Seeds started list - beginning 1/29/2013
Started in clear, sealed containers with vermiculite and growing mix, placed outdoors (unless otherwise noted) and out of direct sunlight.
Jug #
1) Penstemon (Penstemon x mexicali 'Carillo Purple') - sprouted 4/25
2) Beardtongue (Penstemon hartwegii 'Tubular Bells Rose') - sprouted 4/16
3) Hardy Ice Plant (Delosperma 'Stardust')
4) Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus Bells™ Purple & White) - sprouted 4/9
5) Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus La Bella™ Red and White) - sprouted 4/14
6) Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus 'Madame Butterfly Mix') - sprouted 4/9
7) Spider Flower (Cleome hassleriana 'White Queen') - No germination
8) Smooth White Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis) - sprouted 4/9
9) Veronica (Veronica gentianoides) - sprouted 4/14
10) Smooth Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata) - sprouted 4/17
11) Meadow phlox (Phlox maculata) - 1 sprout
12) Ague Weed (Gentianella quinquefolia) - No germination
13) Pink Wild Snapdragon (Penstemon palmeri) - sprouted 5/7
14) Downy skullcap (Scutellaria incana) - No germination
15) Dense gayfeather (Liatris spicata) - sprouted 4/9
16) Purple Chinese Houses (Collinsia heterophylla) - sprouted 3/31
17) Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium) - sprouted 3/31
18) Closed Gentian (Gentiana andrewsii)
19) Carpathian Harebell (Campanula carpatica) - sprouted 4/20
20) Scarlet Gaura (Oenothera suffrutescens)
21a) Hedgerow Cranesbill (Geranium pyrenaicum 'Bill Wallis')
(21a and 21b are in one jug) sprouts on 4/18
21b) Pencilled Cranesbill (Geranium versicolor)
22) Streamside Lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus) Outdoors - soaked seed 72 hours in 'fridge. Radicle showing. - sprouted 4/9
23) Streamside Lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus) Indoors - same pretreatment. Showing very good germination rates as of 2/18/13. - sprouting info here https://garden.org/thread/view/15043/Test-seeds---indoors/
Damped off.
24) Amethyst shootingstar (Dodecatheon amethystinum) - sprout 4/14 -not Shooting Star.
25) Columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris 'Clementine Salmon Rose') - sprouted 5/4
26) Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum 'Drama Queen') - sprouted 4/9
27) (Anemone patens var. multifida)
28) Fragrant Persian Stonecress (Aethionema schistosum) - sprouted 3/31
29) Blue Pimpernel (Anagallis monelli) - sprouted 4/7
30) Lilac Sage (Salvia verticillata) - No germination
31) Poppy (Papaver somniferum 'Single Scarlet') - sprouted 4/14
32) European Columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris 'Tower Pink')
33) Borage (Borago officinalis 'Alba') - No germination
34) Apple Mint (Mentha suaveolens) - No germination
Feb. 5...
