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A reader asked for more information about seed planting – not just a general article on the subject but definite directions’ for planting individual kinds of seeds. Perhaps some of the experiences I have had with seed planting may prove helpful but if anyone fails with my method for a particular kind of seed, do not despair, but try again using another method: One person’ may succeed in one way and another have much better success with an entirely different manner of procedure. We should not conclude too quickly either that the seeds are no good if they fail to grow. Seeds are usually viable and will germinate if sown at their proper planting season. Obviously they must not be planted too deep or in soil that is too wet or too dry.

First of all warpust use only good quality fresh seeds If any doubt exists as to the proper planting sea_ son it is wise to divide the packet and make several plantings at rifffelrent seasons. When seeds are abundant and we are certain they will grow even if weather conditions might not be favorable, they may be planted just as we would sow a row of radish seed. But if the seeds are new to us and we do not know the length of time for germination or how ‘strong the seedlings are, the surest way to success is to plant them in a seed frame.

Place the seed frame at a convenient place close at hand that it may be watered regularly if the rains fail (almost all seeds must have moist, but not soppy, conditions in which to germinate); have some means of shading when the sun gets too hot for tiny seedlings; and keep’ it weeded. Plant the seeds in. rows several inches apart and mark the end of each row with a small stick. Place a label bearing the name of kind of seed planted at the other end of the row. Fine seeds need to be only barely pressed into the soil. Larger seeds.should be covered with soil.

Among the seeds I have successfully planted in the seed frame in late frill (which means late November or early December before the ground freezes solidly for the winter) are many of the Penstemons– grandillorus,, murrayanus, cobaea,’ speciosus and others.They come up in very early spring. Coral Lilies, Regal, C.oncolor, Cernuun, Ilenryi and Martagon album grew from late fall planting. Coral and Regal also grew well when planted in the early spring. One year I chopped the frozen soil in February to plant a row of Formosanum Lily seeds. They grew nicely but some I planted in flats in the house in both December and March germinated even better. They spent the days in a sunny window until time to plant them in the garden after frost dangers were past. I found the seed of Superbum Lilies laid in ‘the ground two winters before showing any growth above ground. I plant Lily seeds about 1-2 inch deep on a layer of sand and cover wit. sand, then with soil.

Eremurus, baptisia, australis, thermopsis caroliniana, Vesper Iris, Enstylis purpurea, wild Geranium, Shooting Star and Cassia matilandica grew very nicely from seeds planted in late fall. A Florida lady wrote me that she took 10 seeds of Cassia marilandica, notched the edge, soaked them overnight, then planted them in a small tin can and 8 were up in 3″days. I cut the taps from Mertensia viginica and Phlox divaricata as soon as the seeds were ripe and placed the branches in a ,seed frame The branches were covered with just enough soil to hold them in place. They germinated beautifully the next spring. Crocus and Seine seeds planted as soon as mature grew very nicely coming up the following spring. Try planting Larkspur and annual poppy seeds on the snow and see how well they germinate.

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