Kiss Me Over The Garden Gate Seeds

While the plant can grow up to seven feet tall and four feet wide it rarely if ever needs to be staked.

Kiss me over the garden gate seeds.

Kiss me over the garden gate grows so rapidly that you won t find transplants of this annual for sale and must start from seed. Excellent cut flowers fresh or dry. In recent years kiss me over the garden gate has seen a resurgence in popularity often being found in heirloom plant catalogs. Kiss me over the garden gate requires a cold period to germinate reliably.

And now in petaluma ca. Once you ve planted it you re likely to have the flower in that spot for years to come. Direct sow in late fall or late winter for spring seedlings or refrigerate them for 3 4 weeks in spring before either starting indoors or direct sowing after the last frost date. After they sprout thin the.

Started in 1998 by jere gettle as a means to preserve heirloom seeds. The seeds require stratification to successfully germinate. Don t let this technical term intimidate you. Not particular about ph.

Start seeds in early spring. Germination may take up to 2 months. Self seeding annual 6 9 tall. Sow in place as they are difficult to transplant.

We are located in mansfield mo. Great for dried bouquets and as a fresh cut flower. Direct sow in late fall or late winter for spring seedlings or wrap the seeds in a moist paper towel place them in a plastic baggie and refrigerate them for 3 4 weeks in spring before either starting indoors or direct sowing after the last frost date. The one month chilling period the seeds need can occur in the refrigerator but can also happen naturally.

An eye catching heirloom flower kiss me over the garden gate is heavily laden with pendulous dark pink catkins. Medium water use watering details. Kiss me over the garden gate requires a cold period to germinate reliably. Generally you can plant it once and it will reseed for years to come.

If you want to collect seeds for planting the following season chill them at 40 degrees fahrenheit or below for three months because they need cold to make them germinate. This old fashioned cottage garden plant has been prized for decades for its impressive abundant hanging flowers. About 1 per week soil ph. Kiss me over the garden gate mingles well with branched sunflowers at the back of the border or in less managed areas where it attracts an abundance of pollinators bees wasps beetles and more.

Kiss me over the garden gate is a very fast growing annual that self seeds in the fall.