Re: platycodon from seed


I've started them from seed with no problem.  You might want to start 
them earlier-say 8 weeks-indoors and transplant them outside so that they 
are larger when you put them in.  They may not bool the first year from 
seed and will take a bit longer to get big. 


Denise Leonard, zone 5
Tanstaafl Farm
Greenfield, MA
dal@shaysnet.com


On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, James N. Tilton wrote:

> I'm hoping to start a large bed of platycodon (ballonflower) in our
> garden this summer.  I want to try growing it from seed to save $$. 
> Does anyone have any advice or experience with this?  The bed will be
> about 8x5, bordered on the sides by rhodo's and buddleia.
> Thanks in advance.
> Barb Tilton / Southeastern PA
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