2024 Seed Starting - Eucalyptus, Cleome, & Scabiosa 🌸 || How Do I Decide What To Grow?

Let's start more seeds! Today I am starting seeds for my cut flower garden including eucalyptus, cleome, and scabiosa seeds. Enjoy!
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[@lilal3753]

Thanks for this video. My three-year-old granddaughter is always asking me to plant flowers in my vegetable garden. She loves watching the pollinators fly from plant to plant.

[@shesamadgardener]

You should try zinnias with her! They are easy and grow quickly! Plus lots of beautiful colors!

[@michellepollino4986]

Eucalyptus I love it, can’t wait to see how it grows. I have never grown from seed. Love cleome. Great video very helpful.

[@shesamadgardener]

Can’t wait to see how they both do!

[@intentionallymade]

I’m in wise county and also use the same BM7 soil. I do pre soak mine though. I use one side of my living area and my seed starting shelf is in our school room. 😂 my dad will be building me a greenhouse soon so I’m stoked about that. One of My goal this year is to learn more about cut flowers and doing floral arrangements and hopefully drying things to make wreaths with my kids later. Glad I found your channel!!

[@shesamadgardener]

A greenhouse?!?!? That is so cool! Your dad is awesome!

[@intentionallymade]

We live on ten acres and my parents are retired and live with us. He has turned into a little ranch hand haha.

[@theresaoriabure9673]

Excited about next year blooms

[@shesamadgardener]

Same ❤️

[@denisea3036]

Started Eucalyptus (silver dollar) this year for the first time too. So far I have one sole survivor left lol

[@shesamadgardener]

Ugh! Hopefully mine fair better but if not, I start another round and try a different approach.

[@marionnixon817]

Oh, eucalyptus! How interesting! I had no idea it would would grow here. That’s exciting. I know nothing about cleome so that’s interesting too. I do like scabisosa but never tried seeds. Right now, I don’t have the indoor place or space to do much advanced seed starting but I’m looking forward to trying some inside and the rest outdoors this spring. Really enjoying this seeds series! I’m getting motivated. 😁

[@shesamadgardener]

Consider winter sowing … it’s outdoors and won’t take up indoor space!

[@marionnixon817]

@@shesamadgardener That’s my plan. I’ve been saving milk jugs. Time to get busy! 😁 TY!!

[@JulieWine]

Love your videos! I’m in zone 8b Texas (Bandera) and enjoy the advice on gardening flowers in hot zones!

[@shesamadgardener]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@normarobles4899]

I ❤️ when KZbinrs mention new verities I’ve never grew before I would have never started lisianthus if I’d never heard of them and now it’s a must for me every season heard they were difficult to grow but I ended up loving to grow them each time I get better success this year I didn’t over water them let them dry up a little after they germinated and none have died so far. I started begonias from seeds 🤞 I hope they make it

[@shesamadgardener]

Let me know if you have any secrets for the begonia seeds!

[@mienkedezoete2146]

I’ve grown a pink variety of cleome ( don’t recall name) but they reseed sporadically and in the most unexpected places 😅 Their seeds are easy to collect and I enjoy them in the garden but didn’t care for them in bouquets because they had a “prickliness” to them. Enjoying watching your seed starting and can’t wait but have to here in Canada 🇨🇦 zone 5!

[@shesamadgardener]

They also don’t smell great but I think the unique shape makes up for that!

[@margolyn8291]

❤I love cleome

[@shesamadgardener]

Same ❤️❤️❤️

[@pinetreesnflowers]

I’m trying guara and an annual blue salvia for the first time! I’ve seen small eucalyptus trees in yards here in Portland OR (also 8b) so it may be possible to keep them in ground!

[@shesamadgardener]

Ooo, I hope so! Would love it if I could overwinter the eucalyptus!

[@joycerapezzi2378]

Anxious to start my cleome violet queen.

[@shesamadgardener]

Ooo, I’m going to go look that variety up!

