Growing Carnations indoors.

[jackb]

We love the smell of carnations and I thought I would try growing some hydroponically under grow lights so we would have some to brighten the coming dismal winter days. There was a packet of dwarf mixed carnations in my cache from when I tried growing them in the greenhouse so I used them to experiment with. They grew fine in the greenhouse but were a magnet for spider mites, so I gave up on that idea before they even had a chance to flower.

The flowers are beginning to open and they smell fantastic with only a few open. I plan on saving the seeds for each color in individual packets so I can better plan on what colors to plant.

In the meantime, I purchased a package of carnation seeds that are real dwarfs, six to eight inches, with good sized flowers.

It's not nice to fool Mother Nature, but it IS fun to try.

P.S. That old song keeps going around in my head: A White Sports Coat And A Pink Carnation.

 

[aftermidnight]

Carnation is my favor scent of all, even when I used to use perfume Bellodgia by Caron it was my favorite, it had carnation as it's main fragrance. I think it's off the market now but it was around long before I was born. I still have some.

Annette

 

[so lucky]

Those look great, Jack. They look like florists' Mini-carnations, which are a staple for a florist, long lasting, fragrant, several color choices and long cut life. One of my favorites.