Grow Some Interesting Plants You Won’t Find At Your Local Greenhouse.
Do you scour your seed catalogs or look at all the new varieties that have come out in your gardening magazines? You cant wait to go to your local greenhouse and purchase them for your garden or flower bed. But when you get there, you find they dont carry that variety.
Why not start them yourself?
So how do you start? First of all make a list of the varieties that look interesting to you. If you are a newbie at seed starting, try and pick some plants that would be easy to grow. There is no use getting discouraged with finicky plants your first time at it. Also keep your list to a minimum. You dont want to overload yourself in the beginning.
Purchase seeds early enough in the season so that you can give them a good start if they need extra time. If seed companies havent been sending you catalogs, then go on the internet and search for seed catalogs and Im sure you can find some sites that will be happy to send you a catalog.
Some plants need a long growing season, so you will need to start them early in the house if you live in the northern areas of the country. ...