overwintering seedlings
I thought I knew a bit about gardening, but perhaps not!
I threw down a limited number of seed varieties in my new flower bed last spring. One of those was Nigella, because I hadn't heard of it before and it looked pretty on the package. WELL, if it isn't the gosh darn prettiest flower i've ever seen! I loved the wispy foliage, the mix of single and double flowers in beautiful blues, AND THEN the seed pods! Who knew seed pods could be that pretty?!
I capitalized on my new-found love by getting a job at a garden center and taking charge of seed ordering, -CHA-CHING-.
now I will have ALL the hues Nigella has to offer!
One thing I did come to lecture my little Nigella about though, came late last summer. We have quite a short growing season, and I was picking the first batches of seed pods, so the seeds didn't drop and germinate until quite late. I told them, "Oh you silly Nigella, look what you're up to now! You'll never survive!" And so I continued, wagging a finger at them each passing day for being so careless with their babies. Until a few days ago that is, because THEY'RE STILL RIGHT THERE, THOSE PERKY LITTLE SEEDLINGS!
We've had temps down to 5 degrees. ........? Is this normal plant activity? Or is this superplant activity?
I consulted DG, where someone in zone 6a has had them overwinter, leading me to believe this is certainly not a superplant isolated occurrence.
Therefore, my question (finally) is: What's all this about overwintering seedlings?
I threw down a limited number of seed varieties in my new flower bed last spring. One of those was Nigella, because I hadn't heard of it before and it looked pretty on the package. WELL, if it isn't the gosh darn prettiest flower i've ever seen! I loved the wispy foliage, the mix of single and double flowers in beautiful blues, AND THEN the seed pods! Who knew seed pods could be that pretty?!
I capitalized on my new-found love by getting a job at a garden center and taking charge of seed ordering, -CHA-CHING-.
now I will have ALL the hues Nigella has to offer!
One thing I did come to lecture my little Nigella about though, came late last summer. We have quite a short growing season, and I was picking the first batches of seed pods, so the seeds didn't drop and germinate until quite late. I told them, "Oh you silly Nigella, look what you're up to now! You'll never survive!" And so I continued, wagging a finger at them each passing day for being so careless with their babies. Until a few days ago that is, because THEY'RE STILL RIGHT THERE, THOSE PERKY LITTLE SEEDLINGS!
We've had temps down to 5 degrees. ........? Is this normal plant activity? Or is this superplant activity?
I consulted DG, where someone in zone 6a has had them overwinter, leading me to believe this is certainly not a superplant isolated occurrence.
Therefore, my question (finally) is: What's all this about overwintering seedlings?