Late April

We were on a heritage tour and the roses came out just in time.

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Activity

Seeded the following indoors and out.

• African Daisy Dimorphotheca
• Johnny Jump up Viola Cornuta
• Lemon Mint Monarda citriodora
• Moss Verbena Verbena tenuisecta
• Ox-Eyed Daisy Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
• Purple Tansy Phacelia tanacetifolia
• Scarlet Flax Linum rubrum
• Chicory Cichorium Intybus
• Showy Primrose Oenothera speciosa
• Sweet Alyssum Lobularia maritima
• Nierembergia Blue Mountain Nierembergia
• Bachelor's Button Centaurea moschata, "the bride"

The germination temperature for all of the above is between 65 and 75 deg. Air temperature is between 40 and 80. Ground temperature at 2" is between 50 and 60 deg. I'll use the plants started indoors to fill the gaps in those that don't' germinate outdoors. Some like Oenothera and Linum resent transplanting, so I'm not sure if they are worth the trouble of trying to start indoors.

Activity

• Planted 72 Dimorphotheca, "African Daisies" pale yellow on verge, back border
  
• Planted 2 Gardenia "radicans" (from uncle James) on verge
• Planted 5 Geranium pratense striatum, Cranesbill "Splish Splash" by Sago Palm, stone bench
  
• Planted 4 Delphinium "Dwarf Blue Butterfly" purple bed, rock garden.
  

Last week of January

Indoors

• Started African Daisy (Dimorphotheca) indoors in liner.
• Started Moss Verbena indoors in dome.
• Moved Delphinium dome from cool dark to light/warm, 75deg. Watered from bottom. Removed lid. Delphinium Culture.

African Daisy Moss Verbena Dwrf Blu Butfy Delph

Outdoors

• Sewed more Baby Blues eyes.
  
• Sewed more Larkspur.
• Sewed more Pernial Lupine.
• Mulched with pine straw and ground pine bark compost.

Rocket Larkspur Baby Blue Eyes Perennial Lupine