Viewing Cordeledawg's Garden Diary: winter sow perennials and annuals

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 waiting for these to germinate These are left to germinate, most are wildflowers and seeds that require hot temps to germinate. Click to view Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Viola Helen's Mount These germinated in 6 days then bloomed two months afterwards. Viola 'Helen's Mount'. Wish I had a million of these. Each should form a mound, forming a clump and widen each yr. Butterfly host plant. Click to view Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Limnathes douglasii These are from seeds Tabasco in Ohio sent me. This picture is dated 4-29-08, winter sown and the tag lists the RID number from my journal. This plant is grown for attracting beneficial insects, provided they don't bother my cats. They will attract lady bugs to the area. That's a good thing. Click to view Tuesday, May 20, 2008 These babies are the reason for my winter sowing Mama EBST laid eggs on May 1st. She was busy laying on both Bronze Fennel and Parsley. Each day that I cut more host plants for the cages, more eggs are added to the cages and increases their survival rate. Click to view Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Golden Jubilee Agashache Click to view Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Rubeckia hirta seeds from Suzy Illoqiun R. hirta 'Indian Summer' Click to view Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Coreopsis Sunshine Superman Budded out in the winter sown container. Planted in ground 5-18-08 Click to view Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Asclepias speciosa 'Davis' Showy Milkweed, Greek Milkweed 'Davis' Asclepias speciosa Click to view Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Swan Milkweed A. physocarpa Asclepias physocarpa Click to view Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Queen Anne's Lace This one plant reseeded from last year ('07) winter sowing of Queen Anne's Lace. EBST host. Wouldn't it be gorgeous inter-planted with Verbena Bonairensis. I'll have to work on that. Click to view Friday, May 2, 2008 These containers need planting Most of them need to be planted. I think I may need to recruit so help! I have been planting a little along the whole month of April and there's still a ton to plant. Click to view Thursday, April 3, 2008 Plains Coreopsis just planted Here's a pic right after transplanting into the milkweed patch, north side of the pond. Click to view Wednesday, April 2, 2008 took some pics today Pictures of winter sown containers and some cups of inside sown seedlings out to harden off. Click to view Wednesday, April 2, 2008 RID 170011 Coreopsis tinctoria Project for today will be to plant these 4 containers of Plains Coreopsis at the water's edge of the northside of pond below the milkweed patch. These were seeds from a seed swap given to me by Pamsaplantin. When they bloom I want to be sure to send her a picture of my/her Coreopsis patch! Click to view Monday, March 24, 2008 My ghetto pots are germinating Ugly sight now but it will soon be over. Click to view Monday, March 24, 2008 working on beds now There's a weed creeping by underground runners all in my beds along the edge of the pond. It's even floating on top of the water. I need to get a good photo of it, have it ided and destroy it. Click to view Monday, March 24, 2008 Pond gardens All of my winter sown native species plants will be transplanted around the margins of my pond and high bank. This is a picture of the North side (geese) and the East side (bluebird house). That northend bank doesn't look that steep until the fat lady with the hat and cell phone bends overs to transplant seedlings. Lost two good cell phones rolling into that pond, twice. Now let's see how many times I repeat last year's fiascoes. Click to view Wednesday, March 12, 2008 When and how to pinch back? These are my winter sown seeds that have germinated so far. They are still seedlings without true leaves yet. A few are vines so I don't know if they would need pinching. Agastache foeniculum (don't pinch) Apocynum cannabinum Aristolochia fimbriata Asclepias curassavica Asclepias physocarpa Aster pilosus Baptisia australis (don't pinch) Berlandiera lyrata Cacalia suaveolens Calendula officinalis Castilleja coccinea Centrosema virginianum Coreopsis lanceolata (don't pinch) Coreopsis tinctoria Coreopsis verticillata Echinacea angustifolia Echinacea pallida Echinacea purpurea Echinops ritro Gaillardia aristata Helenium autumnal Heliopsis helianthoides Ipomopsis rubra (don't pinch) Liatris ligulistylis (don't pinch) Liatris scariosa (don't pinch) Limnanthes douglasii Nipponanthemum nipponicum Ophiopogon planiscapus (don't pinch) Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum Penstemon digitalis Plantago lanceolata Ratibida pinnata Rudbeckia hirta Rudbeckia laciniata Rudbeckia triloba Ruta graveolens Scutellaria resinosa Silene regia Solidago canadensis Symphyotrichum oolentangiense Symphyotrichum puniceum Tithonia rotundifolia Verbena hastata Vigna luteola Wednesday, February 6, 2008 orange juice containers I just realized that I had cut the tops off the oj containers from the very beginning of wsing. Tomorrow I'll go out and cut the tops off the '08 batch and make sure they are under cover of clear plastic like last year. Funny how we soon forget these minor details. Wednesday, January 23, 2008 2008 Winter Sown Journal Things to do tonight to prepare for the next set of containers to sow: 1. Choose next batch