Sowing Saved Starflower Seeds & Feverfew Inside Scabiosa stellata
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Date: 2022-08-07
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Ashley
Hi Danielle, Thank you so much for all your knowledge! I just got the book Cool Flowers. I'm about 20 pages in, right after reading about Lisa's shed -The Inn. - Loving it and enjoying learning about these cold hardy annuals. We are going into my second actual real year to be gardening. In past years, I have mostly done container plants at rental houses, but now I am working on my garden at our house that we purchased. The biggest help to me is learning what to direct sow vs. grow indoors and see the seedlings in all stages up to moving outside (potting up and such. So this video today was super helpful. I thought it was great that you mentioned using Lisa's book as your first source on how to plant, but if a plant is not listed you will look up on Johnny's or another site. I'm just learning so much and I don't know how to thank you! So excited to see your humming bird lane project! I have over 100 black jack oaks on my property here in Weatherford, Texas, garden zone 7b. maybe zone 8 with this mild winter we have had. Looking forward to learning more and more from you! OH! Also, I am planting a wildflower meadow in one part of my property this year. Loved seeing that you are doing this too. Also, I watched the video that you spoke about from Growing a Greener World. So neat! HIGH FIVE! Be blessed sweet lady!
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Hi Danielle, Thank you so much for all your knowledge! I just got the book Cool Flowers. I'm about 20 pages in, right after reading about Lisa's shed -The Inn. - Loving it and enjoying learning about these cold hardy annuals. We are going into my second actual real year to be gardening. In past years, I have mostly done container plants at rental houses, but now I am working on my garden at our house that we purchased. The biggest help to me is learning what to direct sow vs. grow indoors and see the seedlings in all stages up to moving outside (potting up and such. So this video today was super helpful. I thought it was great that you mentioned using Lisa's book as your first source on how to plant, but if a plant is not listed you will look up on Johnny's or another site. I'm just learning so much and I don't know how to thank you! So excited to see your humming bird lane project! I have over 100 black jack oaks on my property here in Weatherford, Texas, garden zone 7b. maybe zone 8 with this mild winter we have had. Looking forward to learning more and more from you! OH! Also, I am planting a wildflower meadow in one part of my property this year. Loved seeing that you are doing this too. Also, I watched the video that you spoke about from Growing a Greener World. So neat! HIGH FIVE! Be blessed sweet lady!
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Kathy
Good morning from Ohio (zone 6a, wondering if you have any tips for issues with planting in garden beds that are still super wet in May. Last year I planted my sweet peas that I had started from seed earlier and put them out side after hardening off around Mother's day. I planted them around a tee pee trellis. I had added compost and tilled it in as this was a renovation of a bed. The sweet peas gave me a few flowers but not much. I think they rotted as the roots when I pulled them up were brown. Most of my other plants that I put out later I ended up digging each hole and the soil was so clay and wet that I back filled each plant with bagged top soil. Most of those did better. Any tips would be great for early spring planting in garden soil as opposed to a raised bed.
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Good morning from Ohio (zone 6a, wondering if you have any tips for issues with planting in garden beds that are still super wet in May. Last year I planted my sweet peas that I had started from seed earlier and put them out side after hardening off around Mother's day. I planted them around a tee pee trellis. I had added compost and tilled it in as this was a renovation of a bed. The sweet peas gave me a few flowers but not much. I think they rotted as the roots when I pulled them up were brown. Most of my other plants that I put out later I ended up digging each hole and the soil was so clay and wet that I back filled each plant with bagged top soil. Most of those did better. Any tips would be great for early spring planting in garden soil as opposed to a raised bed.
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Sharon
Your videos are terrific! I-ve enjoyed so many of them. This one was great and super helpful since I just started both of these last week and I didn-t sow my scabiosa with any soil on top just made the depression like you did. Unfortunately they started germinating and some of the seed coats got stuck around the sprouts and hardened that way. They need a bit of moist soil on top to break open the little badminton thingys -. I also struggled with feverfew germinating. One that I especially have not been successful at is statice, which everyone claims is easy but I only get about 50% or less germinating. I use the soil blocking method.