35) Current-leaf globe-mallow (Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia) - sprouted 5/7
36) Grassy Bells (Edraianthus tenuifolius) - sprouted 4/28
37) Sampson's Snakeroot (Orbexilum pedunculatum) - sprouted 5/1
38) Cottage Pink (Dianthus plumarius 'Velvet 'n' Lace') - sprouted 4/9
39) Tutsan (Hypericum androsaemum 'Albury Purple') - sprouted 5/4
40) Candelabra Primula (Primula bulleyana subsp. beesiana) - sprouted and died
41) Maltese Cross (Silene chalcedonica 'Dusky Salmon') - sprouted 4/14
42) Chimney Bellflower (Campanula pyramidalis) - sprouted 4/18
43) Marsh Gentian (Gentiana pneumonanthe) - No germination
44) Serbian Bellflower (Campanula poscharskyana) - sprouted 5/1
45) Bellflower (Campanula latifolia) - sprouted 4/28
46) Horned Rampion (Phyteuma scheuchzeri) - sprouted 4/25
47) Pinkfairies (Clarkia pulchella) - (Deerhorn Clarkia) - sprouted 4/02
48) Balfour's Touch Me Not (Impatiens balfourii) - sprouted 4/9
49) Foothill Beardtongue (Penstemon heterophyllus) - sprouted 4/9
50) Azure Penstemon (Penstemon azureus) - sprouted 4/9
51) Blackfoot Daisy (Melampodium leucanthum) - sprouted 4/25
52) Shortstem Penstemon (Penstemon breviculus) - sprouted 4/9
53) Asiatic Primrose (Primula capitata) - sprouted 4/22
54) Tibetan Primrose (Primula florindae) - sprouted 4/20
****** 4" pots in springhouse ******
*Autumn Sage (Salvia greggii 'Wild Thing') - sprouted 4/30-ish
*Hummingbird Sage (Salvia coccinea 'Coral Nymph') - sprouted
*Celandine Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum) - No germination
*Sedum (Sedum rubens 'Lizard') - sprouted 3/15
*Chinese Ground Orchid (Bletilla striata 'Alba')
*Chinese Ground Orchid (Bletilla striata) (purple/pink)
Feb. 20...
55) Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta 'Green Eyes') - sprouted 4/17
56) Blue Woodruff (Asperula orientalis) - sprouted 4/9
57) Rudbeckia (Rudbeckia hirta 'Denver Daisy') - sprouted 4/14
58) Burridges Greenthread (Thelesperma burridgeanum 'Philippine') - sprouted 4/9
59) Columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris 'Double Pleat Blue and White') - sprouted 5/1
60) Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia 'Ellagance Pink') 20 days cold stratification, 8 days @ 65 degrees for first sprouts on 3/20. Damped off -need to re-start.
61) Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta 'Chim Chiminee') - sprouted 4/9
62) Hyssop (Agastache aurantiaca 'Sunset Yellow') - sprouted 4/18
63) Baikal Skullcap (Scutellaria baicalensis) - sprouted 4/16
3/01/13
Soaked 14 d, refigerated and moist from 2/05/13
64) Lupine (Lupinus argenteus) Indoors - sprouting info here https://garden.org/thread/view/15393/Test-seeds---indoors/
65) Lupine (Lupinus argenteus) Outdoors - sprouted 4/9
and one single (indoors, radicle showing)
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Ongoing list - seeds started...
Flowering Tobacco (Nicotiana alata 'Saratoga Red') - No germination
Fennel Flower (Nigella hispanica 'Curiosity') - sprouted and planted 4/18
Basil (Ocimum americanum 'Lime') - sprouted and planted 4/14
Tropical Milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) - sprouted and planted 4/16
Texas Tarragon (Tagetes lucida) - planted 5/6
Annual Mallow (Lavatera trimestris 'Silver Cup') - sprouted and planted 4/14
Foxglove Penstemon (Penstemon digitalis 'Mystica') - sprouted and planted 4/14
Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus 'Pink Popsock') - sprouted and planted 4/14
Hummingbird Sage (Salvia coccinea 'Lady in Red') - sprouted and planted 4/14
Basil (Ocimum basilicum 'Blue Spice') - sprouted and planted 4/14
Summer Forget-Me-Not (Anchusa capensis 'Blue Angel') - sprouted and planted 4/16
Butterfly Weed (Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Gold') - seed rotted, no germination
Blue Lace Flower (Trachymene coerulea) - sprouted and planted 4/17
Plectranthus (Plectranthus barbatus) - planted, sprouts 4/28
Godetia (Clarkia amoena) - sprouted
White Lace Flower (Orlaya grandiflora) - planted 4/19? - sprouted 5/3
Desertbells (Phacelia campanularia) - sprouted 4/18
Creeping Thyme (Thymus praecox subsp. arcticus) sprouted and planted 4/19
Everlasting (Xeranthemum annuum 'Double Mix') - sprouted 4/16
Sage (Salvia hians) - sprouted, planted 4/19?
