Would like to try growing cucino cucumber seed in my greenhouse. Also want any color English daisies. Check my list and see if I have anything you would trade for.

I potted six or so pots (small, cheap pots) INDOORS with the english daisies, which I intend to put in the ground (in full sun) after (I hope) sprout and are at least five inches high, sturdy, and frosts are past. But I, too, am confused with the bi-perennial-semi-annual rigmarole Ferry Morse is spewing. I also planted some ED's into a hanging pot along with six of my home harvested nasturtiums (nearly 95% of my seeds are harvested from my own yard; dried at least 30 days then packeted into envelopes with names, dates and where the seeds were taken from clearly marked), and intend to put that in a hanger that gets a lot of sun). I've got, quite literally, about 50,000 marigold seeds, from 4" to 4 FEET high, from my own garden. They lasted, and bloomed, from mid summer (I sowed them late and IN the ground or they'd have bloomed even longer!) to late autumn/early winter. If anyone wants some, just send me an email (skimmel666@comcast.com) and I will send you my home addy, and you can send ME an SASE (weight: about two ounces, send two stamps): they realy are amazingly hardy and gorgeous. (Also started some inside about a week ago.) So much for asides: I'll let y'all know if the ED's sprout, or bloom, or perish, or take over the world. I LOVE the idea of sprinkling some in the lawn! (We have 1/4 acre of lawns and hate every blade. We've carved out five areas on the front lawn for bulbs and annuals, and look forward to doing many more. I hate mowing and strimming. Grrr.)

Pam, thanks for the info. I'm thinking I might be better off putting them in containers. Makes me mad that I spent $5 for an annual (I bought 3)!. Julie

Hi Susanzone5 - thank you for writing. The soil is a bagged potting soil mix, said to contain the needed nutrients so no additional fertilizer has been used. The plants were transferred from the Home Depot container, and looked fine at the time. The only spray is an organic spider mite spray used on all the plants. The soil is kept moist and there are holes in the pot for drainage. The daisies have been kept outside and get good sun part of the day, but we have had quite a lot of rain in NYC since May. Thanks again