Winter Sewing

Rain if forecast this weekend. I sewed these winter seeds. Jan 20. more rain in forecast, seeded again.


Rocket Larkspur Baby Blue Eyes Perennial Lupine Sweet Alyssum

Larkspur has done very well here in the past as have the Baby Blue Eyes. The perennial Lupine and Sweet Alyssum have been sporadic performers in my garden. I'll look for replacements in the future. A good replacement for the Perinnial Lupine might be the Arroyo Lupin, although it's an annual, it tolerates our heavy soil and humidity better.

I cast the seed by hand into the beds and waste areas even on top of heavy mulch. I plan to cast sand, grit and peat over the areas with heavier mulch to increase those seeds chances.

Wildseed Farms Order Arrived This Week

ITEM# DESCRIPTION QTY TOTAL
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8882PACKET Laura Bush Petunia 1 $1.50

3230PACKET Lemon Mint 1 $1.25

3302PACKET Mealy Blue Sage 1 $1.75

3237PACKET Mexican Hat 1 $1.25

3206PACKET Ox-Eyed Daisy 1 $1.25

3334PACKET Purple Tansy/Lacy Phacelia 1 $1.25

3226PACKET Scarlet Flax 1 $1.25

3233OUNCE Showy Primrose 1 $9.25

3312QTRPOUND Sweet William 1 $8.75

3209PACKET Tall Poppy Mallow 1 $1.25

3242PACKET Moss Verbena 1 $1.25

3200PACKET Wine Cup 1 $1.75

3249PACKET Johnny Jump Up 1 $1.75

3310OUNCE Dame's Rocket 1 $4.50

3231POUND Baby Blue Eyes 1 $19.50

3208OUNCE Chicory 1 $3.85

3265PACKET Catchfly 1 $1.25

3216PACKET African Daisy 1 $1.25

3227QTRPOUND Sweet Alyssum 1 $9.00

3215POUND Rocket Larkspur 1 $19.00

3248QTRPOUND Perennial Lupine 1 $9.50

3237PACKET Mexican Hat 1 $1.25

3288PACKET Double Click Cosmos 1 $1.75

3278QTRPOUND Cosmos Dwarf Sensation Mix 1 $14.85

3602OUNCE Lemon Queen sunflower 1 $6.05

3284PACKET Ladybird Dwarf Lemon Cosmos 1 $1.50

3657QTRPOUND Purple Prince Zinnia 1 $8.50

3241POUND Crimson Clover 1 $3.50

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SUB TOTAL: $138.75
TAX: $0.00
SHIPPING: $11.95
ORDER TOTAL: $150.70

Seeded Delphiniums / Geraniums

Started these Delphiniums Dec. 29. Covered seeds with pearlite only (1/8") for even moisture. Delphinium Culture.


Heating mat keeps 70+ temps. There are some algae issues in the pearlite.


Started these Geraniums around Dec. 10th. You can see the algae here. This rare geranium was $6 for 10 seeds, only 5 germinated.


Photo of Splish Splash.

^ Begin 2010 ^