[@seeingthesitzes4333]

Looooove your shirt 😂 I did that one

[@shesamadgardener]

Thabks!

[@frogjardin]

Cleome has done well for me in NTX, but I agree it may need some shade. Mine in full sun did not like this past summer.

[@shesamadgardener]

I’ve had it both in shade and in full sun … I do think the one in shade did a little better than the full sun.

[@ElderandOakFarm]

Ive been considering growing begonias from seed for my window boxes to save money, but I feel like I wouldnt have the time to baby them, with the 1000's of seeds I start each spring for my cutflower & veggie farm + personal flower & veggie garden. So i think I'm just going to stick to purchasing them. 😄

[@shesamadgardener]

Totally understand! I ended up having less than 10% germination on these and they have been slow growing!

[@claudettemierzwik3185]

I’m in your zone in TX. Thanks for providing a place to buy cleome seeds. Love the appearance of them in gardens.

[@shesamadgardener]

Any time!

[@gracieshomeandgardens5089]

Love cleome im a cottage garden.❤

[@shesamadgardener]

Same ❤️❤️❤️

[@donelyn4873]

I feel you- my grow lights are in my room bc the rest of the family is afraid of the gnats but I also employ the sticky traps! Excited to see the scabiosa. I started some yesterday but the small seed count makes me nervous about messing up!

[@shesamadgardener]

Small seed counts make me feel that way too 😬

[@michellefrance1165]

The scabiosa varieties are beautiful ❤❤❤ have a great weekend! I really wanted to get my seed starting area in my house going this weekend and life has threw a curve ball, sewer issues and $$$$ expense ugh 😢

[@shesamadgardener]

Boo on the sewer issues! My mini van has a leak, so I’m sure I will be dishing out some money for that this weekend 🤦‍♀️

[@michellefrance1165]

@@shesamadgardener bummer being an adult isn't fun sometimes 😕

[@reginaneufeld1092]

Trying Scabiosa this year....Southern Alberta, Canada

[@shesamadgardener]

Hello! Hope you love them!

[@ElderandOakFarm]

Wow you really pack that vermiculite on! 😂 I am less heavy handed with vermiculite with the small seeds that need light to germinate, but I'm curious to know how yours do with such a thick layer because sometimes I stress that I may have put a little too much, & it will hinder germination. I also heard (I think from Lisa Mason Zeigler) that most seeds that say to surface sow them, its not actually that they need light, but that they need more oxygen. 🤔 which i thought was interesting.

[@shesamadgardener]

Thanks for the tips! They all did well except the begonias which had low germination … those are the ones that had no vermiculite. I think it will varies from situation to environment to gardener to products …. We all different situations and therefore might end up with different opinions as to what works well for each of us.

[@kathrynmettelka7216]

Somehow I always feel that I’m late getting started. Maybe it’s the cold weather.

[@shesamadgardener]

Nah, you got plenty of time! I like to get an early start because I am teaching others.

[@75212TZ]

From what I’m reading Beaujolais Bonnet scabiosa is perennial in zones 4-10 maybe that’s why the seeds are different, fama deep blue is perennial and I found those seeds to be different than other annual varieties

[@shesamadgardener]

Aw, ok, good to know! Thank you!

[@dburnett3493]

I love cleome. I am in Zone 8 in Alabama. I no longer buy cleome seeds. It self sows freely!

[@shesamadgardener]

That’s awesome! I hope mine reseed too!

[@nancyelmon4544]

Can you grow them in pots.

[@shesamadgardener]

Yes all of these can be grow in pots.

[@glamblueeyes1443]

Sorry kinda off topic. I'm trying to start cherry caramel phlox seeds and not having any luck. Anyone out there have any tips? It's a new seed packet

[@shesamadgardener]

Hey there! Yes, I’ve grown it before and also had very poor germination and then was underwhelmed with the flowers that did make it … I haven’t grown it in three years for this reason.

[@bonniecarlstrom6014]

👍👍🇺🇸

[@shesamadgardener]

Thanks Bonnie!