of ws seed packets to sow 2. locate those seeds in journals 3. move to "2008 winter sow" Journal if necessary 4. change status to "sown canidate" 5. print list via access by status "sown canidate" 6. make labels for containers rid # & botanical name 7. choose appropriate size container for amount of seed packets, using more than 1 container if neccessary 8. write RID on several areas of container top and bottom 9. Place seed and labels in containers & take to workshop for the next day of sowing *************************************************** This is a list of winter sow journal entries copied from my "2008 winter sow" Journal accessed by status "sown container" Todate sown Jan. 20th through Jan. 22nd 163476 Hemp Dogbane, Indian Hemp Apocynum cannabinum 163480 Downy Aster, White Heath Aster, White Old-field Aster Aster pilosus 169907 False Indigo, Blue Wild Indigo Baptisia australis 170296 Spurred Butterfly Pea Centrosema virginianum 170039 Bugbane James Compton Cimicifuga ramosa 169949 Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed Coreopsis Baby Sun Coreopsis lanceolata 169905 Dwarf Mouse-ear Tickseed, Lobed Tickseed Nana Coreopsis auriculata 169856 Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata 169805 Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata 169799 Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata 170011 Plains Coreopsis, Calliopsis, Golden Tickseed Coreopsis tinctoria 169950 Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed Coreopsis (a dwarf yellow 10"-12" tall ) Coreopsis lanceolata 170009 Threadleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed Coreopsis verticillata 170288 Coneflower Ruby Star Echinacea purpurea 170313 White Coneflower White Swan Echinacea purpurea 170314 Ozark Coneflower, Yellow Coneflower Echinacea paradoxa 170285 Eastern Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea 170315 Pale Coneflower, Pink Coneflower, Tall Coneflower Echinacea pallida 170307 Tassel Flower Emilia javanica 170309 White Snakeroot Eupatorium rugosum 170294 Coastal Plain Joe-Pye Weed, Eastern Joe Pye Weed Little Joe Eupatorium dubium 163477 Woodland Sunflower Helianthus strumosus 170292 Eastern Blazing Star, New England Blazing Star, Tall Gayfeather September Glory open pollenated Liatris scariosa 170301 Meadow Foam, Poached Egg Plant, Fried Eggs Limnanthes douglasii 163552 Greek Oregano, Winter Marjoram Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum 170299 Ribwort Plantain, Narrowleaf Plantain Plantago lanceolata 163482 Ribwort Plantain, Narrowleaf Plantain Plantago lanceolata 170311 Gray-headed Coneflower, Pinnate Prairie Coneflower Ratibida pinnata 163475 New England Aster, Hardy Aster, Michaelmas Daisy Blooms purple 1st year sown Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (not sure) 170305 Mexican Sunflower Tithonia rotundifolia 163484 Blue Vervain Verbena hastata 163478 New York Ironweed Vernonia noveboracensis Wednesday, January 23, 2008 Adding sand I'm finding it difficult to winter sow seeds that are extremely small, dust like, into my containers so that I get an even spread. I'm now putting sand into the seed packets and giving it a shake, shaking it all out into my containers. Tuesday, January 22, 2008 this is why my winter sowing is inside a dogless dog pen Kobe and Katie, free roaming labs. GRRR Bad Dog! Click to view Tuesday, January 22, 2008 16 Containers Sown today 14 seed journal entries Todate total containers of winter sown seeds = 38 More to sow soon today's Rid numbers: 163484 170039 163480 170292 169907 163552 163476 170301 163475 163478 163482 170296 170307 163477 Tuesday, January 22, 2008 Seed starting charts I recently tagged this thread. Wonderful collection of links for information on starting seeds. No one site lists every seed known to man. It takes searching various sites to read about the proper germination for a particular seed. Sometimes, just googling takes hours of scanning & speed reading to find what I need. http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/690295/ Monday, January 21, 2008 Todate 22 containers sown, 18 seed journal entries Picture showing the seed sown containers on day two.. Here's a list of RID numbers sown todate (2days) 170294 170288 169905 170285 170311 169856 169805 169950 169799 169949 170305 170314 170315 170011 170299 170009 170313 170309 note to self: remove this picture and download Monday's picture of todate containers Click to view Sunday, January 20, 2008 2008 Winter Sow Seed Journal Entered all the seeds I received from the winter sow seed swap yesterday. I'll start winter sowing seeds today. Because it's so cold, I'll set up a winter sowing station inside my heated workshop to pot up my jugs and sow the seeds. The jugs will sit under the shade of the pine tree in the dogless dog pen. I'll still have to put a screen over the top to keep Katie from digging into my containers until I can find someone to help me fix the broken gate. After the gate's fixed, I can securely winter sow in the dogless dogpen, while my dogs have free range to roam. That dog pen will also serve as a seedling bed for my daylilies. Future plan for that dog pen is to build a lean-to shade house against the back workshop wall. Recordkeeping Plans Plan to improve my wintersowing recordkeeping. I want to do a better job of documenting my sown seeds in my journal, using milestones and timely updating statuses. That way, I can printout only those entries with the same status eventhough they are listed in the same journal. Using the RID feature will also help