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Cold Frames and Hot Beds
... to the garden or grow them to maturity in the frame. Spring and summer uses of the cold frame center around plant propagation. Young seedlings of hardy and half-hardy annuals can be started ... frames. If provided with adequate moisture and fertilization, most cool-season crops will continue to grow through early winter in the protected environment of the cold frame. Depending on the harshness ...
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Annual Flowers: Flower Types
... hardy annuals can be planted in the fall or in the spring before the last frost date. Hardy annuals include calendula, cornflower, foxglove, larkspur, pansy, sweet alyssum, stocks, viola, and many dianthus cultivars. Most hardy annuals ... verbena, vinca, and zinnia. Annuals are sometimes categorized as cool- or warm-season. Cool-season annuals, such as geranium, petunia, and snapdragon, grow best when ...
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Annual Flowers: Starting Annuals with Transplants
... earlier than direct-seeded plants. This is especially true for annuals such as scarlet sage and verbena, which germinate slowly or ... the correct planting time, but tender annuals should not be planted before the danger of frost has past. Hardy annuals, such as pansies, should ... moisture stress frequently until new roots have had time to grow into the surrounding soil. Remember that the root mass is ...
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Annual Flowers: Further Reading
... Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials. Allan M. Armitage. 2001. Timber Press, Inc.; Portland Oregon. Color with Annuals, Barbara Ferguson, editor. 1983. The Solaris Group; San Ramon, CA. Discovering Annuals ...
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