Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Flowers: | Showy |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Edible Parts: | Seeds or Nuts |
Eating Methods: | Cooked |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
Pollinators: | Self Bees |
KelliW | On March 10, 2019 | Seeds germinated |
KelliW | On January 27, 2019 | Seeds sown #23, winter sown, seeds C from lalambchop |
dnrevel | On May 1, 2023 | Transplanted Set out in several garden spaces in the front yard, after hardening off for a few days outdoors. |
dnrevel | On March 31, 2023 | Transplanted Winter Sown in Dixie cups tote, sprouts have 2nd sets of leaves. Planted with cloche protection outdoors in front yard new bed. Reference: https://frostdate.com/zone/6a/... |
dnrevel | On February 12, 2023 | Seeds sown Tried the stones & sand method of direct sowing today. Planted in front garden bed, south east, to the left of our Star Magnolia and behind it. |
dnrevel | On February 1, 2023 | Seeds sown New sowing, WS in Dixie cups in tote. |
dnrevel | On January 17, 2023 | Seeds sown Will use good soil for planting and mulch well with finely ground leaf mulch this year. |
dnrevel | On March 21, 2022 | Seeds germinated Showing green leaves in WS jug |
dnrevel | On March 4, 2022 | Seeds sown WS in jug. Seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. |
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