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Your videos are terrific! I-ve enjoyed so many of them. This one was great and super helpful since I just started both of these last week and I didn-t sow my scabiosa with any soil on top just made the depression like you did. Unfortunately they started germinating and some of the seed coats got stuck around the sprouts and hardened that way. They need a bit of moist soil on top to break open the little badminton thingys -. I also struggled with feverfew germinating. One that I especially have not been successful at is statice, which everyone claims is easy but I only get about 50% or less germinating. I use the soil blocking method.
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Eileen
Hi Danielle, I have never started any seeds indoors but I have been watching you and I have bought some flower seeds to start. I do have the lights, heating pads, soil and containers, the Cool flower's book and I'm ready to go, but TERRIFIED of it not working for me! I'm in your same zone, and now that you have sown the feverfew, I'm going to do that tomorrow. But I have Lupine, Nigella, Sea Holly, Forget Me Nots, Larkspur, Cornflower and Sweet Peas ( they scare me the most) Please give me advice! Can any of these be winter sown in a milk jug? I am trying that for the first time too, Poppies and Butterfly weed. please help! Eileen
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Hi Danielle, I have never started any seeds indoors but I have been watching you and I have bought some flower seeds to start. I do have the lights, heating pads, soil and containers, the Cool flower's book and I'm ready to go, but TERRIFIED of it not working for me! I'm in your same zone, and now that you have sown the feverfew, I'm going to do that tomorrow. But I have Lupine, Nigella, Sea Holly, Forget Me Nots, Larkspur, Cornflower and Sweet Peas ( they scare me the most) Please give me advice! Can any of these be winter sown in a milk jug? I am trying that for the first time too, Poppies and Butterfly weed. please help! Eileen
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Madam
I collect seeds from a plant Rose Campion that my mother gave me 30 years ago. These flowers are very precious to me. My mother passed from dementia in 2021. I generally just scatter them on the ground every fall. The germination was never really good. This year since I-m doing my first ever growing seeds under lights. I decided to try sprouting the Rose Campion in seed starter. It-s amazing every seed germinated and are now under the lights.
Since being new to growing seeds under lights. I-ve mistakenly put to many seeds in some of the cups.
When can seedlings be thinned?
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I collect seeds from a plant Rose Campion that my mother gave me 30 years ago. These flowers are very precious to me. My mother passed from dementia in 2021. I generally just scatter them on the ground every fall. The germination was never really good. This year since I-m doing my first ever growing seeds under lights. I decided to try sprouting the Rose Campion in seed starter. It-s amazing every seed germinated and are now under the lights.
Since being new to growing seeds under lights. I-ve mistakenly put to many seeds in some of the cups.
When can seedlings be thinned?
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Joanna
Hi Danielle, I adore your videos, your authentic style and your clear delivery of information. I've been devouring your videos, both recent and older for as much information as I can as I start my very first cut flower raised bed for personal use.
I would love to see a video about maximizing output for really tiny spaces. I have a 4x4 ft raised bed to work with, as well as some limited space in a very small landscape garden and my enthusiasm is quickly outpacing my available space.
Cheers from Ontario, Canada (just outside of Toronto, zone 5b/6a!
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Hi Danielle, I adore your videos, your authentic style and your clear delivery of information. I've been devouring your videos, both recent and older for as much information as I can as I start my very first cut flower raised bed for personal use.
I would love to see a video about maximizing output for really tiny spaces. I have a 4x4 ft raised bed to work with, as well as some limited space in a very small landscape garden and my enthusiasm is quickly outpacing my available space.
Cheers from Ontario, Canada (just outside of Toronto, zone 5b/6a!