me find the seed entry again when I need to locate the entry without having to look through the whole list on seeds in every journal. The containers will be marked with the Rid number and so will the markers. I wrote both the RID number and plant name of the container, but soon realized that was over-kill and decided to only use the RID number. I also want to keep a pictured record of questionable seeds sown. Because I have so many seeds marked with the same genius name but of unknown species, taking a picture may help in research later. Coreopsis is one in particular that I have received in seed swaps where the package was only labeled Coreopsis. The differences in the appearance of the seeds tells me they are of different species. Taking pictures of the seed, seedling, first set of true leaves and blooms may be more than I can keep up with, but at least the plan and intention is good. Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless.’ Thomas Alva Edison Still need to decide which seeds to buy for the next swap I'll be in. I just can't trade off seeds I've already received in trades. Call it my high standard if you will, but if I'm not sure of the botanical name of a package of seeds, how can I, in good conscience, pass it to someone else to sow? Heaven help me if I unknowingly spread Kudzu across the country. I found this site, Sweet Nectar Nursery that specializes in butterfly friendly plants. I'm hoping I have planted and saved seeds to some of the same plants they sell. I'll study this website for ideas. http://www.sweetnectarnursery.com/ (I looked, nothing really jumped out at me) Sunday, January 20, 2008 preparing for today's first day of winter sowing 1. Printout 2008 wintersow journal by "winter sown container" status, match with seed packages in inventory box (wrote the RID # on the seed pks as I entered them into the journal) 2. Review any questionable sowing requirements 2. Take the camera, seed box, printout, labels and paint pens to workshop 3. Write the botanical name and the journal RID numbers on the containers before filling with soil (containers were prepped with drainage holes at the time I collected them throughout the year then storaged. So glad that part was already done!) 4. Fill with soil. Remember to use a sand mix for those seeds that require a sandy loam 5. Water throughly and allow to drain for at least one hour before sowing seed 6. Place a minimum of two stick labels in each container just before sowing its seeds 7. Take picture of the seeds & their package just before sowing (only for those ??able coreopsis) 8. .Sow seeds into their marked containers 9. place containers under the pine tree 10.Schedule time for repeating this process for Mon and Tues 21st and 22nd These containers were winter sown today, referenced to 2008 winter sow journal by status http://davesgarden.com/tools/journal/viewbystatus.php?status... I just realized the link updates when the journal updates. Oh well. I'll cut and paste a list next time. Eleven containers were sown Sun. 1-20-08 Click to view Sunday, January 20, 2008 Inside Germination Records Journal RID #163528 Aristolochia fimbriata, White Veined Dutchman's Pipe Received seeds from Beckygardener's first annual Butterfly & Hummer Seed Swap fall '07. Jan 4th I sowed some, they germinated and by the 10th, through my neglect, died of thirst. Resowed some on the 12th of Jan. and they had germinated by the 16th. Pulled down the zip lock bag and watering from the bottom while still on the heat mat. 24/7 under lights. Click to view Sunday, January 20, 2008 Inside Germination Records Journal RID #120600 Lablab purpureus, Hyacinth Bean I'm fairly sure these seeds were given to me in an '07 Valentines Seed Swap. 100% germination almost a year later, yea! Started seeds on a heating mat under lights in my sunroom on Jan. 4. When I remembered to check on them Jan 10th, they had germinated. I immediately pulled down the ziplock bag and water from the bottom while still on the heating mat. This is what the seedlings look like today, Jan 20, '08 This is what I want my babies to look like when they grow up. http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/159608/ Image Click to view Sunday, January 20, 2008 Seeds Of Coreopsis Several seed species aren't marked on several Coreopsis pkgs. This little experiment is to help me identify the name of the plant by species. I've tried to identify the species name comparing like seeds of known species. Click to view Sunday, January 20, 2008 Click to view Sunday, January 20, 2008 Click to view Sunday, January 20, 2008 Click to view Sunday, January 20, 2008 1st day of winter sown cartons Click to view Sunday, January 20, 2008 Picture of containers on the first day of sowing 1-20-08 Click to view Saturday, January 19, 2008 Gardening by the moon Thanks to Gapeahen, my dear friend has been encouraging me to try the centuries old farming technique of gardening by the phases of the moon this year. Donna gave me a calendar she picked up at the drug store for free which includes a legend that corresponds to the symbols on each day on the calendar, plus a farmer's almanac. Each day's symbol advices you on the best gardening chore for that particular phase the moon happens to be in. From what I read from googling the subject, plants respond to the moon's gravitational pull on water. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/07/0710_030710_... http://www.gardeningbythemoon.com/phases.html Since this is an age-old technique, I do not plan on buying moon gardening material from new companies that popped up and jumped on the band wagon due to a rising popularity in moon phases. I will try to follow Donna's lead and sow seed on fertile days, plant above ground plants on their best days and, tubers, rhizones etc on their best days. I may even try my hand at growing a few vegatables within my flower beds since the calendar tells me the best days to harvest crops. Heck, even on the destory days I can be productively gardening, giving me the incentive to weed my beds and be on the attack of the infamous snail. Wednesday, July 11, 2007 2008 Winter Sow Seeds Wish List Sow for Butterflies and Hummers Mallow family, Malvaceae Painted Lady Hollyhocks Alcea rosea - host Painted Lady & Checkered Skipper Steeple bush, or meadow sweet (Spiraea tomentosa): Spring azure blues. red clover Trifolium pratense - host Clouded Sulfur Lychnis coronaria Clitoria -Long-tailed Skipper Vigna luteola - Hairypod Cowpea vine -Long-tailed Skipper Leucanthemum x superbum Verbena hastata - Blue Vervain host for Common Buckeye marigold Aristolochia sp. (not the exotic sp.) (Pipevine Swallowtail)Polydamas Swallowtail?? Gomphrena globosa Phaseolus coccineus Lonicera hummerS & host for Aureo-Reticulata' (Great Swallowtail) Actaea racemosa (Spring Azure) Desmodium canadense (Silver-spotted & Long-tailed Skipper, Hoary Edge, Clouded Sulphur, Northern Cloudy Wing and Eastern Tailed Blue) Ipomoea quamoclit Asarina scandens 'Mystic Rose' hummer Asarina 'Red Dragon'-hummer Viola glabella A host plant for certain Fritillary butterflies. Aubrieta deltoidea Alyssum saxatile 'Gold Dust' Antennaria microphylla - a larval food the painted lady butterfly Antennaria dioica 'Rotes Wunder' - a larval food the painted lady butterfly Urtica dioica Stinging Nettle yes it's a weed but s a host plant for several butterflies including Red Admirals, Milbert's Tortoiseshell, and Satyr Comma Stachys coccinea Solidago Silene Sedum 'Autumn Joy' Penstemon digitalis Penstemon barbatus Nepeta Mimulus guttatus - host plant for the Mylitta Crescent and the Buckeye butterflies Mimulus cardinalis-hummer Lavatera Kniphofia-hummer Heliopsis helianthoides Helianthus maximilianii Helenium hoopesii Helenium autumnale Gaillardia grandiflora 'Burgundy' Echium russicum Digitalis x mertonensis Dicentra spectabilis-hummer Digitalis grandiflora Astrantia major 'Hadspen Blood' Anaphalis margaritacea larval food the American Lady Butterfly Alchemilla mollis 'Thriller' Cuphea any variety Coneflowers Echinacea spp. Dalea candida (Petalostemon), White Prairie Clover and Dalea purpurea (Petalostemon), Purple Prairie Clover both are host plants for the Dogface Pentas Zinnia Zinnia (Zinnia elegans): Silver-spotted skipper Cosmos(Cosmos bipinnatus): Painted Lady Salvia/Sages Clerodendrum Porterweeds Coreopsis sp. Tithonia- Mexican Sunflower Tithonia Diversifolia- Mexican Sunflower Tree Sunflowers Mexican Flame Vine Asters Aster sp. (Gorgone & Silvery Checkerspot, American Painted Lady, Long-tailed Skipper, Painted Lady, Pearl Crescent) Bugbane Cimicifuga Appalachian Azure False Indigo Baptisia species Indigo Duskywing Labrador Violet Viola labradorica Fritillaries Firebush Duranta Goldenrod Joe Pye Weed Standing Cypress Red Cypress Vine Hibiscus Liatris Rudbeckia sp. (Silvery Checkerspot) Blanket Flower Verbena any variety Veronica Lobelia Amaryliss Iris Day Lillies Spider Lillies Erythrinas Bee Balm Cestrums Leonurus Asclepias spp -host for Monarchs and Queens. Passion Vines Gulf Fritillary, & Variegated Fritillary (Zebra? check on this) Cassias Sulphur, Silver Spotted Skipper, Common Hairstreak) Chelone Buckeye, Checkerspot Justicias/Shrimp Plants Sesbania/Rattlebox Powder Puff Tree Tansy Crocosmia -hummer Daisys Ruddya/Rabbit Ears Dicliptera suberecta Ruellias any Lemon Mint and other flowering mints Cannas Chaste Tree Agastache Skullcap Fire Spike Celosia Parsley Black Swallowtail dill Black Swallowtail oregano rue Ruta graveolens Black Swallowtail Huisache Daisies Veronica Turtlehead Chelone glabra Baltimore Checkerspot Chryanthemums species (Painted Lady, American Painted Lady) Desmodium canadense (Silver-spotted & Long-tailed Skipper, Hoary Edge, Clouded Sulphur, Northern Cloudy Wing and Eastern Tailed Blue) Linaria purpurea (Buckeyes) Loosestrife Agastache Yarrow Hardy Hibiiscus Zizia aptera (Black Swallowtail) Zizia aurea (Black Swallowtail) Friday, May 11, 2007 Click to view Friday, May 11, 2007 Click to view Friday, May 11, 2007 Click to view Friday, May 11, 2007 Click to view Friday, May 11, 2007 Click to view Friday, May 11, 2007 Click to view Saturday, March 17, 2007 seed germination first pics orange juice containers Click to view Saturday, March 17, 2007 another shot of seed germination containers water jugs and soda bottles Click to view Saturday, March 3, 2007 winter sown jugs Click to view Wednesday, January 10, 2007 seed germination http://www.backyardgardener.com/tm.html refer to this site for germinating seeds. Wednesday, January 3, 2007 Seed list from my database Current Seed List as of Jan 3, 2007 COMMON NAME AND CULTIVAR BOTANICAL FLOWER Iris Sunset Hibiscus (plan to sow more 2008) Abelmoschus manihot Lily of the Nile - Blue Agapanthus africanus (plan to sow more 2008) Agastache Agastache aurea Floss Flower 'Blue Mink' Ageratum houstonianum Floss Flower 'Blue Horizon' Ageratum houstonianum Hollyhock Alcea rosea Snapdragon 'Tri-Colors' Antirrhinum majus Snapdragon 'Tall Deluxe Mixed' Antirrhinum majus African Daisy Arctotis stoechadifolia White Butterfly Weed Asclepias curassavica (plan to sow more 2008) Butterfly