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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Feb 20, 2007 17:35:27 GMT
So far:-
11th February
In the GH
Pea Greengage (6 pots)
Sweet Pea Blue Velvet (6 pots)
Heliotrope x hybrid marine
Heated Propagator(in conservatory)
Verbena Bonariensis
Veronica Blue Bouquet
Commelina Dianthiflora
Melon Early Gold
Banana (Ensete Ventriculosum)
Trachycarpus Fortunei
to date the melon seeds and commelina seeds have germinated
( ;D) and have been moved into a propagator in the GH. (better light)
February 20th
Heated propagator
Celosia bombay mx (YAY! you done yours yet Oh Cabbagey One?)
Kangaroo Paw
Tomato Gartenperle & harlequin. (trial)
In the GH (in propagators)
Monarda Lambada
Achillea Cloth of Gold
Cineraria Silver Dust
Gaillardia Goblin
Rudbeckia Rustic Dwarfs
Coleus Rainbow mx
Malva 'Magic'
Cleome Rose Queen
Brachycome Purple Splendour
Dwarf Bedding Echium
A few seeds of each of the above were sown in 3" square pots (except for the peas which were sown into long coir pots) using Wilkinson's seed compost
That should be it now until I start the other bedding in March...
CPBxxx
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Post by Susie Snowdrop on Feb 20, 2007 17:59:07 GMT
 ................that's A LOT of seeds  Well done you..........keep us posted as to progress! S x
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Feb 20, 2007 18:16:06 GMT
OOH ullo HEAD GARDENER! <touchesforelocksmiley> nothing yet...it's been HOURS!!!! ;D
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Post by Chuckles on Feb 20, 2007 19:27:16 GMT
Flippin heck CPB you have had a sowing frenzy ;D ;D gud on ya ;D
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2007 20:31:14 GMT
So far:- Celosia bombay mx (YAY! you done yours yet Oh Cabbagey One?) Kangaroo Paw CPBxxx You've had fun! I'm afraid all my Amaranth family members are going to be tucked up in their packets for another month at least. I haven't got Kangeroo Paw, though it seems very popular, mind you I haven't got pigs trotters either  Not sure if Dutchy will see this....but my Meconposis betonicifolia is germinating....two weeks in the cold greenhouse followed by 2 weeks on the bedroom windowsill..... |
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Post by 4pygmies on Feb 20, 2007 21:23:50 GMT
I thought you were going to wait until much later this year Cheery! It must be, oooh, a whole fortnight later than last year...... ;D That Cineraria you sent me last year has been outside all winter and it's started to shoot again! That were good seed that were...X
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Post by borderbabe on Feb 21, 2007 10:05:22 GMT
Wow! not bad going. I'm getting cranked up and have done some sowing then there's the potting on to look forward to!
I have a query - how long to Acquelia take to germinate? I sowed 3 types on 17/2 and put them in my heated propogator in the dining room. the temp in the propoator is 65f. there is nothing showing yet - am I panicing too early. I particularly want Black Barlow to grow as its the mainstay of my new black bed.
i took the precaution of not sowing the whole packet so how long before i need to think about trying again?
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Post by Chuckles on Feb 21, 2007 10:39:11 GMT
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Post by borderbabe on Feb 21, 2007 11:26:30 GMT
Thanks Chuckles - I'll stop worrying now!
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Feb 21, 2007 15:19:43 GMT
I thought you were going to wait until much later this year Cheery! It must be, oooh, a whole fortnight later than last year...... ;D That Cineraria you sent me last year has been outside all winter and it's started to shoot again! That were good seed that were...X Wotcha 4P! Oh these are just the early sowings....all had 'Jan-Feb' in the sowing guides. Last year I'd even sown my morning glories by now  ...I've run out of seed compost anyway.....I'm actually waiting until March (next week!?) to sow the others...and may even leave some until April...eek! Last year I started on 7th February....so I'm being very restrained ;D |
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Post by Jonah on Feb 21, 2007 15:23:55 GMT
I have a query - how long to Acquelia take to germinate? I sowed 3 types on 17/2 and put them in my heated propogator in the dining room. the temp in the propoator is 65f. there is nothing showing yet - am I panicing too early. I particularly want Black Barlow to grow as its the mainstay of my new black bed. i took the precaution of not sowing the whole packet so how long before i need to think about trying again? just to back up what Chuckles link said, I have sowed various varieties, and they are a bit slow, I nearly gave up. But once they are off there doesn't seem any stopping them. Good luck with yours.  Ooohhh, have you thought about Chocolate Soldiers? |
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Post by Jonah on Feb 21, 2007 15:25:27 GMT
second thoughts, it is more brown. ;D
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Feb 25, 2007 13:44:54 GMT
I've just had a pricking out session! ;D The celosia and commelinas were taking over the pots they'd been sown in. As an experiment I've left some in the heated propagator, some in the GH (in propagators) and some in the conservatory (in UNheated propagators)
The ginger stem and alacosia bulb ('elephant's ears) were taking up a lot of space in the heated propagator so I've moved them into the GH as well...the alacosia has a big bud on it so will be potted up tomorrow when I get a nice big pot for it...and the ginger will prolly take MONTHS to produce anything so that can sit in the GH in an unheated propagator for now...freeing up space for some of the sown pots that were in the GH...eeeh lots of moving about...fab.
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Mar 18, 2007 15:13:39 GMT
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Post by Chuckles on Mar 18, 2007 17:57:18 GMT
Life is sweet CPB just like you ;D seeds look very organised and tidy |
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...I've run out of seed compost anyway.....I'm actually waiting until March (next week!?) to sow the others...and may even leave some until April...eek! Last year I started on 7th February....so I'm being very restrained ;D