Signet Marigold (Tagetes erecta 'Lulu') - sprouted 4/18
Started 4/14
Ornamental Pepper (Capsicum annuum 'Black Pearl') - sprouted and planted 4/24
Hot Pepper (Capsicum annuum 'Fooled You') - sprouted and planted 4/20
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Pineapple') - sprouted and planted 4/17
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Brandywine') - sprouted and planted 4/18
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Black Krim') - sprouted and planted 4/17
Hot Chili Pepper (Capsicum annuum 'Fresno') - sprouted and planted 4/20
Ornamental Pepper (Capsicum annuum 'Chinese Five Color') - sprouted and planted 4/17
Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum 'Super Heavyweight') - sprouted and planted 4/17
Hot Pepper (Capsicum annuum 'Golden Greek Pepperoncini') -sprouted and planted 4/25
Sweet Pepper (Capsicum annuum 'Red Belgian') - sprouted and planted 4/30
Sweet Pepper (Capsicum annuum 'Lipstick') - sprouted and planted 4/24
Sweet Pepper (Capsicum annuum 'Giant Marconi') - sprouted and planted 4/21
Pepper (Capsicum annuum 'Thai Long Sweet') - sprouted and planted 4/20
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Roma') - sprouted and planted 4/17
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Amana Orange') - sprouted and planted 4/18
Started 4/15
Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) - No germination
Hardy Begonia (Begonia grandis subsp. evansiana) - sprouted and planted 4/23
Purple Amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus 'Golden Giant') - sprouted and planted 4/16
Brussels Sprouts (Brassica oleracea 'Long Island Improved') - sprouted and planted 4/17
Cauliflower (Brassica cretica 'Romanesco') - sprouted and planted 4/18
Broccoli (Brassica oleracea 'Di Cicco') - sprouted and planted 4/17
Garlic Chives (Allium tuberosum) - sprouted and planted 4/20
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Pink Oxheart') - sprouted and planted 4/16
Morning Glory (Ipomoea nil 'Kikyo Zaki') - sprouted and planted 4/17
Pansy (Viola x wittrockiana 'Tango Mix') - sprouted and planted 4/18
Pansy (Viola 'Caramel Angelo') - sprouted and planted 4/18
Viola (Viola 'Yesterday Today & Tomorrow') - sprouted and planted 4/18
Herb Trinit (Viola tricolor) - sprouted and planted 4/18
Pansy (Viola x wittrockiana 'Frizzle Sizzle Mix') - sprouted and planted 4/18
Leopard's Bane (Doronicum orientale 'Magnificum') - sprouted and planted 4/23
4/17
Snow Pea (Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon 'Golden Sweet Edible Pod') - planted 4/18
4/18
| chrysanthemum (Glebionis segetum 'Eastern Star') |
- sprouted and planted 4/24
Butter Daisy (Melampodium paludosum 'Showstar') - No germination
Cape Daisy (Arctotis fastuosa 'Orange Prince') - sprouted and planted 4/21
Chrysanthemum (Ismelia carinata 'Rainbow Mix') - sprouted and planted 4/24
Yellow Corydalis (Corydalis lutea) - sprouted and planted 4/20
- planted 5/6
Cowpen Daisy (Verbesina encelioides) - sprouted and planted 4/20
Spotted Bellflower (Campanula punctata 'Cherry Bells') - started warm 2 weeks +/-, moved to cold 10 days - sprouted and planted 5/6
Seed Box (Ludwigia alternifolia) - sprouted and planted 4/23
Pineland nerveray (Tetragonotheca helianthoides) - planted 5/6
Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) - sprouted and planted 4/20
Alpine Catchfly (Silene suecica) - sprouted and planted 4/20
Pink Evening Primrose (Oenothera speciosa) - sprouted and planted 4/20
Edging Lobelia (Lobelia erinus 'Riviera Lilac') - planted 4/30
Started 4/20
