The truth is that Mother Nature doesn't waste a food source. Perhaps a few of them will not be found and eaten, some will perish over winter and they too will be found and eaten, and the remaining few that survive to spring and aren't eaten as sprouts will grow and bloom.

That's the reality.

And Trudi, that is why we wintersow. :)

We protect the seeds as best we can until they can germinate and find their homes where we want them.

Awesome! I've already saved thousand seeds too! And guess what I heard today from my wife while I was harvesting seeds, "Please save seeds for Len, Jenny, Mary and Sherry." I can't believe that she told me that. She believes in me now. Hahaha! LOL. jk

Honestly, she is so happy with the garden. :)

Thanks to both of you! ;)

Scatter the seeds all over the garden now too, Neil. They'll come up easily.

I've had my BB self sow and only one or two new plants sprout. Some critter ate the rest; Trudi is ALWAYS right!!

To insure ample future blooms, I would save some seed and direct sow in the spring, or WS.

Personally, I went way overboard with the WS this year and although neighbors lock up their brakes to comment on the results, planting out was exhausting:))

I'm going to direct sow more next year and BB/cornflower is perfect for that.

I must be strange I killed my BB plants from last year :)

I wish I had saved some seeds now. Don't know how I killed them, they were they only plants to perish over the winter...

Glad you saved some seeds! I saved some recently from a white flower plant and I forgot to label so I have no clue what the darn thing is.

I may have to post an ID here so I can offer the seeds for anyone. I don't need the amount I saved! it was a lot from this one plant.

Karen

I direct sow just about everything as the seeds ripen all summer long. I don't wait until next year at all. That's how my garden gets so full - stuffed. lol. And that's why the garden never looks the same twice. I love it that way.

Great idea Mone! Thanks for sharing it. :)

Karen, please let me know if you want BB. I have tons of seeds! I can still continue harvesting it. LOL! :D

v1rtu0s1ty, maybe we can do a trade? I have some perennial cornflower (they are blue) Some seeds should be ready soon. (plus the unknown plant :)
I also will eventually have coneflower and Black eye Susan seeds later.

I also have some common seeds I could mail you. French marigold, cleome and white alyssum seeds I got at Walgreen's.

Karen

Cornflower Pic

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