Yep,do it all the time.I do have several containers with different seeds but that was on purpose.I have a pink bed,a red bed and a purple bed,so I just decided to do some of those big alum. roast pans and see what I get.They have all germinated.I was excited about a couple of containers that was full of sprouts but I forgot to put the label on them,lol I use the foil plumbers tape.Love that stuff.If you use the same containers next yr,the name will still be readable..my first year I put the labels on the top part of the container and when I cut the top off,I didn't know what was what,lesson learned. I am sure you will have alot of help here iding your plants.I still need help. moonphase

As the season progresses and perennials from the past few years come into full size, I am having to face the naked truth that I have very little real estate left for seedlings. My goal for this weekend is to squeeze in the last little bit I can get in there and then get a real plan together for giving away seedlings. I am tempted to make up mixed containers to place around, but I know from previous years of taking this "escape route" that the watering needs of anything under 1/2 barrel size will just cause me stress all summer. I only have a few kinds of perennial seedlings left to get in, but they get to go to the front of the line in terms of planting. Next, the zinnias and cosmos I just can't do without for cut flowers. Right behind them is 2-3 kinds of nicotiana I've not grown before that I really want to grow and flower because I want to save seeds! Chocolate, pink sensation, one labeled "white" that is not the large sylvestris that I already have. A red baby Bella that I grew last year and really liked.I just remembered though that there are also a few kinds of feathered celosia I really wanted to try and have seedlings for. Oh, it's so hard to prioritize! And then theres the eight 6" pots of castor bean that must go somewhere soon...the leaves are already 5 inches across. I know I had a plan for these when I seeded the pots, but for the life of me I can't remember! And I want to take time away from planting to take some pictures. I finally figured out how to easily use the "image file upload" option to grab pictures from the "my pictures" area of microsoft on my computer, without having to use photo bucket or Picasa or any of the on-line services. Yup, it's going to be a busy weekend!

Mary: I sent an email to you on Dec 4 - obviously, it didn't reach you. This is soo frustrating! Here is what I wrote: "Yours is a very kind offer and I am very grateful. I'm new at this, have not participated in a swap or exchanged seeds (except with Trudi recently). Please let me know what I can do to repay your kindness." If you no longer have seeds, I understand completely. Take care, Pam

I wish we could keep this thread going...I have hollyhocks that go back to my husband's grandmother who has been gone for many years now. Every year some pop up somewhere on our acreage. The dark burgundies are my favorites. Haven't seen any of those in a few years. My problem is the color choices are dwindling.White seems to be the predominant color. How to reinvigorate? It doesn't do any good to save seed because you have no guarantees of color due to bees and cross-pollination. Any thoughts out there? Also, this year was really hard on my hollyhocks--many died out because we had an open, cold winter in early December. This is zone 4 and windy. Perennials need snow cover. The only one that is blooming is a beautiful, coral-pink that has a fig leaf and was purchased from a nursery in VT. I bought them last year, planted them, and lost 2 out of the 3 over the winter. Since there are plenty of baby hollyhocks growing out there I will be much more careful to mulch and protect this year.