Bells Of Ireland (Moluccella laevis) - sprouted and planted 4/22
Pot Marigold (Calendula officinalis 'Zeolights') - sprouted and planted 4/23
Mexican Zinnia (Zinnia haageana 'Persian Carpet') - sprouted and planted 4/21
Gold Dust (Aurinia saxatilis) (Alyssum) - planted 4/30
Rocky mountain bee plant (Cleome serrulata) - planted 5/6
Spanish Flag (Ipomoea lobata) - 2 rotted, 3 ongoing - planted 5/6
Double Grandiflora Petunia (Petunia x hybrida 'Double Cascade Orchid Mist') - sprouted and planted 4/22
Nasturtium (Tropaeolum minus 'Cherries Jubilee') - planted 5/3
Dwarf Morning Glory (Convolvulus tricolor 'Blue Enchantment') - sprouted and planted 4/22
Chilean Monkey Flower (Mimulus naiandinus) - sprouted and planted 4/22
Portulaca (Portulaca grandiflora 'Tequila Chiffon') - sprouted and planted 4/21
| Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia 'Yellow Torch') |
- split, planted, no radicle showing. Sprouted 5/4
Beet (Beta vulgaris 'Early Wonder') - planted 4/22
Beet (Beta vulgaris 'Golden') - planted 4/22
Started 4/22
Fragrant sage (Salvia clevelandii) - planted 5/3
|
Peony Poppy (Papaver somniferum var. laciniatum 'Black Swan') |
-sprouted and planted 4/25
Toothache Plant (Spilanthes oleracea) -sprouted and planted 4/25
Planted 4/23
Carrot (Daucus carota subsp. sativus 'Nantes')
Radish (Raphanus sativus 'Round Black Spanish')
Swiss Chard (Beta vulgaris var. cicla 'Ruby Red')
Radish OP Landrace (Joseph)
Radish 'Sparkler' (Risingcreek)
Chinese Kale (Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra 'Hybrid Southern Blue')
Asian Carrot (Daucus carota subsp. sativus 'Shin Kuroda')
Started 4/25
Angelonia white - Bluespiral - planted 4/30 - No germination
Pansy (Viola x wittrockiana 'Matrix™ Citrus Mix') - planted 5/1
- no radicle showing, planted 4/30 - No germination
Hardy Begonia (Begonia 'Barbara Rogers') ??
American licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota) -sprouted and planted 4/26
Godetia (Clarkia amoena) second sowing (tall) - planted 4/30
White Lace Flower (Orlaya grandiflora) second sowing - 1 sprout
Plectranthus (Plectranthus barbatus) second sowing - sprouted
Started 4/27
Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica 'Lime Light Spray') - sprouted and planted 4/28
Painted Daisy (Ismelia carinata 'Polar Star') - sprouted and planted 5/3
Lobelia (Lobelia erinus 'Riviera White') - planted 4/30
Edging Lobelia (Lobelia tenuior 'Blue Wings') - planted 4/30
Trailing Lobelia (Lobelia erinus 'Regatta Midnight Blue') - planted 4/30
Edging Lobelia (Lobelia erinus 'Regatta Rose') - planted 4/30
Italian Parsley (Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum) - sprouted and planted 4/28
Angelica (Angelica archangelica) - planted 5/3
Horehound (Marrubium vulgare) - sprouted and planted 5/3
Garland Chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria 'Primrose Gem') - sprouted and planted 4/28
Chrsanthemum 'Dunnetti Double Mix' - sprouted and planted 5/3
Lobelia (Lobelia erinus 'Riviera White') - planted 4/30
Geum (Geum 'Lady Stratheden') 1 sprout, died
French Marigold (Tagetes erecta 'Safari Yellow') - planted 5/3
Dracocephalum moldavica 'Alba' - sprouted and planted 5/3
Sage (Salvia transsylvanica) - planted 4/30
Hummingbird Sage (Salvia coccinea 'Snow Nymph') - sprouted and planted 5/3
(Zinnia 'Profusion Coral Pink') - planted 5/3
Miami Mist (Phacelia purshii) - sprouted and planted 5/3
Scabious Flowered Zinnia (Zinnia elegans 'Scabiosaflora Mix') - sprouted and planted 4/30
Garland Chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria) - sprouted and planted 4/28
