It continues to be snowy this week, and I am thinking about seed starting for spring planting. I have ordered my seeds from parkseed.com, although they haven’t arrived yet. I like to start unusual plants which can’t be easily found for sale locally in the spring. I have ordered a Magellan zinnia collection which consists of seven packages of 25 seeds apiece of various colors of dwarf zinnias. These plants grow to about a foot high. I like the dwarf better because you don’t have tall plants falling over during the summer. I also have ordered Crystal White Zinnia. Its 1-2 inch blooms looks like a daisy. This particular series of plants doesn’t need deadheading, which saves a lot of time. As a matter of fact, the National Garden Bureau has declared 2011 The Year of the Zinnia. Zinnias can take the heat and humidity of our summers. In general, the hybrid varieties available from seed retailers are mildew resistant.
The greenhouse is full of cuttings I made last fall. Here are a couple of bacopa that are in bloom. The cold, snowy days of January are good to spend in the greenhouse!
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