>>Well, astrologically it's next week but here in East Tennessee the Temps have hit 90F a couple of times already.<<
It went over 100F in May, here in Central Illinois. O_O
>>This Blue tinted White cultivar(NOID) I'll definitely Save but I'm getting more to try this Fall!<<
That's good to hear.
>>Things are doing fairly well but a lot of them are tests for the area I now live in. <<
Consider landrace gardening, and particularly, setting up a hybrid swarm of many different cultivars to find those that thrive in your area so can adapt to create a local landrace. For legumes especially, see if you can get your hands on any of the old Cherokee varieties. I bet they don't give up after a week of blooms. My recurring posts tag has a series on landrace gardening on Thursdays if you're into seed saving and local adaptations.
>>Sadly, many of the American sources are like Holland Bulb and such, well known for poor handling and storage of materials.<<
Burgess sent my order in mid-June and FedEx shipped it in circles for 2 weeks in 100F heat. :/ Unsurprisingly it all arrived dead. They issued a credit, rather than a refund -- after I had decided not to buy from them again because, obviously, they don't deliver anymore. For reference, planting season for dormant things in my area is March-April, so that's 3 months late.
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It went over 100F in May, here in Central Illinois. O_O
>>This Blue tinted White cultivar(NOID) I'll definitely Save but I'm getting more to try this Fall!<<
That's good to hear.
>>Things are doing fairly well but a lot of them are tests for the area I now live in. <<
Consider landrace gardening, and particularly, setting up a hybrid swarm of many different cultivars to find those that thrive in your area so can adapt to create a local landrace. For legumes especially, see if you can get your hands on any of the old Cherokee varieties. I bet they don't give up after a week of blooms. My recurring posts tag has a series on landrace gardening on Thursdays if you're into seed saving and local adaptations.
>>Sadly, many of the American sources are like Holland Bulb and such, well known for poor handling and storage of materials.<<
Burgess sent my order in mid-June and FedEx shipped it in circles for 2 weeks in 100F heat. :/ Unsurprisingly it all arrived dead. They issued a credit, rather than a refund -- after I had decided not to buy from them again because, obviously, they don't deliver anymore. For reference, planting season for dormant things in my area is March-April, so that's 3 months late.