This man, really changed my attitude on growing things from seed. His approach was positive and only when information is given in a positive light, can one begin to experiment with growing from seeds. When growing from seed, the trick is to remember the mix of things tried. Plant both short term and long term, and develop a cycle of planting, so that each season you have progress with your sowings. Once the first lot begin to flower, from this point on, you are joyously waiting, looking forward to the next flowering.
Time now ceases to matter, for things begin flowering and the wait has gone out the door.
One's attitude, and how gardening is approached is the key. Mine planted took nearly nine months to flower, Liz s took a mere seven months to bloom. It also insures, for nature is ever adaptive, some diversity from your seeds planted. In this day and age, there isn t the need of past attitudes to be passed onto the next generation of gardeners. Older readers, reading, will remember the guarded protection of some growers on the information they possessed on growing their bulbs.