{"id":1756,"date":"2017-03-01T19:27:20","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T00:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/?p=1756"},"modified":"2017-03-01T19:27:20","modified_gmt":"2017-03-02T00:27:20","slug":"wildflowers-indoor-planting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wildflowers-indoor-planting\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildflowers Added to Indoor Planting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just wanted to update you on my progress of planting indoors.\u00a0 This is the first day of planting flowers which will be used throughout the garden.<\/p>\n<p>This is the first time that I will be using the new wildflower mix indoors.\u00a0 I am going to be growing them the same way that I grow my alyssum using large plastic containers that will be able to hold plenty of plants.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Like every other year I like to start my flowers as soon as possible to get them outside quickly before I start planting my spring crop.\u00a0 They normally will go in the ground at the same time I transplant my tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p>For now they will just stay in the windowsill until they begin to grow.\u00a0 When warmer weather approaches I can then slowly begin putting them outside.\u00a0 I will probably do the same thing with these new wildflowers as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4476.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1758\" src=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4476-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4476-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4476-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4476-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4476-700x467.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was able to use all the alyssum seeds that I had into these containers and actually ran out on the last container.\u00a0 In this case I filled the rest with dill seeds.\u00a0 I remember doing this last season as well and found that it worked out quite well.<\/p>\n<p>I might start planting dill in these containers sometime this week.\u00a0 I might do it tomorrow, but I will definitely finish it by the weekend.\u00a0 I also plan on finishing my planting with cosmos, statice, amaranthus, marigolds\/calendula, and queen Anne&#8217;s lace.<\/p>\n<p>Only dill will be placed in these large containers and the rest will be put into small to medium pots.\u00a0 I like to plant these flowers singularly rather than in large blocks like alyssum and dill.<\/p>\n<p>On a side note I just cut up the last pumpkin that <a href=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/first-kale-crop\/\">I had picked back in October<\/a>.\u00a0 It is great to know exactly how long these pumpkins can last and can use them all the way to the beginning of March.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4489.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1759\" src=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4489-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4489-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4489-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4489-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4489-700x467.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just wanted to update you on my progress of planting indoors.\u00a0 This is the first day of planting flowers which will be used throughout the garden. 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