Any blooms yet on your WS seedlings?

grampapa..when did you start that hyacinth bean vine seed? i have several that are outside that have been outside and have yet to grow an inch much less bloom:(

My Hyacinth Bean are slow too - but I've notice more leafing since the weather has warmed up. I have a feeling that they will shoot up now.

I was out back not long ago, and found that seeds that i direct sow'ed about 2 months ago, a few are BLOOMING and much bigger in size than my WS'ed seeds.

my bird&butterfly mix is taller (3-4") but not blooming yet. those are the only ones aside from sunflowers that are tall-ish.

now i'm more bummed than i was yesterday.

I'm thinking about just sticking them in the soil adn see what happens... but i feel that if i want color this year, i will have to buy plants/annuals.

anita...i guess misery loves company....but i am glad to know that i am not alone on the hyacinth bean vine lack of growth...i have fertilized it...hydrogen peroxided it...sang to it etc etc....i want it to GROW GROW GROW!!!

I started my hyacinth bean on 3/29. and I think that was way too early. I planted it outside, but it's not looking good. I also germinated some more seeds baggie method (after nicking/soaking) and planted them, but i think I left them too long and they began to ferment (yuck!)...anyway they didn't smell too good when I opened the baggie. they had shoots so I planted them, but I don't see anything coming up. I may try one more time. I really want to see these vines on my front light post.

well i have grown a couple dozen seeds....finally some made it about a dozen in fact....i have had them planted outside for about a month and they have grown about an inch...the ones i had inside grew about 2 feet but they were a different seed and i was planting them for someone else....:( finally i planted 3 more out yesterday...grrrrrr i don't give up easily.....GROW!!!

Here are my first blooms of the season!! You might have to get close to the monitor and squint a little bit but if you are persistent you might just spot a boom on my Nepeta x faassinii (Select Blue Catmint) plants. I have some Osteospermum plants that are about ready to bloom as well....stay tuned.

- Brent

woohoo!!

Yep! The first blossoms on the linaria! and Baby's Breath!

I finally set out my Convolvulus Ensign (did not get too many from my seeds) and two are blooming, very pretty.

Got some more blooms!

I think the above one is baby's breath, and this one is a blurry pic of a poppy:

grampapa, where did you get that cute as can be fairy trellis your Black Eyed Susan Vine is growing on? I absolutely LOVE it and it looks PERFECT with your Susan. Great growin'!

Kim

kim ...what photo of grampa's are you talking about with a trellis?

It's the 9th post down, the fairy arbor/trellis that the Black Eyed Susan vine is on :)

Kim

ah....yes that is cute...i had seen it and yet i really didn't look; thank you:)

YES! Lots of little blooms - especially on the white baby's breath. This is tooo coool!

Kim, I got the fairy trellis from a catalog 1/2 price. I'd try to remember the name, but they don't have it anymore. I think I've found the perfect plant for her (her name is 'Susan' now LOL). here's a pic of her outside now.

jan

I finally have a bloom on an actual w/s plant...bachelor's button

Gorgeous blooms everybody! When I'm able to go outside, I promise to take some pictures of my ws blooms!

I still only have Babys Breath and Morning Glorys. But i did find the babys breath that was direct sown, and it actually looks BETTER than the WS ones. I have quite a few of the wild flowers blooming already.

Jan, I simply LOVE LOVE LOVE Susan :) Perfect plant for her!

Kim

Finally!

I swear I was the last one on the board to germinate so I guess I shouldn't have been surprised to be the literal late bloomer too. But at last I have blooms....and in case I need to clarify it's the baby's breath not the rose. LOL.

And my "lavender" poppy made it's appearance this morning.

Isn't it exciting, Lala_Jane? I check everything everyday to see if I have anything new. Since I last posted I got some orange flower that I am not familar with, 'Milkmaid' nasturtium, and 1 dark pink Bachelor's button. Tamara

My Borage is in bloom..

So are my tomatoes

Is borage really pretty in person? As pretty as the pictures?
I tried starting it from seed but I didn't get any to sprout :(
Looks beautiful :)

Kim

I had great germination on my seeds. I'm wondering if it will reseed itself or if I will have to plant it every year.

Here's what the vegetation of the plant looks like..

Congratulations on your wintersown beauties! Gorgeous pictures everyone!

From what I've read about Borage, it tends to re-seed in your garden. You might want to dead head the seed pods before they are scattered, but a wild flower garden is very beautiful too.

Thanks Shirley - I'll do that.

Here's one of my gaillardia and blue larkspur, both WSown last year.

Karen

Ivory zinnia and black prince snapdragons

First coral zinnia

love em!

My seedlings are still soooo small - is it because I have delayed so long in planting them in the garden? Most were potted up into little paper pots. The petunias (which I started inside) are REALLY slow - any ideas why?

Excellent pictures, Karen! Your wintersoon blooms are beautiful!!

Seandor: Some seedlings just take longer than other to start growing. But once they hit their stride, they'll be off & blooming their hearts out for you. All you need is a little patience and you will be rewarded!

Thanks Shirley1md. I hope so . . . :-)

Yeah, more to post! Here's a California poppy (I think!):