{"title":"Flowering  Plants - Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHand harvested seeds from Carly's homestead garden. These beauties will add bursts of colour and pizzazz to your garden.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"carlys-cosmos","title":"Cosmos, Carly's Pink Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e$4 each or 3 for $10 (save $2!)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUxbridge Township’s flower!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese delightful beauties in cheery pinks (my favourite colour!) are showstoppers in my full sun gardens. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDaisy-like blooms sit atop long, slender stems with feathery leaves, forming a cloud of colour. Once blooming, you’ll have non-stop flowers until a hard frost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey crawl with bumblebees, hoverflies, sweat bees and ladybugs; I love sitting quiet and close to a patch of Cosmos, listening to soft buzzing and watching the action. Small birds such as goldfinches and chickadees eat seeds from the dried flower heads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn excellent cut flower, lasting a week or more. East Gwillimbury Garden Club 3rd place winner in 2023, any other annuals category.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpen-pollinated\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeirloom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType: annual, but reliably self-seeds and returns in my Zone 5b garden\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColour: pink shades, from pale to dark crimson, some variegated, yellow centres\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMix of single, double and fluted blooms\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight: 30-183 cm (1-6 ft)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil: well drained, drought tolerant\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLight: full to partial (6+ hours\/day)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlanting: direct sow lightly, no more than 1\/4” deep, in warm soil after last frost. For earlier blooms, start seeds indoors 4 weeks before last frost, then transplant outside after hardening off (LINK: how to harden off seedlings)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare: low maintenance. Deadhead regularly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloom time: early summer - hard frost\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarly’s Tip: Water soil first, let saturate, then plant seeds. 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Then the birds, squirrels and chipmunks feast on the seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI adore Ring of Fire, with their chocolate brown centres surrounded by golden yellow petals that turn to red. People ask me about them every year. I find the more sun they get, the deeper the red colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRing of Fire is a basal branching variety, so you get multiple blooms off each plant. When you're tight on space, this is a bonus. Succession plant the seeds for continuous blooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChipmunks and squirrels LOVE sunflower seeds and small shoots, and will relentlessly dig up the seeds and\/or chop the tender plants off. My neighbours have heard my sobs and swearing in equal measure over the years. Here are my tried and tested ways to fight them:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirect sow seeds in containers or pots, then completely cage them with small-holed wire mesh (forget plastic - they will eat right through it) for as long as possible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStart seeds indoors 4 weeks before last frost, then transplant to the garden with tall, wire mesh collars around the seedlings and DO NOT remove all season\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote: I learned the hard way that sunflowers are allelopathic, meaning they give off toxins that impede the growth of or even kill other plants. They also deplete soil of nutrients. 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They also deplete soil of nutrients. Because I grow so much food in containers, I now grow my sunflowers in separate pots and place them near their fruit, veg and herb companions\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bounty from the Boonies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47520326877406,"sku":null,"price":4.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/2845\/0270\/files\/Helianthus_annuus_-_Teddy_Bear.jpg?v=1768335767"},{"product_id":"black-eyed-susan-seeds","title":"Black Eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta - Seeds","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e$4 each or 3 for $10 (save $2!)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"happy\" flower for the garden.  It is not a perennial in the common sense of the word as it does not reliably come back every year.  To keep it in the garden you must allow it to self seed and plan for it to appear randomly throughout the garden.  Some may find this charming, but for those who like a planned garden, it might be annoying.  Black Eyed Susan like to grow in disturbed soils, so it is often thought of as a colonizing plant.  Once a garden is established, it is less likely to grow in your garden. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eType: \u003c\/b\u003eAnnual to short lived perennial, native to Ontario\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeight: \u003c\/b\u003e1-2'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLight:\u003c\/b\u003e full sun to light shade\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoil: \u003c\/b\u003esand to richer loams, adaptable\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWater: \u003c\/b\u003edry to moist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBloom time: \u003c\/b\u003eall summer, June to end of August\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlanting: \u003c\/b\u003eCold moist stratification for 30 days  - see options in photos, courtesy of Northern Wildflowers. . 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