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Successful Gardening Winter 2008 Session 2 Flower and Veggie Seeds

One of the healthiest ways to gamble is with a spade and a package of garden seeds ~Dan Bennett . Welcome. February Garden Tasks Garden JournalingFlower seeds for Jan - MarchVeggie seeds for Jan

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Successful Gardening Winter 2008 Session 2 Flower and Veggie Seeds

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    1. Successful Gardening Winter 2008 Session 2 Flower and Veggie Seeds

    2. One of the healthiest ways to gamble is with a spade and a package of garden seeds ~Dan Bennett

    3. Welcome February Garden Tasks Garden Journaling Flower seeds for Jan - March Veggie seeds for Jan March Planting seeds

    4. Take to Class Winter Session 2 Todays agenda and resource list February Garden Tasks Jan Mar Flower and Veggie seeds list Flowers camellias, begonias, myosotis, Leucospermum Plant Propagation book

    5. Finish up cutting back perennials Tagetes lemonii Pentas Perennial asters Russian Sage (Perovskia)

    6. Watch for new growth before cutting back Buddleia (Butterfly bush) Helium autumnale (Common sneezeweed) Physotegia virginiana (False dragonhead) Veronica Liatris Campanula Zauschnerias (California fuchsia) Erigeron karvinskianus (Santa Barbara Daisy) (Oenothera berlandieri) Mexican evening primrose Lavendar shear into nice round forms

    7. February Garden Tasks

    8. February Garden Activities Purchase now! Fertilize Water Prune and Maintain

    9. Garden Journaling Goals Increase garden observation skills Select one part of your garden for observation Ideas whats blooming; potted plants; one area; one type of plant; sun/shade patterns; insect populations; whats new/changed

    10. Flower seeds for January, February, March For Zones 23 and 24

    11. Acroclinum (Helipterum) Everlasting Flower Asteraceae Regular water Full to part sun Ht varies 1-2 ft

    12. African Daisy Cape Marigold Dimorphotheca Asteraceae Full sun Moderate water 8-12

    13. Alyssum Lobularia maritima Brassicaceae Sun, Light shade Regular water Self seeds

    14. Bachelor Buttons Cornflowers Centaurea cyanus Asteraceae Full sun Moderate water 1-2 ft tall

    15. Mentzelia lindleyi Blazing Star Loasaceae Full sun Water needs vary by species Ht: 1.5 ft Native to deserts and semi deserts of western US

    16. Schizanthus pinnatus Butterfly flower Angel Wings variety Solanaceae Filtered sunlight Regular water Ht: 1-1.5 ft

    17. Calendula officinalis Pot Marigold Asteraceae Full sun Regular water HT: 1-2 ft

    18. Phacelia campanularia California Desert Bluebells Hydrophyllaceae Full sun Little to moderate water 6-18 Native to CA deserts

    19. Eschscholzia californica California Poppy Papaveraceae Full sun Little to moderate water Ht: 1 ft

    20. California poppy more colors!

    21. California poppy

    22. Iberis sempervirens Candy tuft (perennial) Brassicaceae Full sun Regular water Ht 8 Evergreen

    23. Dianthus caryophyllus Carnation Caryophyllaceae Full sun to lt shade Regular water Border types: 12-14 Mediterranean plants

    24. Collinsia heterophylla Chinese houses Scrophuliaceae Full sun, pt shade in hot climates Regular water Ht: 1-2 ft tall California native

    25. Aquilegia Columbine Ranunculaceae Full sun to lt shade Regular water 18-36 depending on variety

    26. Linum Flax Linaceae Full sun Moderate water 18 Shades of blue and red, golden yellow

    27. Digitalis Foxglove Scrophulariaceae Full sun Regular water 2-8 ft Mediterranean origin

    28. Godetia, Clarkia Clarkia Onagraceae Full sun Regular water Ht: varies Native California species: C, amoena

    29. Ipomopsis Scarlet Gilia (aka Gilia) Polemoniaceae Full sun No irrigation needed California native 2.5 ft

    30. Lupine Lupine Fabaceae Full sun Water varies by species Ht: 6: 5 Many are native plants

    31. Nemesia (variety) Rose Confetti Scrophulariaceae Full sun Regular water Ht: up to 24

    32. Nemophila Baby Blue Eyes Hydrophyllaceae Full sun or pt shade Regular water Ht: 6-12 California native

    33. Scabiosa Pincushion flower Dipsacaceae Full sun Moderate water, some tolerate dry conditions 8 to 3 Wide variety of colors

    34. Pink, Dianthus Cheddar pinks Caryophyllaceae Many named varieties Full sun Regular water 12-18 Native to Mediterranean Europe

    35. Ammi majus Bishops Lace Apiaceae Full sun to pt shade Moderate to regular water Ht: 1-3 ft tall Regularly reseeds

    36. Antirrhinum Snapdragon Scrophulariaceae Full sun Regular water Dwarfs: 6-8 Standard up to 3

    37. Lathyrus Sweet Pea Fabaceae Full sun Water needs vary Bush or twining forms Soak seeds overnight Plant deeply: 1-1/5 ft deep in rich soil

    38. Centaurea moschata Sweet sultan Asteraceae Full sun, needs lots of heat No overhead water 10 wide 2-3 tall

    39. Dianthus barbatus Sweet William Full sun in coastal gardens Regular water Many varieties 6 high to 24 Many fragrant

    40. Linaria purpurea Toadflax Scrophulariaceae Full sun Regular water 2.5-3 Southern Europe

    41. Verbena Verbena Verbenaceae Full sun Water needs vary Ht: varies V. bonariensis naturalized in CA

    42. Viola Pansy, Voila, Johnny-jump-up Violaceae Sun exposure varies by species Regular water Ht: 4-10

    43. Erysium Wallflower Brassicaceae Full sun or lt shade Water needs vary 1-4 tall Bowles Mauve

    44. February Aster, Babys Breath, Balloon flower,Bellflowers, Bells of Ireland, Gaillardia, Chinese forget-me-not, Coreopsis, Cosmos Dahlia, hollyhock, impatiens, Lobelia, Nigella (Love-in-a-mist) Mexican tulip poppy, vinca, Sage, Statice, Armeria (Sea pink),

    45. March Bellflower, Ageratum, Four oclock, Marigold, Nicotiana, Salpiglossis, Helichrysum, Sunflower.

    46. Vegetables, next week!

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