Mid July record

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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.

Transplanted Moss Verbena

Transplanted Moss Verbena Feb 15th. Seeded Jan 28th.

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

White Iris Bed

The last Nemophila "baby blue eyes".


The Verbena moved here is doing well.


Cosmos and Iris foliage.


This bed needs fertilizer every time it rains.


Cosmos seedlings.


Zinnia Seedlings.

Nursery

Zinnias get pretty good sun in this spot. The edge of the house shadow falls just in front of this row.


Shelagh's propogation area.


Seedlings, petunia, verbena, mealy blue sage, tuber vervain, ox eye daisy, more.

Verbena

Shelagh added these purple homesteads a week ago.