Aster Seeds - Smooth Blue

Minimum Seeds per Packet: 300

Packet Weight: 0.5g

Planting Season: After Last Frost

Sowing Method: Direct Seed

Seed Depth: 1/8"

Direct Seed Spacing: 4-6"

Soil Temperature: 70-75 ℉

Days to Sprout: 14-20

Mature Spacing: 18-24"

Sun Requirement: Full Sun

Frost Tolerance: Frost Sensitive

Days to Harvest: 2 Years

Production Cycle: Perennial

Direct sow seeds on the surface of the dirt after the soil has warmed a bit in the spring, about 50 degrees. Smooth Blue Aster does not like to be buried as a seed, so lightly press into the surface or barely cover with compost. It is a perennial, and will come back year after year as well as self seed without much care needed once established. If you’d like to move them around after they are established, simply dig them up in early spring or late fall to transplant.

In autumn, wait until the seed heads are brown and puffy. You can hand pick seeds from the pods and they will some away easily, or cut the entire branch off and place in a bag and shake vigorously to separate the seeds from the seed-heads. These seeds are small, and attached to parachute-like fluff that helps them disperse in the wind.