Weed 'Silky Deep Red' Asclepias curassavica (plan to sow more 2008) Milkweed Swamp Asclepias incarnata (plan to sow more 2008) Butterfly Weed 'Ice Ballet' Asclepias incarnata (plan to sow more 2008) Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata, subsp. (plan to sow more 2008) Showy Milkweed - 'Scarlet' Asclepias speciosa (plan to sow more 2008) Showy Milkweed - 'Yellow/Orange/Gold' Asclepias speciosa (plan to sow more 2008) Showy Milkweed - 'Pink Cinderella' Asclepias speciosa (plan to sow more 2008) Showy Milkweed - 'Golden West' Asclepias speciosa (plan to sow more 2008) Milkweed Asclepias syriaca (plan to sow more 2008) Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa (plan to sow more 2008) Aster 'Crego Mix' Aster chinensis (plan to sow more 2008) Baptisia Baptisia australis (plan to sow more 2008) False Indigo Baptisia australis (plan to sow more 2008) Blackberry Lily Belamcanda chinensis Calendula / Pot Marigold Calendula Calendula Calendula officinalis aster Callistephus chinensis Blue-violet Canterbury Bells Campanula medium Canna Canna Candle Bush Cassia alata Bachelor Buttons Centaurea cyanus Northern Sea Oats Chasmanthium latifolium Cleome Cleome (plan to sow more 2008) Larkspur 'Giant Imperial' Consolida ambigua Coreopsis grandiflora Coreopsis (plan to sow more 2008) Coreopsis - Lanceleaf 'Sterntaler' Coreopsis lanceolata Coreopsis - Dwarf Red Plains Coreopsis tinctoria (plan to sow more 2008) Cosmos 'Klondike' Cosmos bipinnatus Forget-Me-Not Cynoglossum amabile Datura 'Lilac Le Fleur' Datura Datura Datura metel Queen Anne's Lace Daucus carota (plan to sow more 2008) Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Coneflower 'Mangus' Echinacea purpurea (plan to sow more 2008) Coneflower 'White Swan' Echinacea purpurea (plan to sow more 2008) Poppy - California Eschscholzia californica Spotted Joe-pye Weed Eupatorium maculatum (plan to sow more 2008) Bronze Fennel Foeniculum vulgare (plan to sow more 2008) Gaillardia / Indian Blanket Gaillardia pulchella Gaillardia / Indian Blanket 'Red Plume' Gaillardia pulchella Gaillardia 'Burgundy' Gaillardia x grandiflora Gaillardia 'Fan Fare' Gaillardia x grandiflora Gaillardia 'Dazzler' Gaillardia x grandiflora Gaillardia 'Golden Goblin' Gaillardia x grandiflora Gaillardia 'Goblin' Gaillardia x grandiflora Gaura 'white' Gaura Lindheimeri (plan to sow more 2008) Baby's Breath Gypsophila elegans Sunflower 'Mammoth Russian' Helianthus Sunflower Helianthus Red Strawflower Helichrysum bracteatum White Strawflower Helichrysum bracteatum Yellow Daylily Hemerocalis Daylily 'Stella d'Oro' Hemerocallis Chives Herb Dill Herb Parsley Herb (plan to sow more 2008) Catnip Herb Hosta Hosta Candytuft Iberis sempervirens Cardinal Climber Vine Ipomea multifida Red Hot Poker 'Border Ballet' Kniphofia uvaria Hyacinth Bean Lablab purpurea Crape Myrtle Lagerstroemia Priarie Blazing Star Liatris pycnostachya Gayfeather / Blazing Star 'Floristan White' Liatris spicata Gayfeather / Blazing Star 'Floristan Violet' Liatris spicata Laitris / Blazing Star Liatris spicata Blue Flax Linum perenne lewissi Lupine 'Russel Hybrid' Lupinus polyphyllus Texas Bluebonnet Lupinus texensis (plan to sow more 2008) Malva Malva Stock Matthiola Lemon Balm Melissa officinalis Bee Balm -'Panorama Red Shades' Monarda didyma (plan to sow more 2008) Oleander Nerium oleander Nicotania -Flowering Tobacco Nicotiana sylvestris (plan to sow more 2008) African Daisy Osteospermum ecklonis Poppy 'Golden West' Papaver Poppy 'Mission Bells' Papaver Poppy "Shirley Mix' Papaver Rhoeas Poppy - Opium Papaver somniferum Beardtongue 'Lavender' Penstemon p. sp. Petunia 'Old Fashion' Petunia hybrida Pink Petunia 'Old Fashion' Petunia hybrida Purple Phlox 'Peppermint Candy' Phlox Dwarf Phlox 'Beauty Mix' Phlox Obedient Plant 'Alba' physategia virginiana Jacobs Ladder Polemonium Mexican Hat Ratibidia columnaris artemesia Rosa 'Étoile de Hollande' Red Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta (plan to sow more 2008) Petunia Mexican Ruellia brittoniana Salvia 'Saluti Dark Red' Salvia slendens Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis Lamb's Ear Stachys byzantina Stoke's Aster Stokesia cyanea Marigold 'Crackerjack Mixed' Tagetes erectus Marigold 'Sweet Cream' Tagetes erectus Marigold 'Queen Sofhia' Tagetes erectus Marigold 'Snowball' Tagetes erectus (plan to sow more 2008) Marigold / various '06 harvest Tagetes erectus Black Eyed Susan Vine Thunbergia alata Sunflower - 'Mexican 'Torch' Tithonia rotundifolia (plan to sow more 2008) Naturtium 'Gleam Hybrids Mixed' Tropaeolum perarinum Verbascum Verbascum Verbena-on-a-stick Verbena bonariensis (plan to sow more 2008) Chaste Tree Vitex agnus-castus Yucca - Red Yucca rain lily zephyranthes atamasco Zinnia Zinnia elegans Revision Date 1/3/2007 Wednesday, January 3, 2007 Updated my Garden Organizer Database Made a list of my seed list inventory today. It's not complete since I have failed to put all my seed envelops all in one place. Still need to locate where I put the last order I made from Parks. Also need to add current trades when I get them. Saturday, December 16, 2006 common perennials by zone for winter sowing Aster 4-9 Artemesia 3-8 Astilbe 4-8 Baby's Breath 4-9 Balloon Flower 4-9 Bee Balm 4-9 Bellflower 3-8 Blanket Flower 3-10 Blue-Eyed Grass 5-8 Blue Fescue 4-9 Blackberry Lily 5-9 Blazing Star 4-9 Blue Beard 7-10 Butterfly Weed 3-9 Broom 6-9 Cactus (varies by species, zones 3-10 included) Canterbury Bells (b) 3-8 Carnation 4-8 Catmint 5-9 Candytuft 3-8 Cinquefoil 5-8 Chinese Lanterns 5-8 Chrysanthemum 