Right before finding a job in Calgary I purchased a bunch of seeds online. They arrived a few weeks before I left so I didn't have the opportunity to start them but I did take them with me. Now that I have a balcony garden up and running I figured it was about time to fuel my tropical/rare plant addiction.
Now I didn't start all of my seeds, but there are seven varieties. Two were impulse purchases I made while getting the pots and soil. These include Ensete ventricosum (labelled Ensete musa which doesn't exist) and Melissa officinalis (Lemon Balm). My seeds from before the move are Musa velutina (Dwarf Pink Banana), Passiflora caerulea (Blue Passion Flower), Lycium chinense (Wolfberry, Goji Berry), Brugmansia versicolor (Fragrant Peach Angel's Trumpet), and Eucalyptus pulverulenta (Silver-Leaved Mountain Gum).
Now I'm really hoping these seeds sprout and do well. The climate is Calgary is cooler than southern Ontario and a lot dryer. I'll have to pay special attention to watering and if they heat doesn't seem like it's enough, I might have to get some heat mats and grow lights.
To my fellow Canadians, happy Canada Day!
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