The flower seed sowing thread 2020

[Vegi potager]

Well with the bad weather I sat and did some reading. I decided that I wanted to make my garden look a bit prettier than a veg patch and wanted to bring in more beneficial insects too. So along with my normal collection of nasturtiums, sunflowers, tagetes and sweet peas I have brought the following seeds. I aim to put some in the ground in and around my apple tree/ wild garden and have lots in containers to place around the garden :

Sweet Alyssum, 'Carpet of Snow'
Queen Anne's Lace, 'Green Mist'
Cornflower, True Wild Form
Cosmos sulphureus, 'Bright Lights'
Yellow Chamomile, True Wild Form
Poached Egg Plant
Monarda didyma, Bee Balm 'Panorama'
Penstemon barbatus, ''Twizzle Purple'
Zinnia elegans, 'Envy'
Chamomile, 'Bodegold'
Marigold, Pot Calendula officinalis
Phacelia tanacetifolia

Nepeta needs sowing, then stratification, then a heated propagator.... I have 3 plants on order! life is too short. That and him indoors will complain if the fridge is full of seed trays. He didn't notice the seed packet for Verbena in the butter compartment (he doesn't eat butter!!! )

[Vegi potager]

the seeds have arrived in the post today, just in time for a few to be sow this weekend

[mcdood]

Pricked out Dahlias, 28 Pompon and 12 Redskins. Not much room left in my small house garden for these come planting time so think I'm going to need a dedicated Dahlia bed on the allotment. Worse problems to have

[mcdood]

Pricked out 20 Cosmos Candystripe, some have got a bit leggy, probably due to not seeing the sun for a month like most of us. And a couple of little ones are only just showing.

[Vegi potager]

didn't you join the flower seed circle?

OMG!!! Missed opportunity

Well I will have to join this year then,

[farendwoman]

Your cosmos are looking a lot better than mine.
I pricked out 12 very leggy Velouette into modules, and then, because of the rain, couldn�t be bothered to take them over to the greenhouse.
They got left on the kitchen floor overnight.
Rufus (my 18 year old cat) couldn�t be bothered to go outside in the rain either, so the poor cosmos had a complete drenching with hot, acidic, cat pee.
In his defence, the modules side by side DID look like a litter tray.

[Vegi potager]

Out of my list I have sown:
Alyssum,
Poached Egg Plant
Monarda
Penstemon
Calendula officinalis
Tagetes: golen, yellow, and orange... (so far)

[Containergardener]

I havnt done any yet . Really think I need to buy some more seeds though .

[Containergardener]

Sowed first this yr.
Salvia
Phlox
Calendula ..oopsy daisy, nova, orange flash, princess orange

Yey a start.

[Containergardener]

Sowed some.sweet peas

[Vegi potager]

next lot in...
Borrage Blue
Sweetpeas (royal mixed)
Queen Anne's Lace
Cosmos
Yellow Chamomile, dyers yellow
Zinnia 'Envy' and purple prince
Herb Chamomile, 'Bodegold'
Primula Candelabra

[Nick_The_Greek]

Hello Guys,

Finally got around to sowing my flowers this week, Here goes

Laburnam sp.
Dierama sp.
Crocosmia "Lucifer"
Mecanopsis "Himalayan Blue"
Cosmos Pink*
Cosmos White*
Cosmos Mixed
Cosmos "Cups and Saucers"
Rudbeckia Hirta
Calendula
Tagetes
African Marigold
French Marigold*
Swiss Chard (Rainbow) I know its a veggie but I use it for decorative purposes aswell
Dahlia* "Peach, Yellow, White Singles"
Flowering Allium* (Old Seed)
Antirhinnum "Dwarf Mixed"
Delphinium*
Dianthus "Plumosa"

*Home Collected so I can presume a bit of open pollenation

Nick

[Small pumpkin]

Sown
Nasturtiums
Pansy
Viola

That’s all my flowers sown this year.

[Vegi potager]

Maanzaad bread seed poppy.

[Vegi potager]

Phacelia...