tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post4708388615413376782..comments2024-03-24T11:10:13.186-04:00Comments on The Gardening Me: First of the Flowers – Petunias & AlyssumMargarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-84333440980158094122015-03-14T13:30:34.487-04:002015-03-14T13:30:34.487-04:00Actually last year was the first time I grew it an...Actually last year was the first time I grew it and the self sown ones that came up in the fall were from the plants I put out in the spring! So I'm not 100% sure if they will come up or not this year, but for some reason, from what everyone else is saying, I have a feeling they will.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-87149643051853125872015-03-14T12:36:39.442-04:002015-03-14T12:36:39.442-04:00I planted borage for the first time last year. Go...I planted borage for the first time last year. Good to know that even with our cold climate that the self sown will still pop up as I wasn't sure if they might get killed off. I'd like to have a few here and there although they were much larger than I had expected as well.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354350096358468967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-34981375107009815902015-03-13T19:03:59.197-04:002015-03-13T19:03:59.197-04:00Hi Julie & welcome! I'm a relatively new ...Hi Julie & welcome! I'm a relatively new blogger and am having such a wonderful time sharing my experiences with others...and learning so much in the process too!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-36213915647088728592015-03-13T16:34:28.688-04:002015-03-13T16:34:28.688-04:00Hello from the UK, I've just found your blog a...Hello from the UK, I've just found your blog and am now going to follow.. I grow 'food' as well as flowers.. Look forward to reading some more from your archives :o) Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/15712709232628195386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-36439402150806884392015-03-13T11:35:10.770-04:002015-03-13T11:35:10.770-04:00Yours was another inspiration for the alyssum! I ...Yours was another inspiration for the alyssum! I recall photos of it along the edges of your beds & spilling onto your paths...they were just lovely. Hopefully mine will be just as "weedy"!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-32267776029515282762015-03-13T11:32:52.649-04:002015-03-13T11:32:52.649-04:00I'm still amazed at how flowers go from seed t...I'm still amazed at how flowers go from seed to plant as so many seem to be mere specks when sown.<br /><br />Thanks for the reminder on Johnny's - I often forget how detailed their catalogue is. I'll have to remember to pull it out & give it a read, especially for the new veg/flowers I'm growing - when it comes to starting seeds, I always feel that the more information I have the better.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-91362421052873763932015-03-13T11:27:37.160-04:002015-03-13T11:27:37.160-04:00I bought plants for alyssum the first year of the ...I bought plants for alyssum the first year of the garden. Since then they have self seeded all over the place. They have become almost a weed really, but I love them. They line my brick paths and drape over the rock wall in the front. Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-24904159558872517042015-03-13T11:24:11.317-04:002015-03-13T11:24:11.317-04:00I already had self-sown borage seedlings coming up...I already had self-sown borage seedlings coming up last fall in the beds, so I have a feeling I will have self sown borage in the garden-at-large this year as well. I actually quite liked the borage flowers & the beneficials loved them too. I'll likely leave any that pop up in the flower borders or paths, so long as they don't get too much in the way.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-78640313190374042152015-03-13T11:23:18.845-04:002015-03-13T11:23:18.845-04:00Your petunias look just like mine, which are just ...Your petunias look just like mine, which are just now sprouting! It is so neat that you have your daughter involved in this stage of the gardening. And when those flowers are big and blooming, she can truly appreciate the process from seed to full grown plant. My petunia seeds were pelleted, and they were still TINY! I think my purple ones were the first to sprout this year.<br /><br />I used to order seeds from Stokes, and I remember the detailed growing info. Johnny's Seeds is much the same, and their catalog reads like a how-to manual which I appreciate. If the seeds need a certain temp, then at least I can try my best to adjust my growing conditions.Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-10977933598883719602015-03-13T11:18:56.421-04:002015-03-13T11:18:56.421-04:00It was your posts on the alyssum that actually ins...It was your posts on the alyssum that actually inspired me to give it a go. I recall your issues with the bagrada bug but thankfully we don't have those around here - I guess that's one benefit to living in a climate that has a cold winter!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-50471177372946736752015-03-13T10:54:23.946-04:002015-03-13T10:54:23.946-04:00I sowed borage on my old allotment plot and was ne...I sowed borage on my old allotment plot and was never without it again, it self seeds all over the place, but it's easy to pull up if you don't want it. I have to admit that vegetables take precedence over ornamentals with me, but I do still like some flowers in the garden.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-11768661619459803952015-03-13T10:31:32.389-04:002015-03-13T10:31:32.389-04:00I haven't managed to work flowers into my seed...I haven't managed to work flowers into my seed sowing schedule, they probably should be going already but I just haven't gotten to them. Sweet Alyssum has been a mainstay in my garden, it's a good size, blooms prolifically, self sows, basically it's just there all the time doing it's job. Unfortunately it's extremely attractive to a newly arrived bad bad bug so I've been pulling most of it out. I need to find some new flowers to take its place. I'll be letting more coriander bloom around the garden since it is also extremely attractive to pollinators and other good bugs, it just gets to be too tall for some spaces though.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.com