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🌻 Any Gardeners Out There?

SummerOnTheWay1 — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:20:08 GMT

[6/5/26] Spring is in the air for those of us who have 4 seasons.

For the ones with YEAR ROUND summer, maybe a time to "change" things up.

Either way, we would luv to HEAR FROM YOU!!!

Let us have some FUN with this!!! 💃👍🙃

Re: 🌻 Any Gardeners Out There?

SummerOnTheWay1 — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:14:23 GMT

[6/5/26] I started late with things as here in Virginia we kept getting Winter in the "midst" of Spring. 😭

Lol, took a "chance" and SOWED my seeds "directly" into ground May 15th.

Usually do this AFTER Easter.

I have TWO gardens outside my CUTE Studio Apt in the Virginia hills.

One side gets ONLY about 1 hour of sun.

The other, NO sun.

*** A challenge indeed as most plants need MORE sun.

Last year 2025 was my 1st time at gardening in Virginia.

ALWAYS did in Sunny Florida.

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SummerOnTheWay1 — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:14:55 GMT

📸[*** 2 pictures attached] 6/5/26

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SummerOnTheWay1 — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:47:43 GMT

[6/5/26] A neighbor gave me a pack of 5 CALADIUM bulbs for THIS YEAR's Mother's Day. Said they would do good in the SHADE garden.

So far I am seeing only 1 "pop up" and maybe a 2nd.

Lol, these were from Walmart and "figuring" out WHICH "end" was suppose to face UP was quite a challenge (all ends looked the SAME).

But I remembered what fellow AARP gardener Papaw @papawofboo had told me last year 2025 = mother nature will "figure" it up. It will take LONGER to "pop up" IF wrong end was FACING DOWN, but they will. And he was correct.

I stuck the REST of my seeds in the SUNNY garden.

Now to see what happens.

All part of the FUN!!! 👍

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SummerOnTheWay1 — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:52:41 GMT

[6/5/26] 📸[*** Picture Attached]

Anyone planted "Morning Glories"? I did for the 1st time last year 2025 but I DIDNOT "notch or soak(24 hrs)" the seeds BEFORE sowing (says to on packet). THIS YEAR 2026 I did. So at 2:45pm ET TODAY, they go into ground. Now to see IF all this does "speed up" germination. They will go in SUNNY garden.

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SummerOnTheWay1 — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:17:00 GMT

[6/5/26] I got seeds from BOTH Dollar Tree and Walmart. Can't beat 3 packs for $1.50 at Dollar Tree. More "pricey" at Walmart for $1.96 (each pack) but MORE of a selection.

Zinnia, Sunflower, Wildflower Blend, Caladium, Sweet William, Lavender, Bachelor Button, Morning Glory, Impatiens, Coleus.

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WW393731 — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:04:20 GMT

Many public libraries now have a "seed library" which may offer you free yes free seeds to use in your garden. Each library decides what to offer and how--some seeds are in small packets with labels, some are take some from a communal jar or whatever (yesterday my local library, in addition to seed packets, had a small spice jar with fennel seeds that you put in a small packet (the library provided the packet). Some have commercial seeds, some offer the seeds they have been given and dole out themselves. Some offer unlimited seeds while another pay have them behind the main desk and help you with your request. You never know what you will find in your public library! Some libraries ask you to share the seeds when your bounty of flowers or veggies or herbs is harvested. I think most libraries try to offer seeds that are particular to that region of the country. I got seeds from my local credit union as well as visitor centers while traveling.

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SummerOnTheWay1 — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:55:50 GMT

[6/5/26] Yes you are CORRECT @WW393731 !!! Unfortunately the one nearest to me (I live in the county) does NOT. 😞 Lol, gas is TOO HIGH to travel into the city to get them. Glad you stopped by!!!

➡️[*** @WW393731 wrote:
Many public libraries now have a "seed library" which may offer you free yes free seeds to use in your garden. Each library decides what to offer and how--some seeds are in small packets with labels, some are take some from a communal jar or whatever (yesterday my local library, in addition to seed packets, had a small spice jar with fennel seeds that you put in a small packet (the library provided the packet). Some have commercial seeds, some offer the seeds they have been given and dole out themselves. Some offer unlimited seeds while another pay have them behind the main desk and help you with your request. You never know what you will find in your public library! Some libraries ask you to share the seeds when your bounty of flowers or veggies or herbs is harvested. I think most libraries try to offer seeds that are particular to that region of the country. I got seeds from my local credit union as well as visitor centers while traveling.