5-10 Clematis 5-9 Coral Bells 3-9 Coreopsis 4-10 Coneflower 3-8 Cranesbill 5-8 Creeping Thyme 4-9 Cupid's Dart 5-10 Daylily 4-10 Delphinium 3-7 English Daisy 4-8 Evening Primrose 5-8 Everlasting Sweet Pea 5-9 False Indigo 3-9 Flax 5-9 Foxglove (b 4-8) (p 3-8) Fleabane 6-9 Fountain Grass 6-9 Gaura 5-8 German Statice 3-9 Geum 5-7 Globe Thistle 3-8 Goat's Beard 3-7 Heather 5-8 Helenium 4-8 Iceplant 6-10 Hardy Hibiscus 5-10 Helleborus 3-8 Hollyhock 3-9 Hosta 3-9 Iris 4-9 Jack-in-the-Pulpit 5-9 Jupiter's Beard 5-8 Joe-Pye Weed 5-8 Lamb's Ears 4-8 Leadwort 7-10 Lily-of-the-Nile 6-10 Lily-of-the-Valley 3-8 Lily (Oriental varieties) 4-8 Lupine 4-8 Malva 4-8 Meadowsweet 3-8 Money Plant (b) 5-9 Mountain Bluet 3-8 Obediant Plant 4-8 Ox-Eye Daisy 3-8 Pampas Grass 7-10 Pasque Flower 5-7 Penstemon 3-8 Persian Buttercup 7-10 Peruvian Lily 7-10 Phlox 4-8 Pigsqueak 3-8 Pincushion Flower 3-8 Pinks 3-9 Plumbago 5-9 Poppy 4-9 Prairie Coneflower 3-10 Prairie Sunflower 4-10 Primrose 5-8 Pyrethrum 3-7 Red Hot Poker 6-10 Rudbeckia 3-9 Rose Campion 4-8 Russian Sage 3-9 Salvia (varies by species 4-9) Sea Holly 5-9 Sedum (varies by species 3-9) Shasta Daisy 5-9 Sea Pink 6-8 Snow-in-the-Summer 3-7 Spurge 4-9 Sundrops 4-8 Toad Lily 4-9 Verbena 6-10 Veronica 3-10 Viola 4-7 Yarrow 3-10 Saturday, December 16, 2006 herb list for winter sowing by zone Achillea ageratum - SWEET NANCY Z3-10 Achillea millefolium - COMMON YARROW Z3-10 Achillea millefolium - PINK-FLOWERED COMMON YARROW Z3-10 Aconitum napellus - GARDEN MONKSHOOD Z3-7 Agastache rugosa - GIANT HYSSOP Z6-10 Agrimonia eupatoria - AGRIMONY Z6-9 Agrimonia pilosa - CHINESE AGRIMONY Z5-9 Alcea rosea - HOLLYHOCK Z3-9 Alchemilla alpina - ALPINE LADY'S-MANTLE Z3-9 Alchemilla mollis - LADY"S MANTLE Z3-9 Alkanna tinctoria - ALKANET Z4-9 (biennial) Allium cepa - EGYPTIAN ONION Z4-10 Allium sativum - GARLIC Z4-10 Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon - SERPENT GARLIC Z4-10 Allium schoenoprasum - PROFUSION CHIVES Z4-10 Althaea officinalis - MARSH MALLOW Z3-9 Anemone tomentosa - GRAPE LEAF ANEMONE Z4-8 Angelica atropurpurea - GREAT ANGELICA Z4-9 Anthemis tinctoria - DYER'S CHAMOMILE Z4-9 Apocynum androsaemifolium - INDIAN HEMP Z3-9 Armoracia rusticana - HORSERADISH Z3-8 Arnica chamissonis - AMERICAN ARNICA Z7-9 Artemisia abrotanum - LEMON-SCENTED SOUTHERNWOOD Z3-9 Artemisia absinthium - WORMWOOD Z3-9 Artemisia dracunculus var. sativa - FRENCH TARRAGON Z3-9 Artemisia vulgaris - MUGWORT Z3-9 Asclepias tuberosa - BUTTERFLY WEED Z3-9 Astilbe - PLUME FLOWER Z5-8 Bellis perennis - ENGLISH DAISY Z4-8 Berlandiera lyrata - CHOCOLATE FLOWER Z7-9 Campanula rapunculus - RAMPION Z4-7 Campanula rotundifolia - BLUEBELL Z4-7 Chamaemelum nobile - ROMAN CHAMOMILE Z4-8 Chelidonium majus - CELANDINE Z4-8 Chenopodium bonus-henricus- GOOD-KING-HENRY (annual) Clinopodium vulgare - WILD BASIL Z6-9 Convallaria majalis - LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY Z2-7 Dianthus gratianopolitanus - CHEDDAR PINK Z3-8 Dianthus plumarius - COTTAGE PINK Z3-9 Digitalis lanata - GRECIAN FOXGLOVE Z4-8 Echinacea pallida - CONEFLOWER Z3-10 Echinacea purpurea - PURPLE CONEFLOWER Z3-8 Elymus glaucus - BLUE WILD RYE Z3-8 Foeniculum vulgare - FENNEL (annual) Galium odoratum - SWEET WOODRUFF Z4-8 Galium verum - YELLOW BEDSTRAW Z4-8 Geranium maculatum - WILD GERANIUM Z3-8 Geranium pratense - CRANESBILL Z3-8 Helenium autumnale - SNEEZEWEED Z3-8 Humulus lupulus - COMMON HOPS Z3-8 Hypericum perforatum - ST. JOHN'S WORT Z3-8 Iris versicolor - WILD IRIS Z3-9 Iris x germanica - ORRIS Z3-8 Lavandula angustifolia - ENGLISH LAVENDER Z5-9 Marrubium vulgare - COMMON HOREHOUND Z4-8 Melissa officinalis - Lemon BALM Z4-8 Mentha - MINT Z4-9 Mentha pulegium - PENNYROYAL Z4-9 Mentha spicata - SPEARMINT Z4-9 Mentha x gracilis - DOUBLEMINT Z4-9 Mentha x piperita - PEPPERMINT Z4-9 Monarda didyma - BEE BALM Z4-9 Monarda fistulosa - OSWEGO TEA Z3-9 Monarda menthifolia - MINT-LEAVED BERGAMOT Z4-9 Nepeta cataria - CATMINT Z3-8 Origanum laevigatum - OREGANO Z5-10 Origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum - GREEK OREGANO Z5-10 Ocimum basilicum - BASIL, assorted varieties (annual) Perovskia artemesioides - RUSSIAN SAGE Z5-9 Persicaria polymorpha - FLEECE PLANT Z4-7 Pycnanthemum muticum - MOUNTAIN MINT Z4-8 Pycnanthemum pilosum - HAIRY MOUNTAIN MINT Z4-8 Rheum palmatum var. tanguticum - ORNAMENTAL RHUBARB Z5-8 Rubia tinctorium - MADDER Z6-10 Rumex sanguineus - BLOODY DOCK Z3-9 Salvia lyrata - CANCER WEED Z5-8 Salvia officinalis - COMMON SAGE Z6-9 Salvia pratensis - MEADOW CLARY Z4-8 Sanguisorba officinalis - GREAT BURNET Z4-8 Solidago canadensis - GOLDENROD Z3-8 Stachys byzantina - LAMB'S EARS Z4-8 Stachys officinalis - BETONY Z4-8 Symphytum officinale - COMMON COMFREY Z4-9 Tanacetum cinerariifolium - PYRETHRUM Z4-9 Tanacetum parthenium 'Aureum' - GOLDEN FEVERFEW Z4-9 Teucrium chamaedrys - GERMANDER Z5-9 Teucrium scorodonia - WOOD SAGE Z5-9 Thymus - THYME Z4-8 Thymus herba-barona - CARAWAY THYME Z4-8 Thymus praecox ssp. arcticus - WOOLLY THYME Z4-8 Thymus praecox ssp. arcticus 'Minor' - CREEPING WOOLLY THYME Z4-8 Thymus vulgaris - GARDEN THYME Z4-8 Thymus x citriodorus - LEMON THYME Z4-8 Trifolium pratense - RED CLOVER Z4-9 Valeriana officinalis - COMMON VALERIAN Zz5-9 Veronicastrum virginicum - CULVER'S ROOT Z4-8 Viola odorata - SWEET VIOLET Z3-7 Saturday, December 16, 2006 Hardy annuals for winter sowing Abronia umbellata (sand-verbena) Adonis aestivalis (pheasant's eye) Ageratum Houstonianum (floss flower) Agrostemma githago (corn cockle) Alonsoa acutifolia (maskflower) Amaranthus