It's almost been a month since I set up my seed starting area. And almost everything I've planted has sprouted and are growing nicely. The Hyacinth Bean Vines, Cardoon and 4 O'clocks are really taking off. ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) The Cosmos are also doing well plus a couple of the Ballerina Angel Trumpets have recently sprouted. ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) And lastly, The Pride of Barbados have joined in and decided to sprout. ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) Since I was able to move a tray under the growing lights a bit, I started another batch of seeds in it's place. Can't remember what they are at the moment! I'll have to jot down the names when I get home.
WOW, those look stupendous. The Hyacinth Bean Vines will be ready for outdoor planting very soon or at least into larger pots. I have had seedlings bloom when they were shorter than that so be sure the get a lot of sun and you might them blooming indoors.
Gosh Cheryl those are all coming along nicely. I still get a thrill every time a seed sprouts for me. Thanks for sharing your little beauties with us.
Cheryl, this can't be your first try at seed-starting! Your plantlets look fabulous! Toni is right about the hyacinth beans--get 'em in a bigger pot! Some folks have a green thumb all the way up to their shoulder . . . .
By Angel Trumpets do you mean Datura? Found a bunch of those seeds from year before last. Thought I had thrown the thousands I had in the trash. I am going to post them in the seed swap I think. Your babies are beautiful little plants. Wish I had that much light indoors. Mine have to be done outside. This old farmhouse needs more windows.
Thanks all. When I get home I'll put the Hyacinths in bigger pots. And Mart... yes... the Ballerina's are Daturas. I just love their frilly purple & white flowers. Also, there's not that much natural light. I set up a flourescent and grow light for them. And the other seeds I started are White Marigolds, Orange Trumpet Vine and some more coneflowers.
I put the Hyacinth Bean Vines in bigger pots. They really loved it and have really started to grow.... almost too much! They are really trying to climb on anything in their reach and since it's too early to plant them outdoors, I was wondering... Can I trim them back without hurting them?
Cheryl, for some reason I have so little luck with coneflowers/echinacea...do you have any sowing tips you could share? I must be doing something wrong. I think I'd order seed to them, if they hadn't frustrated me so much in years before. I know the butterflies would like...
Bodhi... although I've gotten the Coneflowers to germinate... I, too, haven't had much success with them. The first batch I tried starting indoors didn't germinate at all. Second batch did sprout, but they're very tiny and aren't growing much. And I've put a few packs of seeds in the ground and not one has sprouted. I keep looking at the garden centers to find some ready to plant... but no luck so far. Sorry I couldn't pass along any advice. Anybody else out there can offer some words of wisdom?
