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Seed Planting Advice? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by Araithya@lemmy.world to c/gardening@lemmy.world
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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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[–] The_v@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (4 children)

"Full sun" refers to the plants adaptation to light levels from shade. The shade is from things like trees or buildings blocking the sun not weather.

Plant species have many different requirements for their seeds to germinate. Some species need cold temperatures (freezing) to trigger germination. Some need warm weather within a certain range. So cool wet conditions could be ideal seeding conditions depending on the species. Look up the germination conditions for each species you want to plant.

[–] Araithya@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Oh, cool. Yeah, they are wildflower seeds native to our area, so they should be fine with that logic. We’re trying to make the bees in the neighborhood happy!

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