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Question:<\/h3>\n

\u00a0I would like advice about planting hollyhock seeds this fall in Ogunquit.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Answer:<\/h3>\n
Lynne M. Holland, Horticulture and Social Media Professional <\/em><\/div>\n

Hollyhocks can bring on conflicting directions as they can be perennial or biennial.<\/p>\n

Old-fashioned varieties are biennial and produce a plant in year one and flower in year two then die.\u00a0 This\u00a0information from Cornell is pretty definitive on this<\/a>.\u00a0 Fall planting of heirloom, open-pollinated varieties needs to happen 2 months before the first killing frost so that the plant has time to germinate, grow and then it will bloom next year.\u00a0 In Ogunquit, the\u00a0first killing frost\/freeze date for you\u00a0<\/a>is about October 21 so we are well past that time.<\/p>\n

Newer varieties of Perennial Hollyhocks are often\u00a0hardy, rust-resistant old fashioned tender perennials\u00a0<\/a>that bloom each year through self-seeding or because conditions are mild.\u00a0 These are often sold as plants in the spring or winter seeded so they get a head start on growing the first year.\u00a0 Technically it is a biennial plant so for the first bloom so it has to go through dormancy before it will bloom.<\/p>\n

There is a way to plant seeds now and then have the plant ready for early planting.\u00a0\u00a0Sowing them in a milk jug <\/a>and letting that stay outside all winter is one option.\u00a0 When you sow hollyhock you should soak the seed in warm water first for 12 hours and then lay it on the top of the soil to let the seed get light.<\/p>\n

There are options with an\u00a0old-fashioned garden favorite such as hollyhock<\/a>, try experimenting and see which process suits your garden and gardening style.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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