Sowing Seeds: Apr 2025

So, there never was a ‘Part 2’ for March’s seed-sowing because I started to fall behind with everything. And here it is mid-May, and I’m just now doing April’s post for seeds sown. Admittedly, things got a little crazy, and I haven’t had the time to blog like I had hoped. I did want to post my list of seeds I sowed in April though. Quite a few of these from April have already been planted out; some never germinated and have already been tossed or resown.

These were sown April 7th.

• Ageratum – Dwarf Aloha Blue
• Alternanthera – Purple Prince
• Basil – Cinnamon
• Celosia – Celway Red / Celway White / Dragon’s Breath / Flamingo Purple / Sunday Bright Pink / Sunday Gold
• Gomphrena – Audray White / QIS Pink
• Petunia – Hurrah Blue / Hurrah Rose / Shake Raspberry / Tidal Wave Red Velour
• Rudbeckia – Sunset Cherokee
• Salvia – Summer Jewel Red / Summer Jewel White
• Strawflower – Apricot Peach Mix / Silvery Rose
• Vinca: Cora Cascade XDR Apricot / Cora Cascade XDR Punch / Cora Red / Tattoo Blueberry

These were sown April 8th:

• Begonia – Cocktail Brandy / Groovy Mellow Yellow / Nonstop Mocha White
• Cosmo – Afternoon White / Apollo Pink / Apricotta / Double Click Cranberry / Double Click Snow Puff / Dwarf Cutesy Mix / Sonata Pink Blush / Sonata Purple Shades / Sonata White / Versailles Mix / Xanthos
• Grass – Bunny Tails / Fluff / Frosted Explosion
• Impatiens – Florific Sweet Orange / Imara Hot Mix / Xtreme Lavender / Xtreme Pink / Xtreme Rosy Mix
• Marigolds – Bali Mix / Bali Orange / Durango Yellow / French Double Dwarf / Garuda Deep Gold / Happy Mix / Taishan Mix / White Swan
• Portulaca – Sundial Cream / Sundial Mango / Sundial Peach
• Scabiosa – Black Knight / Fata Morgana / Salmon Rose / Starflower
• Zinnia – Zydeco Cherry / Zydeco Deep Yellow / Zydeco Fire

These were sown on April 11th.

• Baby’s Breath – Gypsy White Improved
• Dill – Bouquet
• Lobelia – Great Blue (after refrigerating the seeds for 2 months first)
• Mexican Sunflower – Fiesta del Sol
• Nasturtium – Trailing Mix
• Verbena bonariensis
• Zinnias: Benary Carmine Rose / Benary Golden Yellow / Benary Purple / Cupcakes Pink / Dreamland Coral / Lilliput Mix / Magellan Pink / Oklahoma White / Preciosa Light Yellow / Preciosa Red / Preciosa White / Queen Lime Blush / State Fair Mix / Sungold / Zesty Mixture / Zesty Purple / Zydeco White

These were sown April 20th.

• Baby’s Breath – Covent Market Garden
• Oregano – Kirigami
• Phacelia – Bee’s Friend (direct sown)
• Phlox – Cherry Caramel / Dulce de Leche
• Sunflower – Procut Horizon
• Zinnia (direct sown): Benary Deep Red / Benary White / Double Bubble / Oklahoma Salmon / Precious Metals / Queen Lemon Peach / Queen Lime Blush / Queen Lime Orange / Queen Lime Red

As for May, I have only sown a couple things that failed in April. I plan to sow a few more seeds this weekend and will do a May post once I get those sown.