Crap- didn't do homework! Cold Strat not happening

16 years ago

We're doing our seed-starting "party" today at noon for the adopt-a-spot site for "Earth Day."

I got containers, supplies, and seeds sorted.

What I forgot completely was that what I have done at home works because I started it in the WINTER...and we're now well into "spring" sowing, and anything that needed cold-strat isn't going to get it- namely about 1/2 of the seeds that I picked out: Daylily, Columbine, Lobelia, Salvia, Rudbeckia, Penstemon...to name a bunch.

CRAPOLA!!!

I realize that most of these wouldn't have bloomed this year anyway, but I'd hate to "fail" publicly when they think it's already a whacky idea. Low or no germination will be totally horrible!

I do have a bunch of easy annuals in the mix- marigolds, zinnias, nasties...so it won't be a total flop, but the reason I chose most of those other perennials is for their heat/drought/crappy-soil tolerance.

(I have to say that I WAS perfectly happy doing this on my own, failing privately when I did have failures, but overall succeeding and just doing my own thing. I'm not entirely ok with people saying "I told you it wouldn't work" when I already now know that it very well might not with some of these seed choices, and that overall, it DOES SO work!!!)

Any suggestions?

Or any additional choices that I can pull out of this honkin bag-o-seeds that I can substitute?

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trudi_d
16 years ago
Which on your list are you saying list need cold strat to germinate?

Suggestions? Go look at Tom Clothiers.
mmqchdygg
Original Author
16 years ago
Hi trudi-
I was going by the T&M database, noting those that had the "See note 14" notation on them. All of the ones I listed up there had it; now I'm wondering if I'm doomed with them.

This is where I looked...I hope you can give me some good news!

Here is a link that might be useful: Old T&M Database
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trudi_d
16 years ago
Mary,

I just checked MA weather, you're nights are still in the forties and will be for several more weeks.
mmqchdygg
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16 years ago
Right...so the day-time temps won't screw that up? Mah-velous! I guess I figured I needed a period of CONTINUAL cold temps THEN the freeze-thaw thing...not just the up-down thing that we're getting now.
I'm so glad you stopped by my thread! TY-TY-TY!
seedmama
16 years ago
Look at the Spring and Summer sowing list on the FAQs. It includes more than a page of perennials that don't require cold strat, in addition to warm weather annuals.

Here is a link that might be useful: Spring and Summer FAQ
highalttransplant
16 years ago
Last year I sowed some Columbine in mid-April, and it germinated in mid-June, so I'm pretty sure that one will be okay. I don't know about the others.

I just sowed some more Alyysum and Lychnis yesterday, which are both perennials that don't require cold strat. if you have any of those seeds.

Oops! I just read that your event is today, so I guess I'm too late in my advice. I hope you get a good response. Let us know how it went.

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mmqchdygg
Original Author
16 years ago
Ok, well, the few bodies that showed up (6 of us) were incredibly enthusiastic about the whole thing...I had printed out a couple sets of materials from trudi's site, and the FAQ page from AgNIC, and moonphase, I borrowed your pics of your seedling ghetto from this morning. After a brief tutorial, we got to work.
I set up 2 long cafeteria tables, and we worked assembly-line style and got 119 containers done in a little over an hour. We were smokin!

I still need to take inventory of what actually got planted- I know there were 4 and 5 containers each of things simply because I had that much seed...There are things that I wanted to get sown but may not have...I may still put up some more containers later.

But that's 6 more people on the planet that now know about this method, and that it works, and is totally earth-friendly and economical! I'm psyched. Nothing like a marathon WS event to perk up one's spirits when you're stuck in an office 8-5.
trudi_d
16 years ago
Good for you! My first "live" WS class had two participants.

With WS we sow seeds of thought too and then those seeds grow in the most marvelous ways!

My favorite proverb is "In every acorn their is a forest." and that is just what you have done. Bravo.
norabelle
16 years ago
I echo Trudi's comments about sowing the seeds of ideas as well as plants with your presentation today. :)

My neighbor shared her WS class materials with me last fall, and I have 40 containers going. I have shared my WS adventures with neighbors, parents on the playground, and a local nursery where I buy my seeds and some garden materials.

The owner of the nursery wants me to bring in pictures, samples, and might even come over to see what I am doing to see if it is something she can do with their greenhouse space in the winter, which they do not use in the winter at the moment. They buy most of their plants, but she really wants to grow more of her own to offer different varieties and possibly lower costs.

Just keep talking about WS! It is amazing what comes from it. :)

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