CLOSED: 'Strawberry Fields globe amaranth (gomphrena) for SASE/trade

okay, I will be first in line..

Im second ive got some brugmansia seeds i could trade.

Last call for alcohol, folks! . . .   Seriously, I need to close out this offer soon - - frankly, our record-smashing heat wave makes it too dangerous for me to do much of anything out of doors . . . So, please send your SASE or contact me about trades for these seeds soon. Any remaining seeds are going to winter-sown.org and the newbie seeds effort.

ATBTY ! ~ £az

If I'm not too late, I would like some seed, please.

no problem, neighbor! when you send just enclose a couple of forever stamps , or any mixture of denominated stamps adding up to at least 64¢, perhaps with a return mailing label or one just printed onto a piece of paper . . . i will provide the return (padded) envelope with beaucoup seeds as i am giving out much more lagniappe than is usual for me.

anybody :   it is my custom to close my threads when my supply for the seeds offered is exhausted or i am taking one of the many breaks from the internet that i am want to do without warning, i know, but if all my threads are closed, i could have just given my computer the old chin-stroke and i'm just sitting on my shaded porch looking over all my poor scortched plants, or rather their poor crispy remains. oh, there are many survivors, indeed some are actually heat thrivers. however, the death toll has been in the thousands this year, far more than the walking wounded. it has really made depression very diffucult to deal with, at least without some, ah, . . . oh well, that's just too much to be shared, so i will just reflect upon what has been beating me down this year . . . and no, to those of you who know about my trouble last year, i am not letting the weather threaten my health . . . but . . .

sometime this week, we're gonna have a new record here in OzTown, TaxUS » SEVENTY days (and probably PLUS when it's finally >= 100°f) in the calendar year with the high temp climbing to 100°F or more . . . . we had a streak of 27 days in a row going until it rained for 20 minutes Friday before last (103°f) thereby cooling things so the next day (Sat.) was an absolutely wonderful 99°F . . . But alas, come that Sunday (104°f) we started, of course, another streak of 100°+ days. Actually, I'd call it a cool breeze if today's high would only be 100°F but we had 87° at sunrise and the heat's climbing quite fast, expected to peak at 105°F . . . no wonder i refer to my location as being at The Gates of Hell . . . God bless 'em all over there in Phoenix, where today's high will be around 116°F - - that's 46.667° Celsius !!

Thanks for "listening" to me grouch . . . and . . .A T B T Y !     ~     £az    ;--)

Lazl, I know msery loves compay but this year has been the worst ever!!! And not only that, but the neighbors long-horn cattle broke down our fense ad ate almost all of my green plants. Maybe the perrinals will come back next year. Also the water dept has stopped us from using water for outside. So take a break and try to stay cool.
aday

Ceter, TX

Lazlo honey, if it isn't too hot there and you have a seedhead available, I'd love to try your seeds. I've the perfect spot, a nice sunny hot place near our church. The color would be fab seen from the street!

sure 'nuff, cathy - - i have a butter tub of them left to share.

alda - the only thing this weather is good for is brewing sun tea.

Hi Lazlo,
I have Gomphrena 'Strawberry Fields' growing in my garden the last couple of years. I purchased a small packet of seeds at a garden show. The seed germinated well and I had nice flowers. I saved the seed and attempted to winter sow it. I had no germination. I did have some from the garden re-seed.
Could you please tell me a little more about growing this cutie from seed? or direct me to a resource? What's the deal with cinnamon?
Do you know if the seed is good after one year? I saved lots of seed but was discouraged when I didn't get any sprouts from the winter sowing.

instead of winter-sowing, just sow them in mid-fall . . . about 1/2 in. deep in full sun. alternatively, sow them a couple of weeks before your last frost - as long as the ground can be worked.

the seed, if dried and stored properly, should be good for about three years; the fresher the better, though.

the "deal" is protection against damp-off. allspice and nutmeg work just as well but cost so much more. at a big box store such as CostCo you can get a big container of Saigon cinnamom for less than three bucks.