naya69 wrote:
ok so ive just moved house and my bk garden is huge it was in a right
state when i first moved in totaly over grown ive even found a hidden
path under my window but now ive gone all green fingered and love it
but i want to add some colour so ive got this huge flower bed at the
side of my house and would love to grow my own flowers in there.

i bought some for get me not seeds from ebay there my frav flower even
tho they are classed as weeds i got an empty plastic egg tray put some
compast in and popped my little seeds in them am i doing this right??
iam a virgin when it comes to gardening so please help i need tips and
everything you ve got to help me grow my little babys how long before i
see them growing?? then what do i do?? how many times do i water them??

thanks everyone xx




NAYA,

Some flowers are very easy to grow from seed. Depending on where you
live you can direct seed Zinnia and Marigold into your garden right now.
(These come in heights from 10 inch to 30 inch, so there is one variety
for about every position in the garden.) This way you can bypass the
seedling stage. ISTM that you are getting late to start something from
seedlings, unless you buy a couple of flats at your local mega mart. A
strategy that has worked for me here in NJ is to put in pansies in the
cooler weather and when they die back (from the heat) replace them with
petunias (all bought as plants at the garden shop).

BTW Zinnia and Marigold are also VERY easy to start in containers.
Petunias on the other hand are quite difficult.

HTH,

EJ in NJ