I don't cover anything but the largest seeds and even those I only sprinkle a little over the top of. In nature, the seeds are often not covered before winter sets in and with the freezing and thawing of the ground, they snuggle in somewhere.

Hi, i was wondering if you still have any of these seeds and if you would know if they would survive winters in ohio, I would like a couple of different grasses for some spots in my yard. I have these seeds to trade: purple,blue,and white lupine lots of mixed and different color columbine seeds also some tiger lily bulbils and lots of different color beebalm seeds. Please email me if you are interested and I'll send some pics. littlegardenhoer

Thanks Donn, That's great news. I was hoping I could sow them now, and didn't miss the deadline. As far as the variety of grasses, I am not sure. I recieved them in a trade last fall on the exchange forum. I have seen fountain grass growing here. I see it in the summer, see the winter show and then see it return each year, as long as there aren't a lot of species it should be hardy here. Thanks again for the input, I'm gonna get to sowin my seeds. P.S. How soon should I expect them to germinate? And with ideal conditions (water,sun, fertilizer (later)) how much growth should I expect this season. Thanks again

also from seed Pennisetum orientale Annual in zone 5 Pennisetum setaceum (ruppelii) Pennisetum villosum A. btw, you can easily propagate the 'named cultivar' by division in the spring ~ making many in a short amount of time