Gardening

hedgehog

(36,286 posts) Wed Jul 16, 2014, 03:41 PM Jul 2014

So, I carefully planted individual zinnias and cosmos in flats under lights last March.

Those flats are on my porch now looking rather wan. I had to be away for 6 weeks, so June 3 I mixed up all my leftover flower seeds and tossed them along a weeded bed I'd just planted lilies in.
You should see the size of the plants I got!

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So, I carefully planted individual zinnias and cosmos in flats under lights last March. (Original Post) hedgehog Jul 2014 OP

FWIW.... dixiegrrrrl Jul 2014 #1

Some flowers actually do better sown in place than started early indoors. TygrBright Jul 2014 #2

dixiegrrrrl

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1. FWIW....

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Wed Jul 16, 2014, 04:21 PM

Jul 2014

Both those flowers are practically weeds in my garden.
All I do is toss out the seeds in the air, they land in the back flower beds and grow and re-seed themselves.
I water a couple times a week if necessary.

Lots of flowers seem to do best just tossed into dirt.

TygrBright

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2. Some flowers actually do better sown in place than started early indoors.

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Wed Jul 16, 2014, 05:40 PM

Jul 2014

And, um...

.....those are two of 'em.

appreciatively,
Bright

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