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There’s a distinct satisfaction ingrowing a plant from seed.
Sometimes, however, it’s just not worth the effort.
But there’s another reason you might not have considered: sustainability.
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Want to save yourself the extra work this season and embrace an easier garden?
Here are the TK plants that experts say you shouldn’t actually grow from seed.
Instead, roses are typicallygrown from stem cuttingsfrom non-grafted roses.
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“Lisianthustakes twelve to sixteen weeks to get to a viable size for transplanting,” she says.
“A lot can go wrong in that time.”
Peonies
If you want a lesson in patience, trygrowing peoniesfrom seed.
Save yourself the frustration and trouble, and just buy them as soon as warm weather sets in.
Foxglove
Foxgloves arebiennials, meaning they flower every other year.
“The seeds offoxgloveare also dust-like and can easily be outcompeted by weeds,” says Dillon.
Propagating succulents is as easy as sticking a leaf from a live plant into the dirt.
Often, you’ll even notice that leaves that fall off on their own will grow roots.
“This adds an additional layer of complexity to your seed starting,” Dillon says.
But that doesn’t mean it’s recommended.
Plant eye-side up, six to eight inches deep.
But one herb that shouldn’t earn a place on your seedling tray is rosemary.
Instead, onions can be grown from bulbs.
They should be planted just an inch deep, with the bulbous end of the bulb on the bottom.