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Arts
I'm growing the tetra white feverfew this year, too! I have high hopes for it. I started some of them in the fall, and I'm also starting some indoors now. Do you ever grow pansies from seed? I tried growing them for the first time in the fall and had pretty good success, but I would like to use them as cut flowers, and the fall planted pansy stems aren't long enough. If you have any information to share about them, I would appreciate it. I also agree that learning more about sweet peas would be so nice!
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I'm growing the tetra white feverfew this year, too! I have high hopes for it. I started some of them in the fall, and I'm also starting some indoors now. Do you ever grow pansies from seed? I tried growing them for the first time in the fall and had pretty good success, but I would like to use them as cut flowers, and the fall planted pansy stems aren't long enough. If you have any information to share about them, I would appreciate it. I also agree that learning more about sweet peas would be so nice!
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Martini
Yes, I would like other seed together videos. It-s sometimes hard to know which method to use with which seed. Even if it is the same method as another type of seed you-ve shown, it-s still helpful to get confirmation for a specific seed. Phacelia, yarrow, honesty are new ones I-m growing by seed this year. I was unsuccessful last year growing any larkspur and verbena bonariensis but an trying again this year. Those are some seeds I-d be interested in seeing a seeding video. Thank you.
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Yes, I would like other seed together videos. It-s sometimes hard to know which method to use with which seed. Even if it is the same method as another type of seed you-ve shown, it-s still helpful to get confirmation for a specific seed. Phacelia, yarrow, honesty are new ones I-m growing by seed this year. I was unsuccessful last year growing any larkspur and verbena bonariensis but an trying again this year. Those are some seeds I-d be interested in seeing a seeding video. Thank you.
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Pearl
Sweet peas would be great! I failed last year due to sudden high temperatures in late May/early June. I suppose they should have already been in the ground when I started the seeds. I didn't know about cool flowers. I am in zone 5b, last spring frost around April 28th this year. I have a few cool flowers seeds this year, and have been scheduling my sowing of specific seeds two weeks after your videos. Thanks for all the info you're putting out on cool flowers!
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Sweet peas would be great! I failed last year due to sudden high temperatures in late May/early June. I suppose they should have already been in the ground when I started the seeds. I didn't know about cool flowers. I am in zone 5b, last spring frost around April 28th this year. I have a few cool flowers seeds this year, and have been scheduling my sowing of specific seeds two weeks after your videos. Thanks for all the info you're putting out on cool flowers!
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Mary
Would love to see your method for sweet peas. I-ve had so-so luck with them. I-m realizing I need to get them out much sooner. BTW, you could never be boring! I love the concise delivery of your videos. Short, to the point, and packed full of useful info! Speaking for myself, I don-t have time to devote to watching videos that start approaching the half hour+ mark! Thanks being you Danielle!
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Would love to see your method for sweet peas. I-ve had so-so luck with them. I-m realizing I need to get them out much sooner. BTW, you could never be boring! I love the concise delivery of your videos. Short, to the point, and packed full of useful info! Speaking for myself, I don-t have time to devote to watching videos that start approaching the half hour+ mark! Thanks being you Danielle!
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Julie
Yes please I would like a sweet pea video. I always learn lots from your videos you are never boring. Do you know of any resource that would help me determine stems per plant for common cut flowers? This will be my first year selling at a roadside stand and I am trying to figure out how many plants I need. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I am going to watch your planning video again.
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Yes please I would like a sweet pea video. I always learn lots from your videos you are never boring. Do you know of any resource that would help me determine stems per plant for common cut flowers? This will be my first year selling at a roadside stand and I am trying to figure out how many plants I need. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I am going to watch your planning video again.
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St-phanie
Yes! I have starflower head that is waiting for me to sow in a few week (to cold here in canada for now hehe. But I don't know if it will grow as the same of last year, because they were next to scabiosa black knight. And idea for a next video: talking about your experience of collect seed from your own plant that work (that is true to the original plant. Thanks a lot!
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Yes! I have starflower head that is waiting for me to sow in a few week (to cold here in canada for now hehe. But I don't know if it will grow as the same of last year, because they were next to scabiosa black knight. And idea for a next video: talking about your experience of collect seed from your own plant that work (that is true to the original plant. Thanks a lot!
