You have your planting seasons all mixed up,” a friend of mine told me. “It’s much too late to sow annuals now. Winter will be here before they have a chance!” What my friend didn’t realize is that we who grow plant and garden under glass do not follow the same planting schedules as outdoor […]

June offers excellent opportunities for starting the following plants that will fill the greenhouse with luxuriant blooms next winter. From Seed Make final sowing of Anemones before June 5 (start planning for next year) for November to March flowers. Sow Calceolaria and Cineraria at 50 degrees; keep plants cool during summer. Start cyclamen from seed […]

Summary: Repotting plants in May gives the plant lots of time to put on new growth and mature during the spring/summer growing season. Soil for larger plants should be loose and drain well. It’s potting time in the home greenhouse. Large plants, particularly those which have flowered and will be grown on for several years, […]