Dark
Annual Phlox (Phlox drummondii 'Petticoat Mix') - planted 5/1
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus 'Spacemaster')
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus 'Suhyo Cross')
Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo 'Black Beauty')
Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo 'Astia')
Winter Squash (Cucurbita pepo 'Vegetable Spaghetti')
Summer Squash (Cucurbita pepo Slick Pik® YS 26)
Pumpkin (Cucurbita argyrosperma 'Green Striped Cushaw')
Asparagus Bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis) Green and Red
Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo 'Costata Romanesco')
Banana Melon (Cucumis melo 'Banana Melon')
Lakeside Arbor - 6/8/13
Morning Glory~
-Grandpa Ott
-Red Rambler
Morning Glory (Ipomoea nil 'Ishidatami')
-Cardinal Climber
-Cameo Elegance
-Akatsuki no umi
-Akatsuki no tsuyu
-Light Blue
-Glacier Star
Sacramento Long Beans
Nasturtium Moonlight - No germination
Sunflower Peach Passion
Sunflower Starburst Lemon Aura
Horse Tank Planter
Nasturtium - Tall single mixed colors
Basil Hot & Spicy
Basil blend
Pink Cypress Vine
Holy Basil
MG - Hot Flash
Red Cypress Vine
6/10/13 - Back veggie patch area & hugelculture mound
Sunflower - Russian Mammoth
Watermelon - Rattlesnake
Watermelon - Quetzali
Pumpkin - Casper
Pumpkin - Bat Wings
Pumpkin - Jack-O-Lantern
Pumpkin - Jarrahdale Blue
Winter Squash - Red Kuri
Cantaloupe - Joseph's Best
Old seed - Burpee's Stringless Bush Bean - Potato Patch - (sprouted)
6/13/2013
North Fence - Veggie Patch
Zinnia - Cut and Come Again Yellow
Sacramento Long Beans
Northeast Woodland Area -
Nicotiana (from saved seed) ??
Center Veggie Patch
Bush Bean - Gourmet Green
6/22/2013
Bridge Walk
Marigold - Lemon Gem - No germination
6/26/2013
North Fence - Veggie Patch
Rutabaga - American Purple Top - No germination
Cabbage - Mammoth Red Rock - No germination
Marigold Disco Granada
6/28/2013
North Fence - Veggie Patch
Sunflowers-
Starburst Lemon Aura
Peach Passion
Jade
7/22/13
Turnip 'Gilfeather'
7/23/13
Parsnip 'All American'
Snap Pea 'Sugar Daddy'
Zinnia 'Whirlygig Mix'
8/06
Coleus Black Dragon
Coleus Wizard Mix
Basil Siam Queen
Basil Purple Ruffles
Aquilegia Clematiflora (White)
Well...these might be just that.
My criteria that had to be met to be a consideration for this lofty title were many, but these gloves seem to fulfill all of them.
Finger length is appropriate to size chosen. I'm applying pressure against a cabinet here and the glove tips are just at the ends of my fingernails. 
These gloves offer a full range of flexibility.
Great flexibility is due to proper design for function. Stretchy, breathable fabric lines the sides and backs of fingers for complete bendability, while the synthetic leather palm and finger fronts and tips should provide excellent durability and a non-slip grip.
Proper placement of stretchy panels seems to be the key to a pair of cooperative and highly functional gloves. If a pair of gloves won't stretch easily across the knuckle area (where the arrows are marked), they'll soon be yanked off and tossed aside in disgust.
Due to heat build-up, glove-donning and removal inconvenience and wrist flexibility issues, I won't buy any glove that has to be fastened around the wrist, so the stretchy gathers at the base of the hand on these gloves also made them a good buy.
I've even found them to be flexible enough to handle all but the very smallest of seeds.
Ethel gloves, by Mechanix Wear, Inc. receive two thumbsup from me.
