How are you planning on getting them through next winter? Or are they an annual variety? I've always wanted to try wallflowers, but tender biennials always sounded a bit tough.

Congrats, lblack! I completely relate to your excitement. English Wallflower was one my first to sprout when I started to winter sow 3 years ago--along with lupines. And YES, Mad_Gallica , they will overwinter just fine planted in the garden to bloom in 2006.. No problem.

Again, congrats, lblack! You have so many more to come along.. Keep us posted,
Anne-Marie

COngratulations on those new babies!

I planted wallflowers last year Mad and they are still quite green. Wintersowing does make for hardier plants.

Penny

In that case, I may try some next year. I'm not sure I've ever seen them except in pictures.

Keep me posted on how they do.

Mad,
I'm glad other Anne-Marie an Penny answered your questions, because I didn't have a clue! The only thing I know about wallflowers is they looked pretty in the picture and folks here said they were winter-sowable. It's AMAZING how healthy the seedlings look!
I checked my containers again this morning and I have Mustard Spinach seedlings popping up and the Lupine and Zucchini are germinating (cracking the seeds and popping out little heads).
I'm excited!

Congratulations Lblack,
Just enjoy the fun....it is a great feeling.
Mad, I had purple hyacinth bean reseed last year....I would never have believed it if I hadn't seen it but the original phb was wintersown.....just makes a darn hardy plant.
Also, all that I get from Trudi is to dump all the rules and push the envelope...I have tried more of that this season.
Kareen

Here is a link that might be useful: Our pond and gardens

Why shouldn't it reseed? In my volunteer garden one of our worst weeds is white petunias. We've been planting a few hundred of them every year for the last ten years, and developed a serious seed bank.

BTW, I've seen enough transplanted Long Islanders come up here and fall flat on their gardening faces to know YMMV. They have absolutely no idea what -15F for a winter low, and a last frost date of June 1st really means.

Kareen - What time of year did you winter sow the Hyacinth Bean? I just purchased some and was wondering if I could WS it now or wait until warms up a bit. Thanks!

HI Dkotchey,
I believe I started the original Hyacinth Bean in early April. It was from that one that I had the reseed the following year. Kareen

Here is a link that might be useful: Our pond and gardens

That's good to know about the Hyacinth bean. I have a packet I've been holding onto to WS.

I have more sprouts to report! :-) Two types of Lupine that I WS have sprouts: Tutti Frutti and Russell Hybrid Mix. The TF was WSed on Jan 11 and the RH was WSed on Dec 21.
I'm so excited. I didn't get any Lupine last year from the seeds I sowed indoors (although I did dump the failures outdoors...so I might get some from that). Hopefully this year I'll have lots.
I've also got one type of cukes sprouting, Mustard Greens, and Mesclun Salad Mix. I sowed all of those around the mid to end of February.

Add Red Oakleaf to the sprouters! Just checked and there they are, popping out their little green leaves :)

I Wsed both French Chamomile and German Chamomile and the German Chamomile has sprouted. I wonder if the French version is a more tender variety?

lblack, did you sow your Chamomiles at the same time?? sometimes, it is a question of depth, too.
Congrats on your new 'babies'!

I'll add malope, lettuce, salvia 'marble arch', calendulas 'Pacific beauty' to my list. I still have some containers under snow that I don't want to disturb.

Anne-Marie

Anne-Marie
I sure did...I put them in two different plastic juice jugs and then put them in a plastic bag together. I wonder if the difference is similar to that of English Lavender and French Lavender. We will see.
And I checked this afternoon and I have more sprouts:
Dianthus
Candy Tuft
Green Oakleaf Lettuce
Bibb Lettuce
Winterbor Kale
Blue Curled Leaf Kale
It looks like I'm going to have lots of greens this year!