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Jaime
Scabiosa Starball is one of the only varieties I've grown every year since I started flower farming. I don't find much demand amongst florists for the seed heads, since the market became flooded with them very quickly. but the flower is very popular for weddings! They are the prettiest pale blue - I just wish they wouldn't bolt to seed so fast!
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Scabiosa Starball is one of the only varieties I've grown every year since I started flower farming. I don't find much demand amongst florists for the seed heads, since the market became flooded with them very quickly. but the flower is very popular for weddings! They are the prettiest pale blue - I just wish they wouldn't bolt to seed so fast!
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Naomi
I would like to see how you plant sweet peas as well as any extra comments. I was thinking of planting some for my mother, however, I am in zone 8 and it may be too late this year. Also, I was going to grow them in pots - do they do well in pots? And what kind of temperatures can they take?
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I would like to see how you plant sweet peas as well as any extra comments. I was thinking of planting some for my mother, however, I am in zone 8 and it may be too late this year. Also, I was going to grow them in pots - do they do well in pots? And what kind of temperatures can they take?
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KATHLEEN
I'm a couple hours west of you in zone 6a with a last frost date of May 1. So happy to find a you tube gardener in Pa. I'll be following you along only two weeks apart with seed starting and planting out. Learning a lot about cool flowers! Thanks for info about seed collecting!
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I'm a couple hours west of you in zone 6a with a last frost date of May 1. So happy to find a you tube gardener in Pa. I'll be following you along only two weeks apart with seed starting and planting out. Learning a lot about cool flowers! Thanks for info about seed collecting!
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Linda
I thought the black dot was the seed- In reference to sweet peas, I planted my first sweet peas last year in a large pot with a tomato cage bc I live in an apt. I loved them and kept all of the seeds. I kept cutting them and they kept growing. Thank You for your videos! Blessings!
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I thought the black dot was the seed- In reference to sweet peas, I planted my first sweet peas last year in a large pot with a tomato cage bc I live in an apt. I loved them and kept all of the seeds. I kept cutting them and they kept growing. Thank You for your videos! Blessings!
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Brenda
One question I have about cool flowers that I haven-t been able to find anywhere is when you can plant them out before your last frost. How did you know that you could plant your feverfew six weeks out before your last frost? Just from experience gained through trial and error?
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One question I have about cool flowers that I haven-t been able to find anywhere is when you can plant them out before your last frost. How did you know that you could plant your feverfew six weeks out before your last frost? Just from experience gained through trial and error?
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Joyce
I enjoy any and all of your videos, I find none of them boring and always informative. A video on sweet peas would be great too, I haven't tried them but starting to try to grow and learn more about cool flowers. Grace is so cute and always fun to see her happy in your garden.
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I enjoy any and all of your videos, I find none of them boring and always informative. A video on sweet peas would be great too, I haven't tried them but starting to try to grow and learn more about cool flowers. Grace is so cute and always fun to see her happy in your garden.
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cheryl
I have tried to grow Pimpinella rose and not successful. It looks a lot like Dara only pink. I get it from Select seeds. Maybe you could give me some help. Its a long time germinating. I tried it in winter sowing as well here in zone 5 Pennsylvania. Thanks
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I have tried to grow Pimpinella rose and not successful. It looks a lot like Dara only pink. I get it from Select seeds. Maybe you could give me some help. Its a long time germinating. I tried it in winter sowing as well here in zone 5 Pennsylvania. Thanks
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Dawn
Yes, yes, yes to sweet peas! My germination rate last year was poor, and I-d love to see how you do it! And don-t worry about monotonous. I love everything you do and appreciate every one of your videos. Thank you for all that you share with us!
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Yes, yes, yes to sweet peas! My germination rate last year was poor, and I-d love to see how you do it! And don-t worry about monotonous. I love everything you do and appreciate every one of your videos. Thank you for all that you share with us!
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