Happy Groundhog Day!

Happy Goundhog Day to everyone.
Well today is February 02, 2008. Its Groundhog Day!
And Punxsutawney Phil haves seen his shadow so there will be six more weeks of winter weather. But all of us gardeners will just keep on going getting really for spring and the new planting season. So I hope everyone had a good time today.
Thank You for reading my blog.
Gardener Den

This is the first of February 2008!

Hi Gardening Friends
Today brings a new month were us gardening people are going to be busy sowing many different kinds of seeds for the up coming spring season. So now is the time to get your seeds flats ready for sowing seeds. You can start a early crop of peppers,
lettuce,and many different kinds of annuals and perennials seeds. Also don't forget early sowing of early cabbage,broccoli,cauliflower,brussel sprouts and kale.
Well this is some of the things that us gardeners can start to do now for the up and coming gardening season. Well Thank You for reading my blog
Have fun Gardening
From Gardener Den

Do you have this planted in January

Hi Gardening Friends
This is Gardening Den. Just wanted to let you know if you have these seeds planted
yet for the upcoming season? Begonias,Perennial Seeds,Early Cabbage,Broccoli,Cauliflower and all other cole crops. Also get ready to start peppers this next moths and lots of other flowering annuals. Remember Groundhog
Day is February 02,2008. Thank You All for reading my Blog.
Gardener Den

Steeler Christmas Tree

Hi Gardening Friends
In the near future I will be posting pictures of my steeler tree
that I taken at a open house that I had last November.
Well I will be doing this soon.
See You
Gardener Den

Steelers Christmas Tree

Hi Gardening Friends
Well I will in the near future be putting pictures on my blog.
The pictures that I will be posting on my blog is that of my
Steeler tree that I had for sell in my shop. Also I have pictures
that will be included on the blog site. So come back and see what
is new on my blog.
See You all
Gardener Den

This is the middle of January. How to keep your holiday plants

Hi to all my gardening friends.
Well now that the Holidays are over you are now wondering what to do with your
Holiday plants. Well for the Poinsettia you want the plant after flowering to dry out and start to go dormant. The plant should be cut back and kept dry with a temperature of 50-55 degrees for several weeks. Then in May they are pruned to
within 6-8 inches of the soil and are started into growth again by being watered and kept in a warm, sunny greenhouse. Tried this and send me a email to my blog and let me know how you are doing with taking care of your Poinsettias after they bloom.
Take care and happy gardening
Gardener Den

Somethings to do in the month of January.

Hi Gardening Friends
January is time for homeowners to gather all their seed catalogs in from the mailbox.
And sit down figure out what they would like to order from the seed catalogs.
Here are some of the retail seed companys that I use. Stokes Seeds, Burpee Seeds,
Parks seeds. You can fine alot of different varieties of Perennials, Annuals, and Vegetables.
Here are some of the perennials that you can grow from seeds.

Achilla (Yarrow) Summer Pastels Mixed ( 24 inch)
The flowers look like Queen Anne's Lace a mixture of pink,rose,apricot,cream,red,tan,purple
and white.

Anemone (Pasque or Windflower)
Pulsatilla Dwarf (8 inch)
Early Spring dwarf star shape voilet rock garden flowers with yellow centers. Blooms in 6-7 months. Anemone likes partial shade, and well drain soil.

Aquilegia (Columbine)
Mckana Giants (3 ft)
Large long spurred blooms are born in profusion on the unually strong plants.
Colors: White, cream, rose, yellow,red

Armeria (Thrift)
Maritima Splendens Rose (8inch)

Centaurea
Montana (2ft)
Large blue cornflower - like blooms.

Coreopsis
Early Sunrise (18 inch)
Bright yellow, fully double, 2 in/5 cm flowers. Blooms in 85 days from sowing
All American Winner.

Echinacea (Rudbeckia)
Bright Star (18 inch)
Lavender pink , Single flowers.

Delphinium
Magic Fountain ( 24 inch)
Dwarf,wind tolerant, For cutting or containers.

Clear Springs (36 inch)
Dwarf Pacific Giants brand, wind tolerant (elatum) type with heavier stems than Magic Fountains. Strong clear colors have white bees. Blooms first year.

Foxglove (Digitalis) (5 ft)
Excelsior Hybrids Mix of cream,purple,pink,white, horizontal florets with bicolor
spotted throats. Self sowing Flowers the second year.

Geum
Lady Stratheden (24 inch)
Double golden yellow.

Mrs. Bradshaw Improved (2 ft)
Brillant scarlet double flowers. twice the size of the old strain.

Hollyhock (Althaea)
Chaters Double mixed (7 ft)
Fully double in rose,salom,red,buff,yellow,maroon,white,scarlet.

Annuals that you can sow from seeds in January

Begonias Fibrous Begonias
Ambassadors Series
Deep Rose,Red,White,Coral

Cocktail Series
Brandy - Pink
Gin - Rose pink
Vodka - Scarlet
Whiskey - White

Snapdragons
Rocket Series
Tall snapdragons from seed.

Floral Flowers
Extra dwarf series.

Vegetables
Tomatoes that you can start early Fourth of July tomates you can start them early from seed.

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