Additional note: I'd read reviews on these gloves that stated they might size a bit small, so when I ordered mine I chose the larger of the two possible sizes that I usually wear. A medium worked just fine for my short-fingered hands with medium-length nails and larger knuckles.
Well, I just brought up another big load of cucumbers to do something with, and that reminded me that I had promised to share a couple of easy pickle recipes; so, here they are;)
Spiced Sweet Freezer or Refrigerator Pickles
Half a day's worth of cucumbers - about 8 cups, thinly sliced with skin removed, or chunked with well-scrubbed skin retained.
Two Tablespoons pickling salt
One and a half cups sugar
One cup white vinegar
Three quarter cup water
One Tablespoon mixed pickling spices
One Tablespoon celery seeds
One teaspoon dry mustard or mustard seeds
Mix cucumbers and pickling salt in a non-reactive container (no metal), cover completely with water and let sit for two hours. I use small plates with bowls partially filled with water on top to submerge all cucumbers. Any that aren't covered can turn into mushy pickles;)
When they're about done soaking, combine remaining ingredients in a medium pan and heat on low, just long enough to dissolve sugar. Cool to room temperature and strain if desired. I leave mine in;)
Rinse cucumbers well (I usually do a triple-rinse), and drain.
For single use freezer pickles -
Fill bag with enough cucumbers for your family's needs. For us - it's about 2 handsful. Swirl a ladle in your cooled pickling mix and scoop out enough to cover your bagged cucumbers. Gather in the sides of the bag to slightly compress the contents and press down gently to remove excess air, then seal your bag. I like the non-ziplock bags for these, it's easier to just twist and knot than to fumble with zips and ties.
Ready for the freezer! Mine are usually a sticky mess, so I set all the little bags in a plastic bowl in the freezer until they're frozen.
Any leftover mix can be used in the same manner for refigerator pickles. They say that they'll usually need up to eight weeks to fully flavor-up, but I eat mine whenever;)
***Extra tips***
Don't skip, or skimp on the soaking part - you'll end up with slimy, mushy pickles.
Special salt used for pickling is a necessity! Believe me, I tried it once with Kosher salt (tee-hee!); what a soft and slimy, rotten waste of time that was!
Make sure if you double or halve the recipe size to keep your vinegar to water ratios very nearly the same; always very important in vinegared food preservation!
You can substitute other vinegars, just be sure that they have a four to six percent acetic acid content. Keep in mind that if you use apple cider vinegar your pickles will be golden-colored, and not as crisp.
This recipe can also be used for freezer sweet pepper, zuccini and carrot sticks, as well as sweet pickled freezer green beans - my young'un's favorite! Just don't use the very middle of the zucchini, if it's a large one. About the same ratio of white to green suits very well;)
Stay tuned for Easy Dills...coming soon!
This is my first order placed with Glasshouse Works.
The most costly plant (the one I really wanted) was so small and tender that every stem was damaged; it may not grow. The inexpensive plants are good. Packing was sufficient, but as you can see in the last photo, the soil was soaking wet to the point of draining freely. Some portions of my plants are showing rot. They did include a bonus plant that I like.
'Nuf said. Here's the pictures.
The heavy amount of water.
This is the plant that I really wanted. I don't think flowers this year are much of a possibility.
My first order with this company came in yesterday, and I'm impressed!
Before opening the package I wondered why I was sent a box 12" wide, by 24" long, and 6" deep for a mere 4 plants...now, I know. It's because the plants were actually that BIG! Wow!
Packing -
The smallest plant is big.
The medium plant is bigger...
Iris ensata 'Light at Dawn'.
...and the two giant plants of Iris ensata 'Caprician Butterfly' (one shown here) are fully 22" long, with huge
root systems! I added a 4" pot to the image for reference, but it shows bigger than it should. These roots would only fit in a 12" pot!
The plants came to Indiana from Washington state, yet looked like they were freshly pulled and handed to me. Sweet!
I'll definitely check Seqium's listings first from now on.
