Teresa, I WSed my seeds also. Last year I tried the Champion Blue and got pretty much no germination. This year I tried the Pink, and got decent germination. The problem this year was our wet, cold spring. Like almost every other annual and vegetable I started from seed, the campanulas just didn't take off very well. I did plant them out, and to be honest, completely forgot about them until I saw this little pink cup in the garden. They were about 8 inches tall and blooming, lol! Obviously not cuttable, but I will let them go to seed and see if they volunteer. I will try again next year. Can you tell me where you buy your seed? Thanks! :) Dee

Thanks Steve - I'm hoping the CTG seedling doesn't loose too much of the irregularity or leaves tearing as it gets more mature. I think 1 more year in a pot and then to garden in summer 2013. The Golden Sculpture seedling's grainy leaf texture doesn't show in pic well, but very different and decent substance - 1st leaves as seedlings were noticeable. Already a couple of divisions, so growing well. moccasinlanding - Out of the original trays (20+ diff hosta moms) initially I would keep about 6-12 seedlings from each - a few I kept a bit more like the yellows from On Stage - since I figured quite a few would have thin substance and peter out. Hardest to toss are those that were growing so strongly. Since trays had 100 or more seedlings - a lot of culls. Towards end of summer I did a second cull - setting all of same mom seedlings together and tried to be ruthless - lol, maybe got down to 200+ with a few reprieves planted directly in garden to fend for themselves. I had a couple of trays of rejects that were really growing strong and looked similar (same mom) - so they were pardoned in mass - figured mother nature could sort out the weak - In a few years, I could have a few very interesting clumps that look very similar but yet have a few different shaped leaves. Still way too many greens(kept a few of everything) left and will need to cull at least 1/2 of these by end of summer - hoping for waviness and blues to develop. So maybe I get down to 75 at end of summer. Regarding Hudson Bay, getting streaked/misted seedlings from a Northern Exposure is such a bonus, especially 2 yrs in a row - besides at this point I'm doing this for fun and to keep from going hosta deprived in the winter months. Paul

This "injection" idea is exactly what the fluid seeding on farms amounts to, Bonnie. (Believe it or not, I could probably find some of those 140cc syringes around here but just used a zip-lock bag.) I know very little about this but they are using their liquid fertilizer machinery to seed fields. According to the U of C, Davis: "Coated alfalfa seed is added directly to the liquid fertilizer tank just prior to application. . . . coated with a polymer." What the heck they are coating with is a mystery to me but the additives don't sound too wonderful for the veggie garden - fungicide, insecticide, etc. (I'm thinking of mixing a little chicken broth into the cornstarch gel . . . then they'd have soup. ;o) digitS'

its 1:31 here, the boy is having company tonight, the only one we ever allow him to have over, LOL but i know talla has a crush on the boy and i think the feeling might be a little mutual, just a little. the boy is a little younger than tabor and a little older than talla. i told hubs, and we both agreed out of all the kids in this town he's the nicest one!! but i've been keeping my eye on them!! hey vic!! youve got that ol onery streak!! **big grinn*** that is sooo cool!! i missed that too!! when those seeds are harvested do ya want me to send ya some?? but you cant let little one eat any, well, in fact you cant either, and don't feed them to your hubs!! **onery grinn** that dark side is really bad!! the base of my "tree" is huge!! hubs said he was gonna chop it down ...i had to laugh at him really hard till i realizzed he was serious. then i told him, once it freezes they will die, so don't worry, i said i need those seeds baby!! and just kept chuckling!! he's just cute sometimes!! LOL tabor is helping me host the rr next month. now i have to go to the name that plant forum and see what some of my plants are!! i'm glad your pups are doing good!! wendy, i don't know if tabor emailed you, but he's waiting on the seeds of the bonarisis?? its drying out now, so i think he's about ready. he's upset with me now, because of our(my) goal, but the prize at the end for him is a youth bow that he's been wanting forever. he knows that. but he doesn't want to work so hard. LOL ~Medo