You Buying Seeds

One of the best surprises is coming home to a plant related delivery. You started buying seeds for the new gardening season? Mail delivery has been difficult and I'm glad to finally receive a seed order from Botanical Interests that the post office said was delivered 3 days ago. To who's house? Why do they document that something is delivered when it's still on the truck? Color Blends notified me by e-mail that my bulb shipment would be late. I hope they arrive fresh and ready to plant and before the ground freezes. I never start until the end of November anyway. Although this year it's predicted that the North East will have a cold and snowy winter with early snow. We shall see.

My new favorite and easy to grow from seed although I didn't smell any scent. The foliage is large and it blooms until frost although I finally pulled mine. No dead heading required.

Salvia did well for me but sowed it twice last winter and it got some type of disease when the plants were good size. This year think I'll use an antifungal.

Think I'll start the lettuce to eat under lights this winter.

These should be beautiful.

This will be my first time growing dusty miller. The seed packet has a picture but I didn't post it because it was blurry.

The larkspur needs a cold treatment and will go in the refrigerator.

Will refrigerate for a few weeks before sowing.

Blooming in the house today. Bouquet from Target. Tried to avoid the produce market.

Is that safflower in the center? Don't know what it is although I've seen it before. After searching images, I think it is.

And my bedtime snack, diet Coke and a Jello fruit cup.