Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:51 pm Post subject: Gardening in Winter
Hello Everyone,
Thought we might get a conversation going about gardening , a bit early.
Anyone growing this Winter? I have some stuff going in my greenhouse. Cabbage, broccoli, tomato and cuke seedlings. Geraniums, lantana and vinca left over from Summer but holding their own. I also have a coldframe with spinach and three types of lettuce coming up. I try to grow some salad greens for Winter picking in my coldframes. I have 9 amaryllis in the house 2 Christmas cactus that refuse to bloom and a pot of paperwhite.
This is a boring time of year for us gardeners but we always have our seed catalogs to keep us going with hope and promise.
Share what ya got going, houseplants, herbs, etc.
Looking forward to hearing from you all,
Susan
This cactus is the only thing I have had blooming recently. I have an episca that is overdue in blooming so maybe I will have it to show soon. I haven't raised amaryllis bulbs in years but you definitely have me wanting to buy some this year. We used to have a greenhouse, coldframes, etc. but have gotten lazy the last few years and haven't done that sort of gardening. You make me miss that when you tell us all the great things you are raising. I look forward to more posts from you concerning gardening.
That one was only about a year old when it bloomed. I started several cuttings from it right after I got it and they bloomed also. The delivery guy had broken some of the stems and I decided not to throw them away, so I put their ends in little glasses of water in a lighted window. All of them rooted but I changed to dirt for the cuttings and they stayed in the window all year. The big one went outside on a table in my mostly shaded courtyard. All bloomed at the same time even though they had totally different circumstances. I did use very good potting soli with slow fertilizer release grandules so having proper nourishment might be the key. Try fertilizing it next year and see if that makes a difference.
The only thing I have growing right now are some very stubborn green onions and one lone kolrabi. I am hoping to save it for seeds this Spring. It is the only one that came up last year. I think they are a cool season plant but I didn't know that and planted it late.
I am very busy planning my garden for the coming season. I have to plan carefully because I want to grow lots of different things but I don't have much room. I have ordered my seeds from Baker Creek Hierloom Seeds. They don't have any hybrids or GM seeds. Have you done any reading on Monsanto and the seed business? It is scary.
I have ordered from Bakers before. I bought most of my seeds for this year from Henry Field's they offer $25 off your $50 order, I have gotten some great deals this way. I am ordering 200 sweet potato slips from them soon.
I read about Monsanto, not buying any of their stuff.
I am not completely sure and I will try to find out, but I think Henry Field's may be under the same big umbrella as Burpee's is now. It's all one big company that bought up a lot of seed companies but kept the old names. All the seeds come from the same place but they sell them like they were different varieties. That way they get you to buy the same seeds with different names but you are ending up with the same seeds. It's unethical.
Have you read anything on the seed patents? It's outrageous.
I try not to get to concerned about stuff like this I just buy what grows well for me and stay with companies that I have had good experiences with. I dont buy from Burpee cause I think they are too expensive. I also dont do business with Parks anymore.
I bought asparagus crowns from Henry Fields and they were great.
I have had terrible results with heirloom seeds. Too many diseases.
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