Our greenhouse growers (and volunteers) sow seeds into tiny compartments (a plug tray) with one type of seed in each tray. Each plug tray has between 21 to 288 compartments to hold seeds, and then seedlings. The growers will decide, based on how quickly a seedling grows/what type of root system the seedling has, what size plug tray is best suited to start off that seed. The 288 plug tray was voted most popular by seedlings in our greenhouse.
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| Alyssum 'Snow Crystals' Sown on January 3rd - for Baskets |
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| California Poppies 'Twister' Sown on December 6th, 2010 - for Baskets |
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| Dianthus 'Ideal Violet' Sown on December 6th, 2010 - for Baskets |
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| Dusty Miller 'Silver Dust' Sown on December 20, 2010 - for Bedding Plants A great foil to just about any color under the sun! |
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| Lobelia 'Riveria Blue' Sown on December 6th, 2010 - for Baskets The best blue blossom ever! |
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| Stock 'Cheefrul Yellow' Sown on January 31st - for cut flowers Doesn't just the name of that Stock sound like Spring? |
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| Violas Sown on January 3rd - for Bedding Plants |
A few stats: approximately 10, 600 viola seedlings were sown (and 25,000 pansy seedlings) for spring bedding use. Right now, between 90,000 and 100,000 seedlings for spring and summer crops are growing on in our greenhouse. That's a lot of infants to take care of!
If you are a sower of spring plants, how are yours looking right about now?
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Wow, that is amazing! I don't think anyone fully appreciates how much effort you put into making the gardens so beautiful. Thank you.
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