New at this. Poppies, Passion Flower, Delphimium, Lupine

mnwsgal

15 years ago

Welcome, euglia. I have ws poppies and delphinium and had good germination and growth. Those can be ws now.

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My lupines flowered exactly at 180 days from going in the ground, so I had fall Lupines.
Delphs, first year flowered once. Poppies flowered same year if sowed while snow or frost still around.
Passion Flower, I cannot get to germinate.

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Martha, I can't answer for some of the plants you can grow, but Sunflowers, Zinnias,& Celosias LOVE heat! Grow tons of those! (An aside--you're in CALIFORNIA! The assumption "all" of us Non-Californians have is that you guys not only can, but GET to grow ANYTHING!!!!! Or, as Napolean Dynamite said, "Luckeee!") You might also check w/ other CA respondents (there's a lot over on the rose forums), but in my opinion, it's never too late to start a garden! As long as YOU can stand working in the heat (or cold), MAKING the garden can happen at almost any time. Transplanting a baby seedling in 100 degree heat or in an ice storm is more tricky, but making the garden --and planting it--can happen most of the year. I LOVE design, so here goes: Do you just want random plants that you can cut that are scattered throughout your whole yard, or do you want a whole dedicated section of the yard to be JUST for cutting? There's a difference, because the cutting garden will be in constant use (being cut), and NOT usually on display, like the whole garden/yard might be. If you're installing the WHOLE garden/yard, that's a longer, more involved process (views from inside the house, outside the house, paths, curves, depth/width of beds etc.). If you're installing JUST the cutting garden, start w/ a rectangle as big as you think you can handle (5 feet x 8 feet, 50' x 100', whatever). If you want it to be a focal point for you from inside your house, place it so you can see it from inside your house! (stand where your house will be, and where you guess your best picture window will be, and "look out" to see that perfect cutting garden area!) IMPORTANT!!! Keep that area protected or far enough away from the house moving equipment, trucks, heavy booted men, etc. as possible! DON'T let ANY of the men or their machines tromp all over your brand new garden area! Use temporary orange construction fencing if necessary. Might be a little bit of initial expense for the fencing, but worth it to protect fragile soil. That fencing is also good for ANY area you think might be future gardens or lawn, if you can convince husband and crew that that much space HAS to be fenced off. Try to arrange your cutting garden so it lines up N-S, but an E-W configuration will also work. Spray the area with the weed killer of your choice (organic or chemical). Wait a few days to let the chemicals do their thing. Then, use a tiller , tractor, or shovel to dig the area. Leave it alone for a few days to a week or two, til the new weeds start coming back up. When they're up quite a bit, re-apply the weed killers, wait a few days, then til again. (I know, it's a LONG process, but will make your future gardening much happier!) When you've done the weed killer routine a couple of times, then, divide that area into as many 3-4' wide "bed"s and paths that it will hold, usting the tiller or tractor. Once you have your beds and paths made, figure out how you'll water this area (drip irrigation is VERY helpful, but needs to be laid down BEFORE you plant), then start planting your plants. Oops, forgto to mention adding your soil ammendments, preferrably AFTER you get a soil test done either through your Extension office or through a commercial soil testing lab. The results will tell you how much--if any-nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and trace elements you'll need to add, and if your soil is acid or alkaline. Get the soil test done ASAP, so you can get the right ammendments working ASAP! Til those into your soil after you've done the weeding thing. Making your garden (cutting or whole yard) WILL take time, but as you said, "OH MY GOSH--It was so fun!!" when you cut your OWN flowers for any purpose! Even the digging can be fun! And whatever you prepare now, will surely be in perfect shape to recieve plants if you must wait til cooler times--microbes LOVE munching away on ammendments and perfecting your soil til you can plant your plants! Welcome to the wonderful world of all sorts of gardening, especially cutting! Have fun, and keep that joy in your life! Writing way too long as usual, Susi. PS--go visit the rose or antique rose forums, ask for Leanne or debinsocal--they will only be TOOOO glad to "enable" you into "some" roses! Which of course, CAN be cut for indoor boquets! LOL! I'm sure the people at the Iris forum will be equally helpful!

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I bought some Opium Poppy seeds about 5 years ago, then I moved, and never planted them. Last year, I found the packet, and figured ok, might as well try it. I live in zone 3, and don't have much sun either, so I wasn't expecting much. I basically hand cast them on a hand weeded dirt embankment (weeding it "tilled" it slightly), and then raked it lightly to slightly cover the seed. Then I ignored them. I eventually got a whole hill covered with very tiny poppies, the plants never got more than 4 or 5 leaves, and never grew above 8 inches, and they bloomed and had tiny white flowers of about 1 1/2 inch across. The seed pods that were left were only about 1/2 inch across (like a marble except slightly oval). Can anyone tell me what I could do this spring that might give me better success? Did keeping the seeds in the freezer for a year, then in a cool dark drawer for 4 years somehow stunt the growth? The area I have to plant in is a slightly sandy hill about 4' x 5' that only gets afternoon sun for about 3 hours. It's full of broken glass and old rusty nails, and it's on property that used to be a butcher shop. I've never had the soil tested, but ferns seem to like it (they grow on it natively). Secondly, if poppies are totally never going to work for me, can you suggest another pretty fast-growing wildflower-ish seed I can scatter in this area (preferably low pollen, due to allergies)? I do not want to have to weed it all summer, but do want some color.

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greylady_gardener

15 years ago

I got passion flower to germinate for me last year. It is one of those seeds that need to have the coating of whatever it is that stops them from germinating, broken so they will. I heard that they could be soaked in something acidic and that should do it. I soaked mine in orange juice for a couple of days and then took them out. they seemed to be kind of slimy like they had a gel coating. I just rubbed that off with my fingers (or maybe a tissue, ...I can't really remember) and then planted them. I got two really healthy plants. I left one outside planted in the garden to see what would happen and the other is inside on in my sunroom. BTW I didn't WS them, I started them inside, so I don't know if they would WS.
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