{"id":11940,"date":"2019-08-13T10:14:13","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T15:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/?p=11940"},"modified":"2020-09-21T15:05:53","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T20:05:53","slug":"vg-aug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/2019\/08\/13\/vg-aug\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Volunteer Gardener\u2019 August in the Garden: Seed-Starting Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteergardener.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11945\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/VG-aug-sunflowers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/VG-aug-sunflowers.jpg 637w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/VG-aug-sunflowers-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>August is a great time to start seedlings for next year\u2019s blooms. You can start hardy annuals now, as well as perennials and biennials. You can even still plant some hybrid sunflowers that will bloom this fall!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #e0347e;\"><strong>Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>There are two varieties, Jua Maya and Cherry Rose, touted as having the fastest maturity \u2012 a whopping 45 days from seed to vase! Jua Maya is lovely golden yellow flower with a large dark disc. Cherry Rose is a bicolor sunflower whose pale yellow petal tips deepen quickly to maroon toward the base of the petal. This flower also has a lovely, dark disc in the center. Both varieties are pollen-less hybrids, so they are perfect for cutting and enjoying indoors as well as out.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #e0347e;\">Hardy annuals<\/span><\/strong><br \/>Snapdragons (Antirrhinum majus), feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium), Canterbury bells (Campanula medium) and bachelor\u2019s button (Centaurea cyanus) \u2012 also known as cornflower \u2012 are just a few of the lovely flowers you can start now. A good resource that covers hardy annuals in detail is book <strong>Cool Flowers<\/strong>, a book by Virginia flower farmer Lisa Mason Ziegler.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #e0347e;\">Biennials<\/span><\/strong><br \/>Here on the farm, I have started several trays of hollyhocks (Alcea rosea). I love their dramatic display in arrangements and nothing says \u201ccottage garden\u201d in quite the same way. Foxgloves (Digitalis) are quite easy to start from seed and they put on a wonderful extended show the following spring and early summer. Just remember: Foxgloves need a bit of afternoon shade here in the South.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #e0347e;\"><strong>Perennials<\/strong><\/span><br \/>Starting perennials from seed has become my passion here on the farm, and there are so many to choose from! Perennials are the backbone of any garden, whether it\u2019s a cutting, ornamental, butterfly or native garden. This year, I\u2019m starting columbine (Aquilegia), yarrow (Achillea) and butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa).<\/p>\n<p>Have fun starting next year\u2019s garden! You\u2019ll be saving money while you\u2019re at it because a packet of seeds is much less expensive than a half-gallon plant. You\u2019ll practically have a whole garden for what just you\u2019d otherwise spend on a few fully grown plants. Plus, you get the joy and satisfaction of raising them yourself!<\/p>\n<p>Happy Gardening!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\" style=\"grid-template-columns:31% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Laura-Bigbee-Fott-400x400-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Laura-Bigbee-Fott-400x400-1.png 400w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Laura-Bigbee-Fott-400x400-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Laura-Bigbee-Fott-400x400-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Laura Bigbee-Fott is a Davidson County Master Gardener. 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