Seed Starting:Which seeds to start indoors now for planting in the garden the second half of February.
JANUARY 09, 2025
As we begin planning our spring gardens, knowing which seeds to sow and when to start them indoors makes all the difference in the success of your garden.
Keep reading to find out what I'm sowing and the resource I've created for those of us who enjoy starting seeds indoors!
Seed starting not in your game plan? Mark your calendar for Saturday February 22 - I'll be hosting a plant sale at the farm, featuring all the varieties listed here and many more!
01. Cosmos
These whimsical blooms look like the most delicate cupcake liners, swaying atop bright green fringey foliage.
Since these blooms prefer short days - you'll want to have plants in the ground as soon as our spring starts to warm up.
You can direct sow them right around March 1, but if you'd like these blooms to start as early as possible, start seeds indoors in the next couple of weeks.
02. Foxglove
Foxglove is one of my favorite flowers to include in Mother's Day bouquets.
Often identified as a “hardy annual” they typically don't survive freezes in my garden.
For this reason, I treat them as a half hardy annual, starting the seeds in January, and planting nice fat seedlings in the garden in late February - putting them on the perfect schedule to bloom in May!
These tiny seeds need to be started indoors, as they don't thrive when sown directly in the garden.
Note: these seeds, and all parts of the plant, are poisonous to people and pets.
03. Strawflower
This unique bloom requires some cold to establish, so I aim to have plants in the garden by the end of February.
Starting from a teeny seed, strawflower needs 3-6 weeks to grow indoors into a bulky enough plant to transplant into the garden.
Start these seeds indoors in the next week or two!4. Never Cover
04. Scabiosa
If you'd like to include this unique bloom in your garden and bouquets this year, start seeds indoors soon!
These sweet plants also need cold to establish (hence the February planting), but will continue to bloom through the heat of summer - a great option for cut flowers in Houston.
Again, I prefer to start these seeds indoors, and transplant mid to late February!
These are just a few of the varieties I'm starting at Bungalow Blooms right now! All these seeds will become the gorgeous flowers in bouquets this spring, as well as the plants for the late February plant sale!
If you're looking to start your own seeds at home this year, and aren't sure when to start what, I can't recommend The Cut Flower Confidence Calendar enough!
I created this resource based on my years of taking notes about when I started seeds and how they fared in my Houston garden. These are the exact dates I am using to grow every flower at the new farm this year!
This digital resource is yours for life, with any updates delivered for free! (I'm already working on a direct sowing calendar addendum at the request of a few of you!) It's also printable, if you're more of a pen and paper gal like me!
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