wenom wrote:welcome JJ; i had to search for night sky petunias as i hadn't heard of them before, but they are stunning <3
gardening and plants are a big, and very important part of my life, so I know what you mean, I only really
began collecting plants over the last few years too but i always used to garden with my dad when i was
younger.
I hadn't even thought of the end of season sales, that's a brilliant idea haha; my nearest garden center is a 10
minute walk away so I might go visit if they're still open. I really wish there were a nursery near me so in
spring I could get some new babies!
Trees definitely count!! And... I think I may want a rainbow eucalyptus now... I looove sakura; we have a tiny tree related to cherry blossoms in our garden and it's so sweet. Haha dragonblood trees look very tolkien imo.
I'd say try again, if you can! I'd love a lemon tree but I have seriously 0 clue how to begin one, and I've never tried growing from seed so that would terrify me.
Honestly all I did was collect some lemon seeds from store bought lemons, soak them for a day or so, and then stick (a lot, like 20ish) into some soil. From the 20ish that I planted, a bunch sprouted, but only 3 grew up to be about 3 inches high. And after that one kept growing while the other 2 didnt and I later found out those 2 barely had any roots. And the one that survived out of those, only lasted.. 2 or 3 years I think?
I'm worried I'd get the same kind of problem with pests, though, as I still dont know how to deal with that specific kind. And I'd feel relly bad putting them trough something like that again.