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Re: Growing from seed

Hi Jim,

Thanks for your information on Tuberous Begonias- I understand that you meant for me
to soak my poor dried up Begonias now  - but it's too late for them, fortunately I
still have some that survived.  What are you growing from seeds this year?  Strictly
perennials?  I have a perennial border that is 101 feet long by 5-6 feet in places,
a lot of the plants I grew from seed.  I like to grow my own annual plants for
hanging baskets as well.  It sure saves a lot of money in the long run.  I usually
use a soiless mix - "ProMix" ready-bagged at the Garden Nursery.  It works for me!

Barbara

jimcoy@crystal.palace.net wrote:

> Hi Barbara,
>         No, I havn't used peat pellets.  I'm very new to seed growing ( this is
> my second year).  Last year I tried all sorts of soil concoctions.  Sand
> vermiculite, turface all mixed in varying amounts and dutifuly kept notes that
> in the end really had little meaning to me since I had nothing against which to
> compare my results.  This year I decided to grow everything in a commercial peat
> perlite mix, note my results to get a baseline against which to compare, and
> tweak my soil mixes next year.
>         As far as the begonias go, don't soak them in water next year, just
> dampen the peat moss before storage, then check them every couple of weeks to
> make sure they're not getting moldy.  I meant for you to try soaking the dried
> and shriveled ones now to try and get some water back in them.
>
> Jim Mc Coy
> zone 5 Northwestern New Jersey
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