Glad to see you back. I've never seen anyone stay as busy as you with seeds and new flowerbeds.

I think of your cat evey now and then.I'm sorry i can't remember his name. How is he doing?

It is cold here too.abt 20 I always get Spring fever the 1st of Feb ad get it bad. Just ordered some seeds from Select Seeds. Can't plant much but did want some poppies and 4 o'clocks. I had both but they hit the dust in the heat,drought and neglect of last summer.

It was nice seeing you on daylilly forum the other day.
vickie

after this last coldsnap, I certainly am ready for spring!! Too bad they are calling for ice and snow for the Ozarks this next weekend, but I'd rather have the snow on the ground than ice or nothing at all when the cold comes in afterwards, I didn't dig my cannas or Dahlias, so had to mulch heavy with straw when the coldspell, and 10 degs hit. I'm lucky to have the greenhouses and coldframes to brighten up the winter days-- except I jumped the gun and planted too many seeds too ewarly. Now I have Onions and Cardoon up 3 inches tall and no place to put them yet. strong

Hey Vicki!! It is so good to see you again on this post! Yes.. I have FiVe CATS!! oh gee.. Bandit (gray), JC (black/white), Cleo (white with green eyes), Arnie (part of Maine Coon), and youngest kitty Daisy (white with blue eyes). Both Cleo and Daisy are deaf cats. Cleo and Daisy never gets along good. They loved to sit by our new woodstove. I think I have 4'O Clock seeds. If I have those seeds and will let u know. The seeds may be old, but worth to try it..

Strong...Yes, I agree with you that I do prefer SNOW, not ice! I was not too happy that we may have ice storm in our area. I live in Stone Co. (Mountain View, AR)... I pray that we will missed it! WOW... you leave Dahlias underground. I want to try to grow Dahlias this year. I thought flowers are so huge and pretty. You lucky!! You have a greenhouse. I love to have it! You said.. you have Onion.. I lost lots of mine calls "Walking Stick". Do you have those? I love to have it in my herb flower bed. Keep warm!! Kat

Vicki... I got some 4'O clock seeds. It is not very old. I collected those seeds from my girl friend Dee who lives in Timbo. I will be glad to send it to you. I will need your home address. Please email me.. Kat

My dahilias love it here. i am in Stone Co, MO. Have friends in Stone Co, AR family too. The four-o'clock seeds are tuff and will last for years.

I'm quite ready for spring!!!
I have 4 o'clock seeds from last year that I never planted but wanting to try them this year. Hope they're still good. I wonder if that's one I could winter sow or should I just wait and direct sow them?
Vickie - I ordered some annual poppies from Thompson and Morgan this year called Summer Sorbet. The color in the catalog was so pretty. I have no idea whether they will do well here. Hope so. The only poppies I've grown so far had a very short bloom time and I was disappointed.

you could throw those seeds anywhere and they'll grow. I grew them in a rock bed backed by concrete wall and bordered by asphalt facing west. They not only grew fin, they did suffer some in august drought but they self seed very well and I had 2x as many next year.