Seed Shopping
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ysabetwordsmithI've ordered the following seeds. Sunflowers and cypress vine are the main bird attractors; most of the others are for beneficial insects.
Anapolis Seeds
(This is not a US company and may not come through.)
Arikara Sunflower
Both single and multi heads on sturdy stalks ranging from 4 to 8 feet in height. Probably best described as a landrace, with seeds varying from black to grey displaying lots of diversity. 50 seeds (3 g)
Bouquet Dill
Compact plants, about 36" tall. An excellent dill grown primarily for leaf production. Also produces large seed heads in late summer, just in time for pickling season.
Buffalo Seed Company
Basil: Grex
This is a grex population we acquired from Joseph Lofthouse in Paradise, Utah. A grex is a mixture of varieties grown together. The grex is able to cross pollinate freely with other members of the grex, which leads to a diverse population capable of evolving to change. This particular grex has numerous forms and colors.
Cypress Vine: Red
This annual flowering vine can grow up to 15 feet in a single season and is great to grow along a trellis or fence. Native to Central America and parts of tropical South America, the species is happy in the early months of Kansas City summers and will flower into the fall season. This is a real treat to experience and our local pollinators will thank you for planting it.
Native (Kansas) Wildflower: Lemon Beebalm
Lemon Beebalm is a native annual plant that produce extravagant white, purple, and pink colored flowers, that when crushed, emit a lemony oregano scent. The flowers attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Can be added to salads, teas, flavor meats, and is good in desserts. Good medicinal and insect repellant. We wild harvested these seeds from the land we steward in Garnett, Kansas.
Siskiyou Seeds
GAILLARDIA, FIREWHEEL
Also known as ‘Indian Blanket’, this is a short-lived perennial or annual noted for its brilliant, daisy-like flowers. The large centers of the flowers are rose-purple and the dense, frilly petals are yellow, orange, crimson or copper scarlet. Flowers appear in summer and are 2-3 in across and are held upon 18-36 in light green stems. Indian blanket grows in 14-24 in high mounds. A popular wildflower. SSF.
SUNFLOWER, MOTHER GARDEN MIX
This mix is a very diverse mix of multi-colored, multi-branched, poly-headed ornamental sunflowers in a spectrum of yellows, golds, orange and multi layered petal variants. A feast for the eyes and wild birds in the garden! SSF.
ZINNIA, MEGA DIVERSITY MIX
A mixture of all the classic shades and shapes you know and love about zinnias plus some new twists like orange with purple edges and red with purple margins. Superb cut flower and has a long vase life. Original mix obtained from Peace Seedlings. SSF.
Territorial Seed Company
TOWERS OF FLOWERS
Give your summer flower garden wings with this glorious blend of stately sunflowers and climbing bloomers! The 6–7 foot tall sunflowers provide the structure to support a mix of morning glory, thunbergia, cowpea and firecracker vine. Direct sow a row of Towers of Flowers and the resulting display is a solid wall of interlacing blooms. Exceptional as a living and blooming privacy screen, partition for a bistro vignette or garden room and, of course, a strong draw for pollinators and hummingbirds. Planting rate: 5 grams per 9 square feet. Germination code: (4)
Anapolis Seeds
(This is not a US company and may not come through.)
Arikara Sunflower
Both single and multi heads on sturdy stalks ranging from 4 to 8 feet in height. Probably best described as a landrace, with seeds varying from black to grey displaying lots of diversity. 50 seeds (3 g)
Bouquet Dill
Compact plants, about 36" tall. An excellent dill grown primarily for leaf production. Also produces large seed heads in late summer, just in time for pickling season.
Buffalo Seed Company
Basil: Grex
This is a grex population we acquired from Joseph Lofthouse in Paradise, Utah. A grex is a mixture of varieties grown together. The grex is able to cross pollinate freely with other members of the grex, which leads to a diverse population capable of evolving to change. This particular grex has numerous forms and colors.
Cypress Vine: Red
This annual flowering vine can grow up to 15 feet in a single season and is great to grow along a trellis or fence. Native to Central America and parts of tropical South America, the species is happy in the early months of Kansas City summers and will flower into the fall season. This is a real treat to experience and our local pollinators will thank you for planting it.
Native (Kansas) Wildflower: Lemon Beebalm
Lemon Beebalm is a native annual plant that produce extravagant white, purple, and pink colored flowers, that when crushed, emit a lemony oregano scent. The flowers attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Can be added to salads, teas, flavor meats, and is good in desserts. Good medicinal and insect repellant. We wild harvested these seeds from the land we steward in Garnett, Kansas.
Siskiyou Seeds
GAILLARDIA, FIREWHEEL
Also known as ‘Indian Blanket’, this is a short-lived perennial or annual noted for its brilliant, daisy-like flowers. The large centers of the flowers are rose-purple and the dense, frilly petals are yellow, orange, crimson or copper scarlet. Flowers appear in summer and are 2-3 in across and are held upon 18-36 in light green stems. Indian blanket grows in 14-24 in high mounds. A popular wildflower. SSF.
