Petunia Time

A few seasons ago I carefully isolated the various colors of petunias before I harvested their seeds.  Mother Nature had the last laugh since most plants we buy these days are hybrids and after a couple of seasons they will generally all be one color, no matter what. In my case, they were mostly pale purple.

I still harvest seeds in the fall and supplement with a few blooms from the nursery and it works well. I an content with my thrifty nature and the flowers will bloom.

In front of the planter boxes above is a flour shaker containing a mixture of horticultural sand and  petunia seeds. The sand helps space out the seeds as I shake them into the planting cells.

Window space is at a premium now but all the little guys have some sun every day and it won't be long before they beat their little chests and announce they're ready for outdoor living.