Re: Seedlings downunder

From: Jan Clark <janclarx@hotmail.com>

Hi Christy,
Still alive and kicking 'down' here in Australia. I haven't been on line 
much as I have been doing a large new garden bed, in between coughing and 
wheezing from the flu. The weather is alternating between gorgeous sunny 
days following mild frosts, and rainy days, just enough to make everything 
grow. My TB's are producing zillions of offsets, some of which might even 
flower in spring, and my last years baby TB seedlings look like some will 
flower this year. I have over 100 TB seeds up looking much thicker and 
healthier than last years seedlings, and enjoying the winter sunshine.
My Candy Lilies are shooting. I only planted 30 seeds because I thought it a 
bit risky in Autumn, but about a dozen have come up so far. I'm looking 
forward to seeing these in flower. How long should they take?
My Ensib'e are not doing as well, so I'm glad I left most of them to plant 
later. I will put some in late in August for better results. The first lot 
are wanting to go dormant because of the cold. They are in a protected 
place, but are still losing their foliage. I'm a bit worried that they won't 
come back next season as they are so tiny. The second batch of seedlings 
(siberian type) are doing OK on a window sill, but getting a little leggy. I 
will have to plant them out soon and am not sure where to put them. Any 
ideas. Perhaps they need a plastic cloche during winter?
Today is a doy of the gorgeous, sunny kind, so I'm off to get a trailer of 
gravel for my new path.
TTYL, Jan


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