I do love all of your posts, token! I have direct sown alyssum and larkspur, and I plan to direct sow some cosmos and annual poppies (as soon as I find the seed packet I have in mind!). I sowed the alyssum on Monday and I already have sprouts today! Hurray! I also have four WS containers full of alyssum sprouts, too. The area where I direct sowed it is where I have hundreds of daffodils coming up. I didn't look forward to trying to plant out seedlings amid the daffodils, so direct sowing seemed like a solution. Token, in another thread you said to plant out perennials when you see the second leaves. Do they need to be full-fledged leaves or just sprouting leaves? TIA for any clarification for this eager newbie. LOL. Lisa

Well, I planted out today, but it wasn't the gorgeous day some of you had, mostly overcast with 15 - 25 mph winds. Every spring I whine about the winds, then when they subside in the summer I forget about them until they start up again in the fall ... sigh. The California poppies went out a couple of weeks ago, and are starting to show some growth. The Oriental poppies went in today. I also planted out some Dianthus, and Gaillardia 'Tokajer'. On a sad note, the constant winds (up to 45 mph) and near freezing lows for the past 5 days seem to have done in most of the Wallflower seedlings that I planted out last week. Debating on whether to WS more, direct sow, or just wait until next year. Tomorrow's forecast is looking good though - mostly sunny, 65 degrees, and calm winds. Yippee! Bonnie

Blah... I didn't get to plant out anything.... spent all day digging instead. Of course after I got the sunflower house mapped, dug up, and the bean teepee and tunnel made, my husband comes home and say why did you put that stuff there, I don't want it there! This is after I asked him 50 times if he'd be all right w/ it there. Men!! He wants me to move it all to the side of the house where we can't grow anything cause it's all sand. He's nuts! I am so gonna win this argument!

Sue I am coming to the conclusion we were brought together for me to wear you out...lol....I guess I cant make excuses for this addiction,your right, there is no good reason it got this crazy....unless you want to,of course,blame my enablers...lol.. speaking of enablers..... Kym your plan sounds like a good one,the thing that scares me the most is the critters and their appetites! Dh has agreed to get me a couple loads of soil....he had to be in the dog house first,but hey whatever works right?...lol..so I will be topping off all of this awful clay soil,with nice new dirt,I cant wait! Woo-Hoo! :)