SUNFLOWER, MOTHER GARDEN MIX
This mix is a very diverse mix of multi-colored, multi-branched, poly-headed ornamental sunflowers in a spectrum of yellows, golds, orange and multi layered petal variants. A feast for the eyes and wild birds in the garden! SSF.
ZINNIA, MEGA DIVERSITY MIX
A mixture of all the classic shades and shapes you know and love about zinnias plus some new twists like orange with purple edges and red with purple margins. Superb cut flower and has a long vase life. Original mix obtained from Peace Seedlings. SSF.
Territorial Seed Company
TOWERS OF FLOWERS
Give your summer flower garden wings with this glorious blend of stately sunflowers and climbing bloomers! The 6–7 foot tall sunflowers provide the structure to support a mix of morning glory, thunbergia, cowpea and firecracker vine. Direct sow a row of Towers of Flowers and the resulting display is a solid wall of interlacing blooms. Exceptional as a living and blooming privacy screen, partition for a bistro vignette or garden room and, of course, a strong draw for pollinators and hummingbirds. Planting rate: 5 grams per 9 square feet. Germination code: (4)
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Date: 2024-02-15 05:36 pm (UTC)Thoughts
Date: 2024-02-16 08:37 am (UTC)There are quite a lot!
https://www.jekkas.com/collections/jekkapedia-rosemary
https://www.sunset.com/garden/flowers-plants/right-rosemary-for-you
>> I am going to grow my rosemary in a pot so I can bring it inside during the winter since the rosemary I know is perennial. <<
Good idea. It's a tender perennial, so it'll survive warm to cool temperatures but not deep cold.
>>And I'm not going to grow it from seed, but I am trying to get my seed order organized.<<
Good luck with that.
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Date: 2024-02-16 09:54 pm (UTC)Re: Thoughts
Date: 2024-02-16 10:21 pm (UTC)https://www.tenthacrefarm.com/growing-rosemary-indoors/
https://www.knoxcountymastergardener.org/resources/Documents/2021%20SB%20Handouts/Prune%20Like%20a%20Pro_Rosemary.pdf
https://gardening.yardener.com/questions/When-And-How-To-Trim-And-Care-For-A-Root-Bound-Rosemary-Plant
https://projectblue.blob.core.windows.net/media/Default/Imported%20Publication%20Docs/AHDB%20Horticulture%20/HerbFlavourFactsheet_ROSEMARY_2018_09_19_WEB.pdf
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Date: 2024-02-16 05:36 am (UTC)Thoughts
Date: 2024-02-16 07:25 am (UTC)That's cool.
>> specifically about using live willow stakes to make living fences and to shore up pond edges or riverbanks. Fascinating!<<
I use hedges but mine are mostly privet or honeysuckle. I've got some dogwoods in there too.
>> Makes me wish I had more than 5000 square feet.<<
There are plenty of permaculture things you can do in small space. These include:
-- Flower polyculture (e.g. a cottage garden with flowers filling different guild roles)
-- Herb polyculture
-- Vegetable polyculture
-- Tree guild with a dwarf fruit tree, shrub, hazelbush, etc.
-- Layer, layer, layer! In a small yard, vertical space is valuable.
-- If your yard is soggy, plant a rain garden to soak up water.
-- If your yard is dry, make hugelkultur pits to hold water.
-- Ugly thing? Weave branches into a trellis around one or more sides of it and plant with flowering vines.
-- Compost pile. You can trellis around part of it to hide the view.
These are tree guilds.
Here are some polycultures.
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Date: 2024-02-16 04:44 pm (UTC)Re: Thoughts
Date: 2024-02-16 08:21 pm (UTC)A branch trellis is among the simpler, cheaper options with less risk of getting out of control in a small yard.
https://www.apieceofrainbow.com/21-diy-trellis-structures/
https://www.attainable-sustainable.net/how-to-build-a-trellis/
https://morningchores.com/how-to-build-wattle-fence-with-tree-branches/
Some tall seed mixes are designed for privacy screen use and will stay put.
https://territorialseed.com/products/towers-of-flowers
More of an investment up front, but a great use of vertical space, would be an upright garden.
https://www.thespruce.com/diy-vertical-garden-ideas-7481062
Those made from wooden pallets are especially suitable:
https://offgridworld.com/upcycle-old-pallets-to-make-beautiful-vertical-gardens/
I wouldn't recommend bamboo because it can spread like crazy.
You have lots of options for vines. If you combine sweet pea (a vigorous early spring grower that fades in summer) with cypress vine (a little slow to start but a vigorous summer grower) then you'd have all-warm-season coverage.
https://www.countryliving.com/gardening/garden-ideas/g1456/fast-growing-vines/