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Re: Larkspur propogation

In a message dated 9/14/98 12:23:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
dmartin@post.its.mcw.edu writes:

<< Too cold?  It was almost 90 degrees here in Milwaukee (90 miles north of
 Chicago) yesterday and I doubt it was any cooler in Chicago.  Today we've
 lots of rain, but still plenty warm for September. >>
Yes, but will your seedlings have enough time to harden off before winter.  If
you want to try winter sowing wait until it is cold enough to guarantee that
they will not sprout until spring.  Plus, don't sow all of yours seeds.  Hold
some for spring sowing. We have successfully sown spinach and lettuce in the
fall.  It has germinated, then gone dormant and then started growing again in
early spring.  However, I think that spinach and some of the lettuce plants
are much more cold resistant plants then larkspurs.

Speaking of sowing lettuce in the fall.  We always allow a number of lettuce
plants to go to seed.  They will grow to about 2 to 3 feet tall.  They will
have small yellow daisy like flowers and the seed heads will explode like
dandelions.  Some germinate in the early fall providing us with lettuce well
into October and November.  Some germinate in October and go dormant and begin
growing in early spring.  So in the spring, before we rototill the vegetable
garden we just transplant them where we want them to grow and rototill the
rest in.  Keeps us in lettuce most of the year.
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