Get to scheming.

Order from Pine Tree Seeds

  • mid sum-frost: 6-8 wks pre frst, 12″ apart
  • Statice 24-30″, sun, 110-120 days, 12″ start 6-8 wks pre frost, plant post
  • Cosmo 18-24″, sun, 75-90 days, 12″, pinch when 12″, start 4-6 wks pre frost, plant post or direct seed
  • Phlox 6-8 wks, 16-20″,
  • Sunflower start outdoors around frst date, 5-6ft
  • Angel’s Wings Mix 18-30″, sun, 90 days, 12-18″, 6-8/8-10 weeks pre, plant post

Order from Edgebrook Farm

  • Tower BlueChina Aster 28-32″, sun, 110-120 days, 6-12″, 6-8 wks pre frst, plant post, direct seed
  • Phlox Sugar Stars 16-20″, full sun, 60-65 days, space 9-12″, 4 wks pre frost, out post
  • Sweet Pea 6-8′, full sun, 75-90 days, space 6-8″, pinch when 6″ tall, 10-12 wks near frost date with trellis
  • Black Eyed Susan Sahara 20-22”, full sun, 110 days, space 12″, 8-10 weeks pre frst, out post
  • Nasturtium
  • Amaranth Mira 40-45”, full sun, 65-75 days, space 12″, pinch when 12″ tall, 4-6 wks prefrost, out post or direct seed
  • Mignonette 24-36”, full sun, 65 days, space 10″, 4-6 wks pre frst, plant every 2 wks
  • Foxglove, poisonous, 24-30″, shade/sun, 110-120 days, 12″, 10-12 wks pre frost, plant post (bottom water)
  • Cosmo 40-48″, sun, 80-100 days, 12″, pinch at 12″, 4-6 wks pre frst, plant post, direct seed
  • Carnation 24-30”, full sun, 135 days, space 6-9″, pinch when 8″ tall, 10-12 weeks pre frst, out post
  • Larkspur Earl Grey 36-48”, full sun, 115 days, space 6-9″, 6-8 wks prefrost, plant out while weather still cool or direct seed, put seeds in freezer a week before sowing
  • Stock 18-30″, full sun, 90-100 days, 6-9″, 6 wks pre frst or direct seed, staking, sow every 2 wks
  • Zinnia Lilliput Salmon 24-30”, full sun, 75-90 days, space 9-12″, pinch when 12″ tall, 4-6 wks prefrost, out post or direct seed
  • Corn Cockle Ocean Pearls, poisonous, 36”, full sun, 95 days, space 9″, 4-6 wks pre frst
  • Craspedia 6-8 wks pre frst, large plugs
  • Celosia 36-48”, full sun, 95 days, space 12-18″, pinch when 6-8″ tall, 4-6 wks prefrost, out post
  • Amaranth Coral Fountain, EDIBLE, 36-48”, full sun, 75-90 days, space 12″, pinch when 12″ tall, 4-6 wks prefrost, out post or direct seed

Order from Annapolis Valley

  • Milkweed: 8-10 weeks pre frost, in peat pots. Cover lightly, provide light and cool conditions (10-24 degrees C). May also be direct seeded outside in early spring or early autumn. Transplant when plants are still small in early spring. Space 24 inches in a permanent spot. Part shade, pinch when 6in tall.
  • Purple Pea
  • Orlaya 24-30″, full sun, 65-70 days, space 9-12″, 6 wks pre frst, out near frost
  • Most delicious sugar snaps!
  • Babys Breath, sow in April, plant out in May. Height: 18-24”, full sun, 50-60 days, spacing: 8-12”
    Takes about 2 weeks to germinate. Plants dislike being transplanted; direct seed post frst Succession plant every few weeks to extend harvest. Must be staked or will topple in heavy spring rains
  • Standfast Sunflower – for eating! 5-6ft. 70 days to flower, 100 days to seed harvest, sow inside 2 weeks pre frost or plant out, 12-18in apart

Perhaps buy locally: madame snap dragon, flowering kale, carrots …

Plant beets after garlic