On 6/29/04 9:51 AM, in article , "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Bungadora" wrote in message
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Mark Anderson

Last year I harvested the seeds from the two moonflowers vines I had
growing. I took the seeds out of the pods after they dried and before
they opened up. This year I carefully planted a lot of moonflower seeds
where I need vines with morning glories as backups. Not one moonflower
seed sprouted. The only seed I got going by myself is one that had been
soaking and sprouted on a paper towel and then I planted it.

So it's late June and these things are now popping up in places I have
absolutely no idea how they got there. The first one sprouted in a
hanging basket that I put together requiring me to transplant it. Then
another one popped up right next to where I transplanted that moonflower
in the same container. And just yesterday I found one pop up in a
completely different area of the garden far from last year's vines in a
massive container that didn't come in contact with any recycled soil from
last year. I'm totally perplexed. How can you plan a garden if the
vines don't cooperate and sprout where you want them?

I have cantaloupes which sprouted on the lawn, nicotiana which keeps
popping up
everywhere thanks to a 5 foot monster I had 3 years ago, and a large
number of
unidentified plants everywhere. Flowers have seeds. Seeds grow. I also
planted
about 15 different packages of seeds, many for the first time. No notes,
not a
clue what is growing. There is a lesson there somewhere. 8)

It lends a sense of adventure to gardening doesn't it?

Dora2



Dill is a favorite, too. It seems the seeds are able to survive most
anything. Fortunately, the easy availability of salmon balances the
overabundance of dill.



I have several tomato plants sprouting in some mulch. I plan to leave them
to grow up and feed me!
Cheryl