caudatus (love-lies-bleeding) Amberboa moschata (sweet sultan) Anagallis indica (blue pimpernel) Anchusa (bugloss) Alyssum maritimum (sweet alyssum) Antirrhinum majus (snapdragons) Argemone mexicana (prickly poppy) Asperula azurea (woodruff) Brachycome iberidifolia (swan river daisy) Browallia demissa (bush violet) Bupleurum rotundifolium (ox-eye daisy) Calandrinia grandiflora (red-maids) Calendula (pot marigold) Callistephus (China aster) Campanula (annual Canterbury bells) Celosia (cockscomb) Centaurea (cornflower) Centranthus macrosiphon (valerian) Chrysanthemum paludosum (mini-marguerite) Clarkia elegans Collinsia bicolor (Chinese-houses) Collomia coccinea (mountain-trumpet) Consolida ajacis (Larkspur) Convolvulus (dwarf/bush morning glory) Coreopsis tintoria (calliopsis) Cosmos bipinnatus (tall cosmos) Cosmos sulphureus (sulphur cosmos) Crepis rubra (hawks-beard) Cuphea ignea (fiery cuphea) Cynoglossum (Chinese forget-me-not) Datura species (thorn-apple) Delphinium (larkspur) Dianthus chinensis (China pinks) Diascia barberm (twinspur) Dicranostigma franchetianum (bright-yellow poppy) Dimorphotheca aurantiaca (Cape marigold) Dracocephalum moldavica (Moldavian dragonhead) Echium creticurn (bugloss) Emilia javanica (tassel flower) Eschschlotzia californica (California poppy) Fagopyrum esculentum (buckwheat) Felicia bergeriana (kingfisher daisy) Gaillardia pulchella (blanket flower) Gilia (bird's-eye) Godetia (fairyfan, farewell-to-spring) Gypsophila (baby's breath) Helianthus (sunflowers) Helichrysum (strawflower) Helipterum (paper daisy) Hunnemannia fumariifolia (Mexican tulip poppy) Iberis (candytuft) Impatiens (balsam) Ionopsidium acaule (false diamond-flower) Lathyrus odoratus (sweet peas) Lavatera (annual mallow) Leonorus (lion's paws) Limnanthes douglasii (poached-egg plant) Limonium sinuatum (statice) Linaria bipartita (toadflax) Linum (flax) Lobularia (alyssum) Lupinus (lupine) Lychnis (catchfly) Malcomia maritima (Virginian stock) Malope trifida (malope) Malva (mallow) Matthiola bicornis (night-scented stock) Mesembryanthemum (ice-plant) Myosotis dissitiflora (forget-me-not) Nemesia strumosa (Cape jewels) Nemophila (baby blue-eyes) Nicandra (shoo-fly) Nicotiana (flowering tobacco) Nigella (love-in-the-mist) Osteospermum (Star of the Veldt) Papaver (poppy) Petunia hybrida (petunias) Phacelia (scorpion weed) Phlox drummondii (drummon phlox) Portulaca grandiflora (portulaca, moss rose) Rehmannia angulata (Chinese foxgloves) Reseda odorata (mignonette) Rudbeckia bicolor (gloriosa daisy) Salpiglossis sinuata (painted tongue) Salvia splendens (scarlet sage) Sanvitalia procumbens (creeping zinnia) Saponaria vaccaria (soapwort) Scabiosa (pincushion flower) Schizanthus pinnatus (butterfly flower) Senecio elegans (ragwort) Silene Armeria (none-so-pretty) Specularia speculum (Venus' looking glass) Tagetes (marigold) Thunbergia alata (clockvine) Tithonia rotundifolia (Mexican sunflower) Torenia Fournieri (wishbone flower) Trachymene caerulea (laceflower) Tropaeolum (nasturtiums) Ursinia anethoides (dill-leaf ursinia) Vaccaria (cow soapwort) Venidium fastuosum (Cape daisy) Viola tricolor (pansy) Viscaria (rose-of-heaven) Xeranthemum (everlasting flower) Zinnia elegans (common zinnias) Saturday, December 16, 2006 A. things to do before winter sowing 1. cross match my seed inventory with the list of suggested ws seeds list for both perenials and annuals. PARTIALLY COMPLETED 2. list my winter sown seed list in my journal. PARTIALLY COMPLETED TO THE S'S 3. enter my actual winter sown list into my data base. 4. prepare containers 5. label containers three ways 6.. prepare outside area for protection against the elements Friday, December 15, 2006 master seed list needs organizing need to determine which of the following seeds will be winter sown and which will be started inside. One flat of various seeds were started 11-7 and have now been transplanted to larger pots ( hibiscus). African daisy Osteospermum White/black eye Agastache Foeniculum Agastache/blue Annual phlox Dutch tapestry Armeria Bees hybrid mix Aster crego Bachelor button Tall dbl mixed Bachelor buttons Blue boy Beardtongue Penstemon Sp Lavender Bee balm Monarda Didyma Panorama red shades Beebalm Bergamot Berryvine Porcelain Bird of paradise red - dwarf Poinciane Blackeyed susan Rudbeckia Hirta Blackeyed susan Rudbeckia Hirta Blackeyed susan vine Thunbergia Blue ageratum Blue bonnet Brazilian bachelor buttons Centratherum Intermedium Bronze fennel Foeiculum Vulgare Buddelia Alba white profussion Butterfly bush Butterfly weed Asclepias Speciosa Butterfly weed Asciepias Yellow/orange/gold Butterfly weed Asciepias Scarlet Butterfly weed Asciepias Pink Cinderella California Poppy GoldenWest California poppy Mission bells CandleStick Bush cassia alata Senna CandleStick Bush cassia Occidentiaics? Candlestick bush Cassia Alata Senna Canna Cannas X Generalis F2 hubrid Cardinal climber Carrot Yellowstone f1 hybrid Caterbury bells Campanula Cleome C Augustifolia Mixed colors Cleome Rose queen Cleome White Cleome Mixed purple^white Common milkweed Asclepias Syriaca Coneflower Doppelganger Coreopsis Coreopsis Lanceplata Sterntaler Coreopsis Tinctoria Dwarf red plains Coreopsis Corkscrew vine Only 4 seeds Onlee charged $12.00 for approximately 8 seeds! way too expensive. Parks sells them for $2.00 a pkg Cosmos Klondike orange Daylily Dan Hanson, Fla Daylily Bee crosses Daylily Stella D’oro Daylily Wind x dominic Daylily No regrets x Seminole wind Daylily Twylth teg x ? Daylily Joe’s jumin pumkin man x 2 Daylily Stella d’oro x