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Re: Starting perennials from seed

Hi Monisha

I find it is best to keep your seedlings in a well lit position indoors
until they need potting up.  When this is done then transfer them
to either cold frames or cloches outside with regular exposure to the
outdoor environment (just lift up the cloche plastic or raise the cold
frame lid daily) then gradually totally outdoors.  I suppose it depends on 
whether you get heaps of snow or frost and how far on in the season 
you are before letting them out fully all the time.

The worst thing you can do is 'baby' your plants too long, after all,
weather 
hardyed are stronger plants and will proberly survive better.

Lara

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> From: Monisha Ghosh <mgh@philabs.research.philips.com>
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Starting perennials from seed
> Date: Wednesday, 16 July 1997 03:25
> 
> 
> I'm trying to plan a perennial garden for next year, and have started
> a bunch of them from seeds, indoors under lights. Most germinated within
a week and I plan to plant them in August and hope they winter over.
However, I
> was wondering if I could save some of the little plants indoors in case
the
> ones I plant outside don't make it through. I'm in Zone 6, NY.
> 
> The perennials I have going are: Columbine, Delphinium, Digitalis,
Hollyhock,
> Lupine, Oriental Poppy (lots), Lychnis, Primrose, Centaura, Aruncus, 
> Chrysanthemums, Gypsophila, Heliopsis.
> 
> What is the best way to keep some of these plants until next spring?
> 
> Thanks in advance. This group has been great for a beginning gardener
like me.
> 
> Monisha
> mgh@philabs.research.philips.com
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