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Seed Planting Advice? (self.gardening)

submitted 6 months ago by Araithya to c/gardening

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Hi friends! I got some flower seeds as a gift recently, and while they say they should be planted in late May early June, I’m worried about them lacking sun in our weird unseasonal weather! It’s been completely overcast and 50s and raining constantly. I’m sharing the planting with some kids in the neighborhood, so I really don’t want them to fail… is it okay to plant them despite the abysmal conditions? They call for full sun, but I’m honestly not sure when we’ll be getting full sun again and I don’t want to plant them too late.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Make sure you know your zone and the flowers' zone. Planting can vary based on that too (although, you probably already got that part handled!)

I think the seeds are likely to call for being sown with something like ⅛"-½" of dirt above them so really would be in the dark until they sprout. (some seeds - like veggies in a garden - you poke a hole in the dirt and put the seed down in the hole, and brush dirt back into the hole; some seeds you scatter on top of the dirt and maybe lightly pat into the loose dirt or maybe scatter a little bit more dirt on top)

As has been mentioned, "full sun" or "full shade" would refer to the sunlight being blocked by something large like a tree or a building. If you have a yard (or neighborhood park) that is hit by sunlight most (usually 6+ hours) of the day, with no trees or buildings or walls casting shadows, that should work well for these seeds.

Also, with the rain you don't have to water them as much!

[–] Araithya 2 points 6 months ago

Ah, that makes more sense. Guess I wouldn’t really need to worry about the clouds then, there’s nothing obstructing the empty beds from lots of beautiful sun once it decides to make its return! I’ll go ahead and plant them since we at least aren’t having frosts anymore, so no risk of that. Thanks!