Did you resist the urge? Im Glad I did!

14 years ago

It has been a very warm March, one of the warmest and nicest in my memory , I have sprouts on bachelor buttons, several poppies etc..

I was sooo tempted just do do everything else , all my annuals and veggies etc..

But Im glad I resisted the urge, plenty of time left and we are going to go through a cold snap with temps not reaching above 30 for a day or two it appears this weekend.

I probable have about 100 containers to go.. Im to the point where I have more annuals than I do perrienials, though even after 6 years of wintersowing I manage to squeeze in a few here and there.

Silverkelt.

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leisa_in_md
14 years ago
Thanks for the reality check... I have been biting my fingernails wanting to get annuals and veggies done, but I've resisted! I just know the cold will be back...:(
highalttransplant
14 years ago
This is year 4 for me, and I have learned to hold off on the tender stuff until April. This weekend, it got down to 15Âº, and all of the stuff that has sprouted came through just fine, but it is mostly lettuces and perennials that are up.

Besides, I am just about out of room on the patio. There are close to 100 containers out there, and if I put any more out right now, they will be in the path the children take to get to their sandbox and playground. So my plan it to get some of the hardy stuff planted out, before I sow the basil, zinnias, sunflowers, etc. That way the containers will be less likely to get knocked over. I already had to replant one container of tomatoes that got knocked over when the kids were playing ball : (

Bonnie
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token28001
14 years ago
Every day brings April 15th closer. That's our normal last chance of frost, although some years have surprised us with frost in early May. But I've already sown my annuals. They're up.
caryltoo Z7/SE PA
14 years ago
I've already sowed my annuals. By the time they bother to germinate we'll pretty much be in the clear. It might get cold again, but until they sprout it doesn't matter.

It's thundering here now. Early for that.
karendee
14 years ago
I resisted, except for the coleus I sowed in the garage in a pretty pot. I decided I would sow one pack of coleus in the garage so it will have time to get big and pretty by summer/spring

I am so glad I waited on the rest. I will sow the annuals end of April.

Karen
deanna in ME Barely zone 6a, more like 5b
14 years ago
I'm new at this and too easily googly-eyed and excited. I have sown some annuals with the intention of carting them all down the bulkhead into the basement if necessary.

Should be good for some calorie burning, at least. I may be doing lots of carting in the next few weeks.
karendee
14 years ago
Deanna, I would just throw a blanket or sheet over the tenders when it is too cold.

I sowed some coleus in the garage by a sunny window and I have sprouts. Wow, that was so fast. I think it was 4 days.
I also sowed some baby's breath in that pot. It is a decorative planter. I guess I could sow a few more in the garage but then I have to harden those off someday... too much work.

Karen
ellenr22 - NJ - Zone 6b/7a
14 years ago
I have held off - with difficulty. :)
Now I have almost enough containers.
I will get them ready to go, perhaps this week-end will sow, they would come up middle of April and should be ok by then.

ellen
sapphires3
14 years ago
Well, I resisted the urge because I was busy preparing beds. . . and I'm glad I did!

I was getting a little antsy for a bit there thinking that I would *never* get back to ws and all of my annuals and tomatoes and peppers would go unsown. I'll probably get to them over the next few days.

I'm glad someone above mentioned a blanket - I have a few fleece blankets that have gotten so ratty that I was about to throw them out. Now I'll just re-purpose them!

Did you resist the urge? Im Glad I did!

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