When is the time to plant out door herbs and flowers?

Question

I know its silly, being the middle of winter! But I am new at gardening, and really anxious to start planting so I want to get prepared. Can you store seeds in the freezer? If anyone know of a good web-site, I would appreciate it! :o) thanks

What month of spring?

Answer 1

This is a really tough question -- you should get a couple of good gardening books. I like the Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs for herbal matters (it even tells you how to use the herbs!), and Barbara Damrosch's The Garden Primer -- which covers flowers, herbs (but not as indepth as Rodale's), bushes, trees, veggies -- basically everything!

Also, it depends a lot on when your last frost is, and if you are willing to mess with starting herbs indoors. Both books address these issues.

To plant outdoors (completely and entirely, not using transplants), in general you should wait a week or two after the "last frost date" for your area. But it depends on the year -- if it's a warm year, why not give it a shot a little early? (-: You probably won't use all your seeds anyway, and if you get frosted, you can always re-plant. If it's a cold year, it might be waaay after the last frost date.

It's OK to store seeds in the refrigerator, for sure. In fact, many serious gardeners have a little fridge just for storing seeds! But I keep mine in a dark, dry box in a cool hallway, and some of them are viable for years.

If you've got the itch right now, you might want to try "slipping" -- that's where you take the leaves off begonias or geraniums, and either slip them in a small pot of dirt (keep well watered) or a glass of water (again, watch the water level). In a week or so, they will begin to grow roots. Both of these plants are sensitive to the cold, but they grow great outside once spring has really sprung. You can also get "babies" off of spider plants, grow more philodendrons and wandering Jews, etc. Also, try growing an avocado plant or something fun like that on your kitchen sill (-:.

Hope that helps -- these books are my favorite gardening books!

Answer 2

Springtime, usually Mothers Day. You can store seeds in the fridge. Look on the back of the packets for storage teperatyres.

Answer 3

Best time to plant is end of march.you can germinate your seeds by placing them in a damp paper towel,in a dark place,3 weeks before planting.add a couple drops of water every couple days

Answer 4

im no gardener either but i have grown herbs and flowers and now is a good time with lots of sun. water early morn or late evening so the leaves dont burn in midday sun . a bit of shade does them no harm. good luck

Answer 5

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