yes- lots of snow here! I've been reading many of your posts for awhile bella, as i'm a newbie in z5. I did a few different poppies, a few different columbine, foxglove, lavender munstead, hollyhocks, delphinium, dianthus, nigella, snapdragons and Chinese houses back in mid-late January. last weekend I did a jug each of blue salvia f., bachelor buttons and sea holly.... I held enough seeds back to do another jug of each later, just in case i'm too early? i'm not sure what i'm doing lol. did you ever grow amaranthus marvel bronze or pygmy torch- or purple majesty millet- or gomphrena? not sure when to start those... any advice appreciated. I have the 'bug' big time ;)

Hi vickz5, I've actually never WS amaranths, pygmy torch, millet or gomphrena. I think these are tender annuals, so your best bet is to sow them in late March or April in pots. It's fun to try a bunch of different perennials, annuals and biennals. I've already WS around 90 jugs. I'm trying to stop at 100 jugs, but it's tough!

wow-- you are really on it!! I have about 30 or so out there... I forgot I did put out asclepias t. and bells of Ireland( I have tried b.o.i. a few times- indoors in a cool seed room with artificial lights and directly in the garden and never had any luck) - so another try, in the jugs last week. it's tough is right-- I'll probably do a few more of something because I hate seeing these empty jugs sitting around :)

I now have 135 milk jugs....

vickz5, I always do a bunch because inevitably either the wind or some animal will come and knock some of them over! i think i'm going to stop at 150. i need more jugs! sounds funny to say that! lol