The easiest annuals to grow from seed.
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Organic Tips for your Garden | Posted:
Sat Feb 17, 2007 10:31 pm
Easy Growers:
the easiest annuals to grow from seed are those that sow themselves. Alyssum, Calendula,Cosmos,Nicotiana,Nigella and Poppies will all come back into your garden the following year as long as you leave some seed heads, and then the seeds will fall to the ground. With this group of plants, you only have to seed once!!!
The next easiest would be seeds that are`larger in size. Marigolds,Sunflowers,Nasturtiums and Zinnias. You may also have luck with Portulaca.
Some seeds are cold weather germinators,
Nigella,Poppies and Larkspur, so if you are starting them indoors, sow them about
6-8 weeks before last frost, or else as soon as the ground can be worked sow them directly into the soil.
No matter how quickly they grow, annuals do need a couple of months to make it to blooming size. So if you want some of them to flower in summer, you will have to get varieties that get growing in early spring.
Annuals offer some of the loveliest scents in the garden.If this appeals to you try to make sure that you grow some of the following;
sweet alyssum, hesperis, nicotiana(sylvestris), stock, mignonette, and of course, sweet peas. Some people are surprised that petunias can offer a lovely scent, just stick your nose in them at the nursery before buying, as some have a lovely subtle perfume.
I will talk about an"all white" annual garden next time.
till then,
Mrs Greenthumb
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