This afternoon the thermometer read 36 F in the afternoon sun so I ventured out to the greenhouse and brought in seed trays and ProMix. The lights have been set up down cellar for two months while the earth turned on its axis toward spring, ever closer to the time a sane person might start seedlings. Today I find I can’t wait any longer – even though the temperature right now is 8.6 F and the ground is hard as iron.
Tomorrow I’ll start:
Blue Vervain – Stratify, needs light to germinate; can take up to a month
Mautitanean Malva (Mallow) – start early, thin to 3′
Queen of the Meadow – surface sow in moist area, stratify/chill in fridge 1 week, slow to germinate
Southern Charm Verbascum – takes 2 – 3 weeks to germinate