Sowing left over [from Spring] seed

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  1. Kristen

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    What to do with all the packets of seed that I SHOULD have sowed in the Spring?

    Worth sowing any in the Autumn and overwintering for stronger / earlier plants next year, or hang on to it and sow for next spring?

    Obviously I've got a range of types, including some things that require stratification, so its a general question. I've heard of sowing Hardy Annuals in the Autumn to get bigger plants in Spring, for example. Anything (hardy) that won't benefit from that approach?

    I could raise some to over winter under lights ... and maybe some I could cram two seasons into? (I thinking of things like Arisaema which seem to me to do a short first season anyway and then needs cold period before resuming in second season, I could give that a few months, including using artificial light if it isn't really to go dormant before the real winter arrives)
     
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    I've not sown annuals in Autumn Kristen, but I'd be inclined to think the earlier they are started the quicker they'd finish flowering.
     
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    Cerinthe should be safe in a cold frame/greenhouse if you have any of them.

    That sounds like a half decent plan for the Arisaema. I did a similar thing this spring with some Lachenalia species seed expecting the usual crap summer - it's been a battle keeping them going these last few weeks!
     
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