Is it time to plant Shasta Daisy's? Shasta Daisy's are suppossed to be planted 8-10 weeks before frost ends....
Shasta Daisy's are suppossed to be planted 8-10 weeks before frost ends. Frost ends around the end week of March to Early April for me. Should I start sowing indoors? Should I start later? Should I sow outside? Any lend a hand please!
Answers: hi there... devout question.
you can sow them outdoors directly most successfully contained by the fall. but since that's passed already....
you most to be sure can start the plants indoors if you have the proper grow lighting and virtuous air circulation and heat (cold but not frozen). but you must "stratify" the seeds surrounded by your fridge for 3 weeks or so.
if you sow and start them indoors first, it will give your little plants a director start for the new season but later i would wait near transplanting them outdoors until the risk of frost as passed (mid to end of may). product sure you give them lots of pallid and keep them evenly and simply lightly moist... not drenched.
you can also sow the plants outside during the winter within a coldframe or unheated greenhouse or in vent containers.
the seeds that successfully germinate and produce branch sets beyond the cotyledons (the very first two leaves that adjectives seeds produce) will produce remarkably strong plants.
if you wish to sow directly into the chosen spot contained by the garden as soon as possible, wait until the risk of frost have passed. nothing will grow if the temperature are around freezing and absolutely no protection is involved. again, storing the seed in your fridge for a few weeks beforehand would be biddable.
but then, if adjectives else fails, you can budge to your local garden centre and pick up a strong and established plant within the late spring and furnish it the summer to get bigger and stronger. previously long (1 year or so) you will have a fabulous and strong mother plant that can be divided down the road when it become a big clump.
hope this helps.
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