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Post by lisaann on Feb 6, 2015 20:14:56 GMT -5
I am doing dahlias for the first time from seed. Unwin Dwarf seed from Pinetree started on 1/17. They are up and growing under lights, and I hope they are budding by set out time so I can plant accordingly in my urns and out front. I have a total of 20. Not all are in the picture. The cotyledons are starting to die off now. And the plants are growing well.
Can someone pronounce Cotyledons for me. I know I don't pronounce that properly! hahahaha
I also have wave petunias started and impatiens. I do those 2 each year now for 4 years and the timing has worked out well for me. I plant out in May.
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Post by brownrexx on Feb 6, 2015 20:52:48 GMT -5
So I guess that I should start my wave petunias soon. Are they slow growers? I don't want to have to repot them before they go outside.
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Post by desertwoman on Feb 6, 2015 21:01:02 GMT -5
I'm only going to start some black eyed susans 'somebody' sent me. My annuals pretty much all self seed now. I just have to remember not to weed them out when they start sprouting!
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Post by lisaann on Feb 6, 2015 21:02:50 GMT -5
Yes wave petunias can be very slow growing.
And I always pot mine up once between now and set out time. Once is enough if you go big enough.
I'm going to put some waves in hanging baskets. I will transplant right into the pot and keep growing on under my lights till I can set out during the day. April I can usually start letting things out during the day and bring in when I get home from work.
And by May they should be filling in nicely, and the ones that go in the ground will be set back a bit from the shock and then Take off.
All this usually works well for me, but heck, ya never know....................I'm confident though!
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Post by lisaann on Feb 6, 2015 21:04:24 GMT -5
Definitly get the Black eyed susans going and do some direct sow of those.
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Post by desertwoman on Feb 6, 2015 21:08:23 GMT -5
When can they go into the ground?
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Post by lisaann on Feb 6, 2015 21:16:06 GMT -5
I was thinking about that. Direct seed in May maybe? They self sow, so I would think that frost and all won't hurt the seed or the plant. But you'll have to keep it watered. That's why I thought inside started would be better, and the seeds won't wash away in a rain. I direct seeded in May here.
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Post by desertwoman on Feb 6, 2015 21:23:33 GMT -5
Okey dokey direct sow in May
So, then ,should I start them indoors, soon? When do you think I could transplant outside- mid May?
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Post by OregonRed on Feb 6, 2015 23:04:53 GMT -5
oh my goodness, are blackeyed susans not a 'weed' - j/k! they propogate and propogate and propogate...
throw some seed in the ground and wait --- ahahhahah
my sister had some, they filled THAT whole space, and THEN the wind blew some seed >>> OVER THERE and the beat goes on...
just sayin'...
I sure love them tho :~D love the color and shape and size and....
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Post by Latitude33 on Feb 6, 2015 23:06:34 GMT -5
oh my goodness, are blackeyed susans not a 'weed' - j/k! they propogate and propogate and propogate...
throw some seed in the ground and wait --- ahahhahah
my sister had some, they filled THAT whole space, and THEN the wind blew some seed >>> OVER THERE and the beat goes on...
just sayin'...
I sure love them tho :~D love the color and shape and size and.... I wish! Not so here!
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Feb 7, 2015 10:29:33 GMT -5
What makes wave petunias different from other petunias?
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Post by OregonRed on Feb 7, 2015 12:11:12 GMT -5
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Feb 7, 2015 14:05:04 GMT -5
Red, it must much better when ya can hear it rather than see it....I tried your pronunciation and my tongue fell over itself! x_x
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Post by OregonRed on Feb 7, 2015 15:50:35 GMT -5
thanks steve, I cut and pasted from dictionary dot com and cut out the extra parts...
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Post by breezygardener on Feb 7, 2015 15:58:01 GMT -5
"Wave" petunias were named for their abundant spread. Not vining really, but each plant, while for the most part remaining only around 6"-8" high, sends out long spreading branches covered with blooms from anywhere around 3'-4'. Just a few plants can cover quite a decent-size area.
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