seeds this year. It seems like a great way to share the love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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All of the transplanting and seed-planting took up most of my time today. I did get to glimpse a few bright things in the greenhouse, though, and tomorrow I will work in the garden proper to bring some order after all the winter storms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A Freesia laxa seedling blooming early.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Cyclamen coum seedlings continue to flower generously. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
$\"\"$ <\/a>
The curlicue stems are fascinating\u2013you can see one in the lower left.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Masdevallia orchids are starting to erupt. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
My favorite surprise today was finding the below Forsythia cutting blooming on a lower shelf. I took this cutting at my brother\u2019s request and it is for him, so I will pass it to him soon. I had forgotten how cuttings carry the maturity of the wood they came from into their new life, so even very young plants can bloom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Today, I cycled some of the seedlings from the heat mat\/light garden to the greenhouse. Specifically, there were about 36 Incarvillea sinensis \u201cCheron\u201d seedlings that I potted on into large six-packs and put in a tray in the greenhouse. I also transplanted about a dozen Heliotrope \u201cMarine.\u201d And there were twelve Stipa gigantea seedlings that … Continue reading A Weekend Dedicated to Seeds, Seedlings, and Garden cleanup<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9820"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9820\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9832,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9820\/revisions\/9832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

Light garden with heat mat in a west-facing window. All LED lights. The cooler-growing seeds (Heuchera, Fragaria) go in the windowsill, not on the heat mat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
$\"\"$
Some of the natives planted today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
$\"\"$
More native seedlings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
$\"\"$
More seed pots. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
When all the seed planting was done, I decided to package up the extra seeds and offer them up for free on Nextdoor. I had already shared a bunch of seeds with brother Tim, so it makes sense to share the extras locally. Within two minutes of posting, a neighbor had responded. I\u2019ll keep doing that as I plant all my seeds this year. It seems like a great way to share the love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$\"\"$ <\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
All of the transplanting and seed-planting took up most of my time today. I did get to glimpse a few bright things in the greenhouse, though, and tomorrow I will work in the garden proper to bring some order after all the winter storms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$\"\"$ <\/a>
A Freesia laxa seedling blooming early.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
$\"\"$ <\/a>
The Cyclamen coum seedlings continue to flower generously. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
$\"\"$ <\/a>
The curlicue stems are fascinating\u2013you can see one in the lower left.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
$\"\"$ <\/a>
The Masdevallia orchids are starting to erupt. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
My favorite surprise today was finding the below Forsythia cutting blooming on a lower shelf. I took this cutting at my brother\u2019s request and it is for him, so I will pass it to him soon. I had forgotten how cuttings carry the maturity of the wood they came from into their new life, so even very young plants can bloom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Today, I cycled some of the seedlings from the heat mat\/light garden to the greenhouse. Specifically, there were about 36 Incarvillea sinensis \u201cCheron\u201d seedlings that I potted on into large six-packs and put in a tray in the greenhouse. I also transplanted about a dozen Heliotrope \u201cMarine.\u201d And there were twelve Stipa gigantea seedlings that … Continue reading A Weekend Dedicated to Seeds, Seedlings, and Garden cleanup<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9820"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9820\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9832,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9820\/revisions\/9832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}