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Seeds to Sow Indoors in Early March

20160301C.jpgIt is truly in March that the seed sowing season begins. Of course, I’ve seen many enthusiastic gardeners gushing over their new seedlings of tomatoes and peppers on Facebook over the last few weeks, but, in most cases, they’ve jumped the gun. I used to as well: it’s hard to resist those lengthening days. You feel you just have to sow something.

Well, I’ve become wiser as I grow older. I’ve learned that what I want are not spindly, overgrown plants that have a hard time recuperating when I plant them out, but young, energetic seedlings that may look small but will take off like a rocket once they’re outdoors. So I hold back. In gardening, you sometimes have to rein in your enthusiasm if you want the best results.

The seed variety of your dreams doesn’t figure on the following list? It’s probably too early to sow it… and it is still quite early to be sowing plants for the outdoor garden. You’ll see that I’ll be publishing further lists of seeds to sow every two weeks throughout the spring period. Patience then: your plant’s turn will come.

  1. Alternanthera (Alternanthera spp.)
  2. Clematis (Clematis)
  3. Climbing Snapdragon (Asarina, Lophospermum, Maurandya asarina)
  4. Columbine (Aquilegia)
  5. Dusty Miller (Senecio cineraria)
  6. English Daisy (Bellis perennis)
  7. Flowering Maple (Abutilon)
  8. Goatsbeard (Aruncus)
  9. Honeywort (Cerinthe major)
  10. Houseleek or hen and chicks (Sempervivum)
  11. Ivy Pelargonium (Pelargonium peltatum)
  12. Knautia (Knautia)
  13. Knotweed (perennials) (Persicaria and Polygonum)
  14. Leek (Allium porrum)
  15. Leopard’s Bane (Doronicum)
  16. Madagascar periwinkle or vinca (Catharanthus roseus)
  17. Mealy Sage (Salvia farinacea)
  18. Penstemon (annual forms) (Penstemon hartwegii, P. x gloxinioides, etc.)
  19. Red Valeriane (Centranthus rubra)
  20. Silver Sage (Salvia argentea)
  21. Toothache Plant (Acmella oleracea, syn. Spilanthes acmella)
  22. Wax Begonia (Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum)
  23. Zonal Pelargonium (Pelargonium x hortorum)

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