When it was time to put my greenhouse tomato plants back in the greenhouse for the winter, the plants needed some help first. They had gotten rather tall and narrow from their first winter, which was last winter. I planted them from seed last mid winter and they only knew life in the greenhouse for […]
Fun Flowers to Grow From Seed: Thunbergia Black Eyed Susan Vine
When to start Thunbergia seeds in the greenhouse I wait all summer for my Spanish Eyes Thunbergia vine to grow and flower. It is worth it. But let me start from the beginning. That would be in the greenhouse in late February or early March. These seeds look a lot like little brown peas. They […]
Saving Cape Daisy Seeds is Easy
The key to saving flower seeds is knowing where to find the seeds! Some seeds are obvious, like those on holly hocks or marigold. They flaunt themselves at the end of old flower heads, only to later be strewn all over the ground surface. You could harvest these seeds simply by sweeping them off of […]
Fun Flowers to Grow From Seed: Salpiglossis
Sal, like in Sally; -pi, like in pin; -GLOSS, like in floss; then -is like in sister. Sal-pi-GLOSS-is. Or in English: Painted Tongue. If I had heard the name first, I don’t think I would have been interested. Sounds like a questionable cultural practice. But several years ago, my parents came back from Buchart Garden […]
Finding Catawba Grape Seedlings Under the Grape Arbor to Transplant
One of the fun things about weeding is finding unexpected volunteers. This year I found grape seedlings for the first time. I don’t know if I just missed understanding what they were before or if weather conditions were better for them. They are Catawba grape seedlings, just barely getting their true leaves. If I […]