@1634 RacineI use windowledge propagators and grow lights, then transfer into a tiny 6' x 4' greenhouse (I use a heater just to keep it frost free) then harden off in a cold frame. Our conservatory is our dining room, but it just gets taken over by seedlings from Feb to April.
Ha ha. Yes same here. No greenhouse though sadly. Probably lucky because I would end up with hundreds more plants.
Last year was my first growing perennials from seed. I now have about 25 echinacea in 1L pots 😂
A similar situation here @1634 Racine I potted up over 300 seedlings this year and still had pots left over. Added to the collection today by buying a Hosta and a Heuchera.
Went to Tesco for dog food yesterday, most of the plants outside looked awful, pretty much dead, lack of water, but got a 6 pack of nice size pink petunias, and white busy lizzies, £3 per pack. Have ordered a few things, a yellow budlea Globosa, wanted one for a long time. A grape vine for Hubby, dont know if it will come in time for our Wedding Anniversary on the 17th. Mind you it will give him time to make the pergola hes talking about!
Well, oh deary me... what appears to have happened here? Cody knows from experience that whenever I take him on a garden visit, 2 or 3 days later the living room becomes invaded by giant plants....
"What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour".
Living on a small pension on a small island is a good curb. Although there IS mail order... All I am planning now is three indoor hyacinth bulbs, well maybe six. or add paperwhites...
bunch of sticksPlant addiction is a very common problem on this site. Sadly it is incurable. I am always checking the hospital corners in local GCs and rarely come away empty handed. I have found some gems during my long gardening career. Recognise the leaves, it is surprising what gets thrown out sometimes. A dead bunch of sticks morphes into a spectacular plant of some kind. It My best acquasition to date is a dwarf mulberry bush. It has been loaded with not very impressive fruit, but pleasantly edible whilst working in the garden. It is supposed to be suitable for growing in a container, we shall see.I suspect a half barrel might be the right size for it. Mulberry Pie. At least it makes a talking point.
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But yes the propagation addiction continues.... Canna 'musifolia' (all these from one tuber bought last year... and I also sold a couple on Ebay)
Rosemary 'Majorca Pink' cuttings
Tulbaghia seedlings
Lathyrus venus
Just had a clear out. This is 8 years worth but I do wonder where all the plants went 🤷♂️