Seed Drama

There's a few things to never underestimate. For one, your ability to succeed at growing seeds. Two, the instructions on the seed packets. Three, the importance of thinning.

What you see in this image is the sad result of all three. For one, I heard that these foxglove were difficult to grow. I figured most would die so I dumped the whole packet of seeds in this tiny container. Two, the instructions explicitly stated the importance of spacing these seeds. The seeds were tinier than poppy seeds. I didn't have the patience.

Now that they have grown successfully, I have two problems on my hands. For one, I have to thin them. Two, I have to give them homes outside of this container.

Thinning is recommended anyway, but not with this in mind. As it is, my reverence for foxglove complicates the matter. It is true I love this plant. So much so I dumped the whole packet in impatient excitement. Now I will possibly have nothing because I have planted them wrong and they will most likely stunt. So depressing!

I didn't know one could save unused seeds. I didn't know seeds were so abundant. I didn't know containers were so useless.

My adventures with Foxglove doesn't end there.

I have 8 fully grown foxglove in containers, which were 4 in January (they propogate). I live in a sunny location. Foxglove need shade. Aside from my seed disaster mentioned above, I have two smaller containers with complete packets of foxglove dumped in. Everything is thriving!

I have loved foxglove to death! Quite literally.