moonladder Daylily Stella d’oro x above the crowd Daylily Stella d’oro x two part harmony Daylily Happy returns x ? Daylily Bee pods Devil’s Trumpet Datura SingleWhite Devil’s Trumpet Datura Dbl Yellow Devil’s Trumpet Datura Dbl yellow Devil’s Trumpet Datura Triple yellow Devil’s Trumpet Datura Dbl purple Dianthus Ideal series magical mix Dill Vierling False indigo Baptisia Fennel Floss Flower Ageratum Houstonianum Blue horizon Floss Flower Ageratum Houstonianum Blue horizon Flowering tobacco Nicotiana Sylvestris Four o’clocks Four o’clocks Fuschia Gaillardia Gaillardia Puchella Red plume Gaillardia Gaillardia grandiflora Fan fare Gaillardia Gaillardia grandiflora Dazzler Gaillardia Gaillardia grandiflora Golden goblin Gaillardia Gaillardia grandiflora Goblin Gaura Gaura Lindheimeri white Gayfeather liatris Spicata Floristan white Gayfeather liatris Spicata Floristan violet Gayfeather liatris Spicata unknown Giant purple amaranth A Cruentas Giant purple shamrock Oxalis Triangulus Great burnet Sanguisorba Officinalis Gyspsphia Elegans Hibiscus Abelmoschus Manihot Sunset Hibuscus Hibuscus manihot Sherbert Hibuscus Abelmosehus manihot Sunset Hollyhock White & yellow Hollyhocks Hosta Hyacinth bean vine Purple, white Indian corn Iris Siberian White Japanese Lanturn Joe-pye weed Eupatorium Maculatum Lamb’s ear Lamb’s ear Larkspur Giant imperial Mix Larkspur Giant imperial Lemon basil Leopard lily Belamcanda Lilies African queen x yellow trumpet Lilies Summer palace x midnight strain (purple) Lilies Yellow w/pink edge x African queen Lily of the Nile agapanthus africanus Lily of the nile Agapanthus Africanus Marigold Tagetes Erecta Sweet cream Marigold Queen sofhia marigolds Marigolds Crackerjack mixed Marigolds Snowball Mexican hat Ratibida Columnaris Mexican petunia Ruellia Brittoniana Pink chi chi Mexican petunia Ruellia Brillaniana Chi chi pink Mexican sunflower Tithonia rotundifolia Torch Mexican sunflower Tithonia Rotundifolia Torch Mexican Sunflower Tithonia Diversifolia Golden Mexican sunflower Tithonia Torch Mexican sunflower Tithonia Diversifolia Golden Millet Pennisetum Glaucum Purple majesty Morning glories Morning glories Nasturtium Gleam hybrids mixed Nature Walker Heuchera Micrantha Palace Purple Northern sea oats Chasmanthium Latifolium Obedient plant Physategia Virginiana alba White Old fashion petunia Pink/purple Oleander Opium poppy Orchid Parsley moss curl Parsley triple curl Pear gourds Phlox Peppermint candy Phlox dwarf Beauty mix Poppy Papaver Rhoeas Shirley/mix Pot maigold Calendula Officinalis Prairie blazingstar Liatris Pycnostachya Priairie blazingstar Liatris Pycnostachya purpleConeflower Echinacea Purpurea Queen anne’s lace Rain Lily Citrina Red hot poker Kniphofia Uvaria Border ballet Red yucca Hesperaloe Paarviflora Rose Mallow Hibuscus manihot burgundy Rose mallow Pink white, yellow Rudbeckia Russell lupine Salvia Slendens Saluti dark red Showy milkweed Asclepias Speciosa Skull cap Purple flower Snapdragon Tri-color pink yellow, orange Snapdragon Tall deluxe mixed Snow on the mountain Spurred butterfly pea Centrosema Virginianum Stock dwarf Ten weeks Stokes aster Strawflower White Strawflower Yellow Sunflower Mammoth Russian Sunflower Red Swamp milkweed Asclepias Incarnata Swamp milkweed Asclepias Incarnata, subs. Incarnata Swamp milkweed Asclepias Incarnata. Subsp. Pulchra Sweet Williams Tall double mix Texas star hibiscus Hibiscus Coccineus Tropical milkweed Asclepias Curassavica Trumpet lilies Tropical isle Tweedia Blue flower Tweedia Blue flower Unknown Onobrychis Vieifolia Sainfein Unknown flower seeds Unknown from chedders restaraut Verbena verbena Bonairiensis Verbena Verbena Bonairiensis Sowed all 11-7 need more of these! Vitex White coneflower Zinna Super giant mixed Zinnia Zinnia Zinnia Super giant mixed Zinnia Assorted 1. Need to label zip lock bags A-Z for seed storage. 2. Determine which seeds will be wintersown and which will be sown inside 3. review wintersown.org Saturday, November 4, 2006 Sending seeds to DGer's Lobelia crystal palace to Connie and Northern Sea Oats to Barbara on 11-4 Saturday, November 4, 2006 Seedings & frost Some of the 45 seedlings planted at the pond received too much frosty wind. Leaves turned dark and curled. I'm upset! Thursday, September 21, 2006 lists of first year blooming perennials FYI--here is a list of perennials known to bloom the first year. I believe the list is from 'Gloria's' post. I do not know how long her growing season is... Balloon Flower Black-Eyed Susan- have plant got from JanetS Purple Coneflower - Have Blanket Flower 'Goblin' - Have plants & harvested dried flowers forseeds Cardinal Flower 'Fan' series Carpathian Bellflower 'Uniform' series Columbine 'Song Bird' series; 'McKana's Giant' mix Coreopsis 'Early Sunrise' _ will have from Bluestone Perennials 3 plants Delphinium-have 3 plants Dianthus- have several plants Digitalis 'Camelot Mix'- sowed seeds, blooming now, row of several plants Feverfew 'Tetra White' Hollyhock 'Summer Carnival' mix Shasta Daisy- have snowcap plant, sowed Alaska, several plants did not bloom this year Hybrid Sage 'Blue Queen' Iceland Poppy 'Meadow Pastels' Maiden Pink 'Zing Rose' Mallow 'Disco Belle' series Maltese Cross Purple Coneflower 'Magnus' - have 3 plants, harvesting seeds now Shasta Daisy 'White Knight' Veronica 'Blue Banquet,' 'Sightseeing Mix' Yarrow 'Colorado,' 'Summer Pastels' also, this site gives good information on first year blooming perennials http://www.robsplants.com/plants/fastperennials.php

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