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Re: pansies

> Amy, Jill:
> Most of the pansy seed in the US sells during June/July/August, and goes
> into the southern U.S. and CA markets.  That means sowing occurs in
> July/August/September.
> 
> Jill is correct: pansies need cool nights to do well.  Many of the plants
> you see in TX in the fall were sown in the North, and trucked south.  

Actually, that's what *I* said :-)

> Maybe you could buy a plug flat or two from a local nursery who is getting
> them shipped in, and then pot them up yourself.  

I've done that as well, but as I told Jill, you're still limited in
selection.  The places that have REALLY BIG selection have REALLY BIG
minimum orders.  I can deal with 96 plugs but 512?  Yeow!  

So for those pansies you just "have to have" and don't usually find in
nurseries, I say plant those.  It's possible.  The rest, don't bother,
just break down and buy the suckers.

-- 
Amy Moseley Rupp
amyr@austx.tandem.com, Austin, TX, USDA zone 8b, Sunset zone 30
*or* amyr@mpd.tandem.com
Jill O. *Trades, Mistress O. {}
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