Comments on: Let’s grow natives http://blog.blithewold.org/smarts/lets-grow-natives/ a garden journal about public garden maintenance, seasonal tasks, garden events, stories about gardening, volunteers, flowers, bugs and wildlife Sat, 25 May 2013 00:22:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tara Bradley http://blog.blithewold.org/smarts/lets-grow-natives/comment-page-1/#comment-14590 Tara Bradley Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:42:13 +0000 http://blog.blithewold.org/?p=6123#comment-14590 So, what should one do with native eupatorium and other fall seeds like rudbeckia and tall verbena. They're in a cool, dry place in my house now, but I wonder if they should be out in the shed. Thoughts? <em>Tara, It's fine to store those seeds cool and dry inside but you could think about sowing them probably anytime between now and April-ish. Once sown they'd all appreciate a period outside in the cold, just like they'd get if they sowed themselves. You could even broadcast a few and see what comes up. -kris</em> So, what should one do with native eupatorium and other fall seeds like rudbeckia and tall verbena. They’re in a cool, dry place in my house now, but I wonder if they should be out in the shed. Thoughts?

Tara, It’s fine to store those seeds cool and dry inside but you could think about sowing them probably anytime between now and April-ish. Once sown they’d all appreciate a period outside in the cold, just like they’d get if they sowed themselves. You could even broadcast a few and see what comes up. -kris

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