I’m also growing some Japanese maples from seed, and this is my first attempt at doing it. These are from seeds off my red Japanese maple in front of my house. I had to put them in the fridge for a few months to “stratify” and then plant them. I have nine of these babies right now, and I’m looking forward to seeing how fast they grow!
Also, I thought I’d get a jump on some Zinnias by sowing them inside rather than direct sowing in May. These are seeds from my Profusion Cherry Zinnias from last year. They may or may not come true to color as a hybrid. I’ll try to remember to post about how they came out later this year.
Those profusion zinnias did come out pretty close to the cherry color. A few have a little white or cream color around the flower center, but most are just the bright cherry color. I’ll have to use them again next year!