Garden and Greenhouse has a two part series, Step by Step "How to" Guide for Starting Bedding Plants that provides specific instructions for germinating seeds in a greenhouse or cold frame. Even if you're not interested in bedding plants, per se, there is a lot of very good information on these pages. The second part goes into detail on pricking out and potting on. If you're new to growing from seed, these articles are a "must read".
Just where do you go to find those seeds? Most of the large commercial seed houses have a web presence, plus there are quite a number of smaller seed nurseries out there. If you really want those hard to find seeds, join one of the many plant societies and associations, all of whom have seed exchanges. Here are just a few:
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Well, I probably should have been more explanatory with that "late sumer begins..." statement..sorry!
What I really meant is that by this time of year, most perennial and woody plant s ...
-- posted by Marge_Talt
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Mar 30, 1999 6:44 PM
Hi Marge:
Thanks for the clarification, you provided more than enough for me to do the research. What I should have done in the first place is quote your article, "Most real seedaholics have pretty ...
-- posted by dayan
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Mar 30, 1999 5:15 PM
Well, Karyn, the only seeds I know need to be sown in summer are bienniels. Early flowering perennials would also be sown then, sort of following nature's way.
If they are sown in nursery beds, ...
-- posted by Marge_Talt
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Mar 30, 1999 4:44 AM
Hi Marge:
I didn't explain myself very well there. I was refering to sowing seeds in flats/beds in the summer, presumably for transplant the following year. I know the nurseries start a batch of se ...
-- posted by dayan
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Mar 30, 1999 1:39 AM
Hi Karyn,
Well, right season or no, I still sow seeds when I "get around to it" :-)
As for summer planting. Well, you can actually plant just about anything container grown in summer. You can ...
-- posted by Marge_Talt
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