I live in Zone 3 and am wondering if it would be safe to plant these in the fall, and if not how would I store them for spring planting? Thanks Pat
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I am sorry I have do not have an answer for you. We are in zone 9. Bought 2 year old plants. We are letting them grow fully this summer and will cut back for next spring's harvest. Good luck,
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I live in zone 7 and they are annuals. No change in the winter, still green. Full sun or shade is fine. Mine is in full sun. Follow the planting direction and you will be fine.
840389
I don't know whether or not you can plant these now, but some of mine still sprouted last week since I planted them at May. For my opinion, they are pretty hardy. Maybe you can try to plant them if you live in a sunny and warm area.
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I don't really know as I'm going to try and put mine in the planters and bring them in when fall comes. I don't want to lose them after getting them started.
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I live in Massachusetts. The first year I grow them in a pot inside. The next spring I plant them outside and they do great! Once they are in the ground they are very hearty. This past winter they were completely buried in the snow. After the snow melted away they just bounced back up as if nothing happened.
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I grew them at early spring, they started to bear since May, and it is still bearing now at September, I live in New Jersey so I don't think it would still bear at winter but perhaps in warmer area they will that I hope someone live in warmer place could further confirm that.
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If you have planted them last season they are usually harvested in the winter months initially. After they are established you should be able to harvest year round as you need them. They will only store refrigerated for a few days so only harvest what you will use immediately, leave the rest stored underground and growing.
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I am Zone 5a, in western new york, and I planned mine after last spring frost, for me it was May 15th. So Spring planting definitely. By Labor Day they were over 6 feet tall.
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I assume you are referring to the Northern Plains of which I have little knowledge of in terms of gardening. I would guess your growing season is rather short, but these seed should be fine when compared to any other type seed. I am in the mid Atlantic Zone and have not had any problems other than I think my season is too short for full size watermelons although I do have some nice small ones. I am using US weather zones from Harris Farmer's Almanac for reference as to zones (page 75 in the 2014 edition) Hope this helps
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Probably. Definitely if you try to grow them outside. They generally make good houseplants--and can spend the winter inside, but I've always found that they tend to die back and go dormant (not always pretty) even inside. I'd wait until spring to plant the first time. You'll probably be happier with the results. You can also call the vendor for advice on this.
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Our temps here in Mo are still swinging dramatically. 70s one day, 50s the next and night temps still dipping in the upper 30s and 40s -if I would order them now I'd go the pot route. If you live in the South and winter temps don't go below 50, I'd put right in the ground. I planted mine in large (very large) decoratine pots and moved into the garage over winter -our winter temps run in the minus temps and only the strongest survive. My friends who had these plants live in the deep South so I assumed they prefer and thrive with the warmer temps dspite their claim that they are Northern hardy Our temps here in Mo are still swinging dramatically. 70s one day, 50s the next and night temps still dipping in the upper 30s and 40s -if I would order them now I'd go the pot route. If you live in the South and winter temps don't go below 50, I'd put right in the ground. I planted mine in large (very large) decoratine pots and moved into the garage over winter -our winter temps run in the minus temps and only the strongest survive. My friends who had these plants live in the deep South so I assumed they prefer and thrive with the warmer temps dspite their claim that they are Northern hardy
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I just planted some in my garden only a few days ago. so far nothing.. I did plant some in the house in those little green house plastic containers that come with the little dirt pods. they are already growing. took less than a week and they are already an inch tall.. the seeds I planted outside I water twice a day because it gets hot and dry quickly. I mixed garden soil and compost and steer manure into the garden. each seed is different as far as sun. So far I am happy with them.
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I purchased these at the end of last summer. I will be planting them in the next month or so... Who can say after this winter. I am looking forward to get them in the ground but I can't answer this question until then.
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I live in Utah and it is too cold here to plant them outside. I have grown several indoors. I put them out in the summer and in a very bright room with indirect sunlight in the winter. They have to be trimmed, but bloom for quite a while inside. That's what I intend to do with these.
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I plant mine in very early Spring...just as soon as the threat of frost has passed. Once they start to bloom, they will bloom until frost. When the seed heads pop, save the seeds and plant them the next Spring!
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Nope, they cannot. You are supposed to plant it outside when there is no more threat of frost, then after the summer, before it frost out, cut the leaves off down to the ground, dig up the bulb of the plant, put it in a brown paper bag, store it in your house somewhere warm and dry, when summer comes back around you can plant it back outside, give it lots of water and it will come back, and you'll get more bulbs every year.. That's how we plant these in maryland, they are for summertime only.
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I didn't put them out til Spring...but it was a cold Ohio Spring. I think they would be fine..just make sure you drill holes in them for drainage. They look really nice.