I found SeaDance Nursery on Etsy and ordered a bunch of native plant seeds. In addition to those seeds, there were some in the refrigerator that I had collected over the last few months. It is supposed to rain in a few days so today is the day I planted all the native seeds in pots and then sprinkled the remaining ones in the native garden.
My seed-planting process is not at all fancy. I dump a bunch of dirt in the trays/pots, mainly previously used potting soil/seed starting mix. For trays, I used some aluminum frozen food containers from the food service we subscribe to (Mosaic).
The plant types include two types of lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus, Lupinus rivularis), dog violets (Viola adunca), fringecups, piggyback plants, scurf peas, Columbian lilies, globe gilias, bleeding hearts, largeleaf avens, Douglas aster, vine maples, and osoberries.
The hope is that the seeds will germinate next spring. The seedlings will remain in their trays/pots for a full year and be planted out in the early spring of 2024. I have a fair amount of seedlings and cuttings that will be ready to plant out in the spring of 2023, as well, including Douglas aster, Lupinus polyphyllus, Oregon sunshine, fleabane, and Puget gumweed.
The best part of planting seeds today is that I had lots of help from an old friend, Halfbeak, the crow we have been friends with for ten or more years.
And even better, my new friend, our new dog, Rafa. He wandered around the area and explored and wondered why I am so fascinated with dirt.
Ultimately, with all the new activities in his third day from the shelter, our little Jack Russell/dachshund puppy got worn out.
