Forget-me-not

Growing from seed

Start Forget-me-not indoors about 6 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 14 days. Move seedlings out once the danger of frost has passed, in partial sun, spaced about 20 cm apart. Expect the first blooms in roughly 210 days.

Keep track of the seeds you own.

Companion Planting

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  Maypop
  

  MaypopExcellent pair

  • ❧Maypop attracts Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids that attack Forget-me-not
  • ❧Forget-me-not draws Bees and Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Maypop roots deep while Forget-me-not feeds near the surface — no competition
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  Winged bean
  

  Winged beanExcellent pair

  • ❧Winged bean fixes nitrogen in the soil that Forget-me-not feeds on
  • ❧Forget-me-not draws Bees and Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Winged bean roots deep while Forget-me-not feeds near the surface — no competition
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  Bitter Melon
  Great pair

  • ❧Bitter Melon attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids that attack Forget-me-not
  • ❧Forget-me-not draws Bees and Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Forget-me-not acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Bitter Melon

How to grow Forget-me-not

1. Sow6 weeks before frost
2. Germinates14 days
3. Space20 cm apart
4. GrowPartial sun
5. Harvest~210 days

Water: Medium · Height: 30 cm · Soil: Moist, well-draining — tolerates most soils