I am in Zone 7. Just below Memphis, in extreme northern Mississippi. Is it too late to direct sow annuals like cleome and larkspur seeds? I got a really late start this year, and don't know if it would be worth it to start them or not....
Thanks M
The cleome may come up since it's a late summer flower, but larkspur is early summer late spring flower, so a little late of it.
I'd put the seeds in a tight closed container and put them in the fridge and save for next year.
You're in an area where the first freeze is iffy, aren't you? If the seeds were free, why not take the gamble and go ahead and plant them? Once cleomes sprout, they grow like gangbusters.
I'm in your general area, and I sowed some marigolds about a month ago. They should start producing flowers any day now.
Marigolds and zinnias are touted as great fall plants for Central and North Texas, but my experience is that they develop black spot. Do you have experience growing them into the fall?
well i only have lasst year to talk about but no--didn't get black spot but after a long season the zinnias finally got some white -not mold but can't think of the word--i guess from dampness
Cleome can be planted now or whenever the frost is gone from you garden. It ususally takes about 90-120 days to flower.
Larkspur need cool weather to sprout, they are usually fall planted in z8 to z9. I have had no luck growing them here in z10, in the ground. I do see them in the nurseries in the spring.
I have had good luck with Delphiniums, a cousin of Larkspur, growing thru the winter.
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