On Mon, 24 Feb 2003 16:35:56 -0600, (Joe Doe) wrote:

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Of course your original advice of mid to late March is probably safest
because the average conceals the outliers. I was germinating Mexican
Sunflower on my porch and awoke today to find all the leaves curled from
the huge temperature swing from yesterday to today (I had not bothered to
check the forecast).

Roland

Thanks, Roland. I appreciate the sources. I always thought it was March 15,
then again I just now realized I was living up in Dallas, USDA Zone 7b. We are
a full cold hardiness zone higher.

Yesterday we were out cleaning out the pond, dividing tons and tons of plants,
and I was cooing over the seedlings of the poppies and all the other wildflowers
which re-seed.

Now we have a rather nice inch of sn-ice! Texas.

I did get many seeds planted today in my kitchen where it was warm. I traded
for several varieties of Phormium tenax and some other non-native, but treasured
beauties. Where I will plant them is as good a guess as I could ever have

I hope this is the last of this cold. I'm almost ready to up and move to S.
Florida.

V