I have been a bit sad that I couldn't get the one side I am working on cleared of rocks so I can get more soil in and then plant perennials for hummingbirds and butterflies in time. I am getting more work done, but mid September til now is the time to plant.
I was looking around the internet a couple days ago for gardening information and I bumped into this article which is a game changer for me haha. Planting your flower seeds in the ground during fall and winter-to come up in the spring. Information here
How nifty is this?? Have any of you tried it? There are some really good sellers on Ebay with good prices for seeds, so I just bought several, and the seller Mother Natures Seeds gives you a free packet when you buy 4 So I have several coming in. October is usually pretty nice here where I live so hoping I will have time to get things ready-more rocks need to be moved.
I had thought of growing flowers from seed in my plastic gallon water jugs (those are the best way for growing seeds into plants-mini greenhouses), but I don't always have good success with flowers and herbs for some reason.
So I am excited about this, just never thought about planting flower seeds this way before.
We had an interesting sky this morning. A little steam came up off the lake too with the differences in water and air temperatures.
We never know what might be floating down the lake when we look out our windows--This is one very large dock getting moved
This morning looking up in those trees for the eagle(s) which we haven't seen for awhile-we saw this surprise instead
Happy weekend!!
Fantastic sky / lake photos. I've had luck planting seeds from fern type bleeding hearts (not the Old Fashioned ones), by taking the seeds from the plant's flowers, then planting those seeds in the ground, so that new plants grow the following Spring. (I have a few links on my blog about harvesting seeds from one's own plants, etc. Some seeds, like bleeding hearts, need to "go through Winter" in order to germinate in the Spring. That's not the right term for it, but hopefully you understand what I mean.)
ReplyDeleteHave fun planting your seeds! The sky photos are fabulous. Have a great weekend, hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sunrise shots! Have fun with your planting experiment :-)
ReplyDeleteWow, what a sunrise. It is a beauty Kathy. I think putting seeds in the ground once it is too cold for them to sprout must be similar to how it works in nature. And cheaper than buying plants too. Are you going to try it? Have a super rest of your weekend. hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteHi Erika, yes I ordered several different packets of sees-anxious to try this Happy weekend to you as well-hugs
DeleteOh so nice photos
ReplyDeleteYour early morning pictures over the lake are awesome. What a beautiful sunrise! Planting in the fall is Mother Nature's way. I hope you have good luck with it, Kathy.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mary, I never thought about that with the seeds-I am hoping this works too
DeleteDramatic photos, as always!
ReplyDeletethank you Barbara
DeleteHappy weekend too.
ReplyDeleteThat's a long dock! For a marina someplace?
ReplyDeleteLast year's snapdragons from a local nursery, reseeded themselves into several blooms this year along the edge of the walkway where mulch is not deep. Candy tuff did as well. Next spring maybe a no mulch zone is in order.
Good luck with your seeding.
I read the article. I have compost out the wazoo, so I think I'm going to plant a few flower seeds. I have a small envelope of wildflower seeds suitable for my area (or so they indicate), so why not give it a chance, right? I wish you luck with yours. I won't have as many as you, though.
ReplyDeleteawesome let us know how they grow I need to buy a compost tumbler-I have always had a compost going but here at the lake there are too many roaming dogs that will get into it if not contained in a barrel of some sort I found one that I like online
DeleteI've read about those tumblers. I'm really lazy. I have four compost containers. I use one all year long to add food and yard waste items, then close it at the end of the year. The next spring I go to the "oldest" container and remove all the composted rich soil that's been sitting and cooking for four years. Then I fill that one like I did the previous year and so on. I never turn my compost and don't move it from bin to bin like some people. I let Mother Nature do it for me. For me, the secret is a good sturdy barrel or container I can cover in the winter and let it cook for four years.
Deletethanks Elizabeth-what a great system you have for composing!
DeleteWow, those morning lake pictures are beautiful! You are so creative with your gardening (and everything else). So pretty where you live!!!
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