GoldenAlexanders

December 13 and in NJ Zone 6 we STILL haven't had a killing frost, and I got tired of waiting. If I didn't get the seeds out there, some of them might be short on days of cold, so I planted (sowed, really) them today. Large-flowered penstemon, three sedges, two agastaches, and long-styled cicely are out getting cool and moist.

Toes and fingers crossed for a successful spring!

I am giving up on Purina, as, once again, it is out of stock online and IRL. I assume that I am not the only one searching for Friskies and Fancy Feast, so I figure that other cat parents have switched already. What have you had good luck with, such that your cats actually ate their new food? Like yours, my old girls are finicky as all get out, and they will only eat pate, preferably chicken, tuna, or beef. Any recommendations that won't break the bank?

Thank you in advance for any help.

This is my first years with asters (smooth and New England) and goldenrods (Speciosa, Ohio, Anise-scented, and bicolor), all of which are finishing their blooming for the year. Can I expect seedlings from them next spring? Lots or only a few? Do they mostly just get bigger, like Culver's Root?

I haven't cut them back, and probably won't, until the spring, unless you guys tell me otherwise.

Thanks for any information you can give me.

I have plants, some new this year, some older, that I put in partial shade, because the sellers' websites and various sources said that they could grow in partial shade. I now believe that partial shade, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder, because many of them are just existing - they are not dying, they look fine, but they are not growing, while related plants that are in much more sun are growing like gangbusters. Could you guys please share your experience with some of these and tell me how much sun you had them in?

Culver's Root : in full sun, they are shorter but have more flowers; in partial shade, they are leggy and flop, while having somewhat fewer flowers.

Agastache: in f