Yeah, I'm in a very blah mood. Have been in bed since Monday night. Can't catch my breath long enough to get a single container sown. Now and for the next few day crappy weather. Ugh. I was hoping to get some containers done this week!

I found a whole batch of seeds last night that I somehow missed before. Most of them are hollyhocks but some poppies too. I can't believe I did that. On the other hand I found my first sprout outside today too. Maybe I should use that to inspire me to sow these poor things.

Still got all my tender annuals to get out, my cool season veggies too.

Getting heavy rains over the weekend and my already sown containers are still sitting on top of 3-5 inches of snow.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No germination yet either, but then I don't expect any for at least 2-3 more weeks. The earliest I see any green is April 4th.

By the time dusk arrives on April 30th, I will have everything sown and about 700 containers out there and the green wave will be fully underway

Fran

OK Fran since you are more local to me I am going to hang on to this since i do not have a single sprout yet and was getting green with envy....

I too am having a hard time waiting to sow annuals (tender ones)

I decided I am going to sow more perenials and hardy annuals. I don't care I have a problem and can't stand not sowing something!!!

Lol
Karen

""I don't care I have a problem and can't stand not sowing something!!!"

Karen, they say admitting one has a problem is the first step twd solving it, but not in this case! :)

We don't want to "get better"

I keep sowing too and I am wondering where am going to put all these containers.

ellen

you are so right Ellen. I don't ever want to get better.
Today I noticed sprouts that just feeds the addiction!!!

Karen

Ellenr, you wrote:
"Yesterday I sowed something I really want - Cherry Rudbeckia. After I sowed it, I realized I had sowed the seeds in a soaking wet container. argg."

I don't understand your comment. I thought we were supposed to sow our seeds in soaking wet soil. I am a newbie who has just gone into a full blown panic! Please help me out and explain what the problem was. Thanks.

mo upstate - I'm guessing what ellenr meant was that the container did not have drainage holes so she scooped up the top layer to resow in a different one. My soil is soaking wet, but draining when I sow my seeds.

well I do it differently than gardenluv.

I want my soil damp but not dripping, so I fill container, wet the soil completely, and then let it drain for an hour or however long it takes to become moist, but not sopping wet.

I believe I got that from the FAQ's.

Which is not to say that gardenluv's method does not work.
Just the way I do it. I am afraid that seeds may rot if left in soaking soil.
Of course right now - ALL my containers are soaking! after the rain. :)

ellen

ellenr, I do it the same way, I just don't let them drain for an hour. A few minutes does it for me. They drain the rest outside.

Me too, mine are always soaking wet when I place them out side.
Mine drain for about 10 min.then out they go.
cAROL

I only drain them long enough so they dont drip all over my clothes on the way out back.

I set mine on a baking tray while I tape them up and then carry them on the tray outside so that even if they are still dripping they don't make a mess.

Thanks for clearing that up - I feel much better. I guess everyone has their own preferred way of doing things. I just was scared that I had totally messed something up.

I peeked in my containers today, and 3 of them have sprouted (Lavatera, Alyssum, Baby Blue Eyes), so everything must be ok. I thoroughly enjoyed doing the "happy dance"!

That is what is so great about this method. Trudi gives you the general idea, and different way you CAN do it, but different things work for different people, and you can always improvise and do things your way. Whatever works for you! Congrats on your sprouts. Next time, take a video of your "happy dance" and post it so we can all see it!