Growing seeds in the front (and also trying to make it look good!)

Submitted by Manfroni on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 05:18

Since our house is still under construction (especially in the back yard, where our Great Dane is free to chew on whatever she like to chew!!!! I got the idea that I could actually grow seeds on the front of the house without making it look too tacky...

So, since it is almost Easter an Spring is very close, I decided I would use Easter egg buckets!!! This is what I did:

I bought all I needed at the Dollar Tree.

Now I both still get to grow my seeds and I also have decorated the front of the house for Spring/Easter!

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Submitted by Manfroni on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 11:04

I just water them at night.... It's not too hot yet (The max temperature is currently around 70F during the day)...

And these are Gazanias... they are extremely drought resistant and in Australia they sprout from the previous year seeds in the wild! I assume they should not be too fussy about getting the soil dry during the day! But this is also an experiment! I like to experiment! lol If the seedlings will die, that means it was not a very good idea!!! ahah!

Submitted by Lori S. on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 12:09

Yeah, I'd guess that gazanias in their native habitats in South Africa, or in desert places that they are naturalized(?), likely depend on seasonal rains and a brief period of soil moisture for germination.  When they are past that, they must be very drought-tolerant indeed!

Submitted by Schier on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 13:01

Very cool - good job! Gazanias should be perfect.  I've grown a few from seed by direct seeding in one of my "frying pan gardens", and yup, a bit of spring rain and those that make it are extremely drought resistant. ( of course, not all make it, I don't water that area, plants make it or not .... )