The last of this years seeds finally arrived.
Probably will still have to wait another week to plant anything. Weather was looking good for awhile and then we had a major snowstorm and minus 25C (-13F) weather and all the spring vibe croaked. Today is looking a bit more promising, but still very wintery with the snowbanks remaining. Doesn't look like we'll have an nice early spring like last year, but nature is full of surprises so I've still got my fingers crossed.
I think the Butterfly Pea seeds are kinda different, not what I expected. I'm tempted to put them in soil now, but it is probably too early still. I think I'll wait to the 6 weeks mark.
Caterpillar Plant seeds. Given that they grow up to look like furry caterpillars it makes sense they look a little like larvae at this point.
The Kenikir seeds. I think somehow these are related to Cosmos; I don't know what Cosmos seeds look like, but they may be similar I guess.
Judging by the Pepicha seeds, I may have been able to save these the last time I grew this plant. I wasn't sure what I needed to look for and it seemed like the heads never matured, but now I think they might have been ready. A few full heads were in the packet.
Tomatoes have mostly sprouted. Might still plant a few more. These seedlings are a testament to just how long seeds can last even in a less than ideal packet, because most of them came from old packets that were either freebees or ones ordered and never planted years ago. Some are almost ten years old. Paper envelopes are probably the worst for long term tomato seed storage too.
These are Green Tassels amaranth seedlings, very old seed. From the first order I ever placed at Richter's Seeds, and still they germinated at likely 100%. That company, despite increasingly high prices, has some very fine foil lined seed packets. Nearly everything I bought from there that began with good germination rates years ago, still has great germination rates. Teeny seedling clumps like this are my LEAST favourite kind of thinning though. Reminds me of carrots - a plant I loathe to thin.
This is a cotton plant, seeds were from Richter's too. I couldn't believe that every single seed (10 years old probably)I planted actually sprouted. And cotton seeds are large, odd seeds too. I think it might be a biennial plant, so it likely won't set seed for me, but I started them early so there might be a glimmer of possibility with it.
I was not sure what kind of germ rates I'd get with the Quaking Grass, but golly, it turned out very well. Those seeds seemed so unsubstantial. I might plant more yet.
The wee little orchid that just won't stop. I call it the vanilla orchid for the smell, I'm not sure what what the real name is.
But I can't see any reason why mint seeds would not be viable. It's a determined plant all around.