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WW393731 — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:23:23 GMT

Some libraries have free delivery of books, maybe they can throw some seeds in! USDA has a lot of free booklets regarding gardening, canning, cooking, etc, maybe they offer seeds! Or the US public government site in Pueblo Colorado (I just tried but every page comes up invalid so not sure on their site what is available)

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SummerOnTheWay1 — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:54:28 GMT

[6/5/26] Maybe @WW393731 , I DONOT "order" books from them. I only go when I need to "print" something. Can't beat 10 cents a copy. 😉

➡️[*** @WW393731 wrote:
Some libraries have free delivery of books, maybe they can throw some seeds in! USDA has a lot of free booklets regarding gardening, canning, cooking, etc, maybe they offer seeds! Or the US public government site in Pueblo Colorado (I just tried but every page comes up invalid so not sure on their site what is available)

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SummerOnTheWay1 — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:20:55 GMT

[6/5/26]

(1) Where do you buy your SEEDS if you use them? Or IF you buy plants, where from?

(2) Do you do a Flower Garden - Vegetable Garden?

(3) What have you planted/sown or plan to?

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SummerOnTheWay1 — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:19:37 GMT

[6/5/26]

(1) Tell us about your garden.

(2) Do you use pots?

(3) Any pictures to share? Need "help" with posting "pictures" = hit reply button at BOTTOM, enter text, hit reply button AGAIN. We will "reply" I promise you.

(4) Any TIPS to share?

(5) Do you use SEEDS?

*** Anything you want to CHAT about. Hmmm, maybe ASK questions.

Re: 🌻 Any Gardeners Out There?

GailL1 — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:42:35 GMT

I am not much for seeds - bulbs, yes and plants, yes - inside and out, I am covered in them everywhere.

These bulbs came from old family relatives, long gone . . . but these come back every year. So I think of them when they do.

There are also some daffodils but they are long gone for this season - I did manage to corral all of them this last year. So the should be real pretty next year in a solid panting.

These are (blue) Japanese roof lilies - beginning bulbs came from from my grandmother. The next (2) pics are spider lilies and the beginning bulbs for them came from my favorite aunt.

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GailL1 — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:45:36 GMT

Then for plants I enjoy spirea - my mother had one and I use to see it beside our home when I was a kid - never watered, dirt hard as a rock so when she broke up household in about 2000, I dug it up and brought it here - I did have more but now just down to two - got to find a better place for them to spread.

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SummerOnTheWay1 — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:46:44 GMT

[6/5/26] Gail @GailL1 , oh my goodness!!! Gorgeous indeed. Thank you SO MUCH for sharing your pictures & stories.

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SummerOnTheWay1 — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:49:46 GMT

[6/5/26] Gail @GailL1 , sounds like they take care of themselves!!! Another beautiful picture - thanks AGAIN!!!

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GailL1 — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:54:07 GMT

This one I got at a place called Growers Outlet not too far from me - I got it for 50 cents at the end of the season. It said that it would grow to 10’ wide - it was just a little thing when I planted it - yep, 10’ wide - now I wish I had planted it someplace else. Some type of golden juniper of which I have a ton of those two - nothing like a big ole crop of juniper to keep you land from washing away.

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GailL1 — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:05:22 GMT

This is just something I have always enjoyed but you are a good one if you can start from seed - I can do rootings but seeds just don’t work for me unless I cut down something like candytuft that has a lot of seeds at the end of the season and then they come up everywhere the next year. I love candytuft - you could do real well with those seeds and there are a ton of them on one plant.

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SummerOnTheWay1 — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:05:28 GMT

[6/5/26] Gail @GailL1 I luv the "different" types of Juniper and they seem hard to kill = low maintenance & drought resistent. Nice picture!!!

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GailL1 — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:09:45 GMT

Gardenia is about done for this season but it was glorious -

Something else that I have lots of is Lorepellum - I don’t know if that spelling is correct. Mine keep having babies -and they grow fast - a lttle sprig one year and the next year it has to be pruned.

GardeniaLorepellum