I have never done much with annuals until this year. I was just wondering, since they seem to reseed easily, maybe I could take the seeds and sprinkle them exactly where I want them to grow this Fall and let them be in the ground all Winter???? Then I won't have to do anything with them in Spring.
That might work for you there Barb. I know that they wont over winter here in zone 5b. It's worth a try, maybe save a few seeds just in case
I have a ton of zinnias this year and I didn't even plant them. They started to come up in a small bed where I had a few last year and they've spread everywhere in the back yard. I can't imagine how many will be out there next year. dooley
I'm zone 6A and depending on the winter, marigolds are a 50/50 type seed. Sometimes they come back in full force and sometimes they come back really sparse. I'm doing that very same thing with Sweet William seeds. I sprinkled a million right where I want them to grow (some are already popping up) and then saved some to sprinkle in the spring :-D Good Luck
I think it will work Barb! I always have volunteer marigolds in my garden and usually I dig them out and replant where I want them to be as per the new season's garden layout. I will also try your method this year. Thanks for the Idea!
That sounds a good idea Ware, but I do not know what kind of winters you have, so I have no feel for what sort of success rate you might expect. I will say that here sometimes I get seedlings in the garden accidentally left from bloomers the preceding year...it is irregular, though. Good luck with that project. I would like to see some pics of those places where you broadcast the seeds next year if they come up. Fingers crossed.
I even had petunias grow under my hanging baskets from the seeds that fell from them. I am in zone 4 and it all depends on the soil and our weather. They started growing in between rocks and it was so pretty...
