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Post by Ladygardener on Jul 3, 2008 12:42:30 GMT
You'd be more than welcome to them Plocket. I'll definately be saving seeds, have a few heads already cooking ;D just pm me your address and as soon as they're ripe I'll have them off to you.  |
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Post by Plocket on Jul 3, 2008 12:43:24 GMT
That's great, thanks LNG |
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Post by Dutchy on Jul 27, 2008 18:04:29 GMT
Sowed my Foxgloves last week including the ones CPB send me, the parviflora a perennial.
The bienals are up and even Parviflora is showing in some plugs.
Next years flowers on the go already ;D
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Post by Ladygardener on Jul 27, 2008 20:40:06 GMT
Happy Days Dutchy, well done. I sowed some delphiniums harvested from my own plant fresh this year 10 days ago in a seed tray and I see today quite a few specks of green. |
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Post by Weeterrier on Jul 28, 2008 8:47:14 GMT
Well done LNG, because I find that Delphs are quite difficult to germinate. Perhaps 'fresh' is best.
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Post by Ladygardener on Jul 28, 2008 8:58:03 GMT
I think that must be the case WT, I was amazed myself how quickly they germinated. I was having a peek this morning and more little green shoots are popping out. It will be interesting to see how far I can take them without any disasters. Overwintering in the mini greenhouse I think. I threw some fresh sweetwilliam seeds on a bare patch of soil a couple of weeks ago and they look as 'tho they're coming up too.  Its fairly shaded and that's where I've stuck the cuttings of fuschia and mock orange in as well. |
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Post by Weeterrier on Jul 28, 2008 9:01:02 GMT
I collected some Sweet William seeds too, am going to try to sow them today. Best of luck to us both. ;D
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Post by Ladygardener on Jul 29, 2008 6:17:34 GMT
 indeed. I'm still waiting on my poppy seeds to go brown and ripen. They are getting fatter by the day. Anyone know how long they take? Thanks to this board I have a record of when they flowered. 3rd july so thats nearly 4 weeks. Anyone else sowing seeds at the moment or is everyone too busy doing other things.?
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Post by Dutchy on Jul 29, 2008 7:36:22 GMT
LNG Delphiniums sigh, they are so lovely and alas well known slug food.
Poppies I allow to selfseed. Once the pods open at the top the wind does the job of rocking things about and spreading the seeds. For the seeds to be ready just wait till the top bit "rises" a bit and things open up. There will be enough left to harvest.
I am not sure how long they take to germinate but at least the plants that get through winter are stronger and flower more than the ones sown in Spring. Over here that is ;D
Not sowing anything else at the mo.
I am keeping an eye on my Dipsacus sylvestris ( fullonum).
I hope to catch the seeds before they go all over and I want to resow in pots.
I love these butch bienals (but they hate my clay) so I have to sow in pots in late summer for them to flower the next year.
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Post by Chuckles on Jul 30, 2008 9:47:35 GMT
Will you lot stop putting ideas into my head ;D I haven't had a minute to even look what seeds I've got that I could be sowing now.
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Post by Missredhead on Jul 30, 2008 11:07:08 GMT
I sowed some poppy seeds a few weeks ago and they have sprouted up already....and the white foxglove that I got from Jasmine and the purply/pink ones that I had have already sprouted too.....I didn't think that they would show until much later.
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Post by Spruance on Jul 30, 2008 11:59:41 GMT
I'm rather stretching credibility as far as the sow by end of July recommendation goes but I am intending to sow some wallflowers this week. Last year I was too early and the young plants were ready too soon, so the delay may just be for the best.  |
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Post by Jasmine on Jul 31, 2008 17:43:35 GMT
I sowed some poppy seeds a few weeks ago and they have sprouted up already....and the white foxglove that I got from Jasmine and the purply/pink ones that I had have already sprouted too.....I didn't think that they would show until much later. You are doing much better than me MRH - I have 2 empty flower pots (well, just soil with seeds lurking!). Hopefully they will sprout and I will have one pot of pink foxglove seedlings (from you) and one pot of white foxglove seedlings! |
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Post by Missredhead on Jul 31, 2008 18:08:20 GMT
I will get a pic for you Jasmine
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Post by Jasmine on Aug 1, 2008 9:23:48 GMT
Was out watering this morning and I still have just soil.  |
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Post by Dutchy on Aug 1, 2008 17:35:51 GMT
Loads of Little fox gloves showing both bienal and the perenial ones.
I have been collecting seeds mostly, not sowing.
Still waiting for the tall brushy one to cough up seeds I can sow now.
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Aug 1, 2008 20:35:30 GMT
I've already sown some stocks, wallflower and bellis seed for next year...and some onions, all are sprouting already and some are ready for pricking out. In fact...I hate to admit this...but I'm already visiting seed websites looking for next year's seeds.....  |
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Post by Missredhead on Aug 2, 2008 15:02:21 GMT
I will get a pic for you Jasmine Well Jasmine the ones on left of the stick are the white ones from you, and the ones on the right of the stick are my ones...  and these are the poppies that I sowed at the same time  not a very good pic I'm afraid. The ones that I sowed straight into the ground haven't shown up at all. |
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Post by Jasmine on Aug 2, 2008 15:39:13 GMT
Wow! You have done really well MRH - you are going to have a lot of foxgloves! I'm going to brave the showers and go and check on mine! |
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Post by Missredhead on Aug 2, 2008 15:47:39 GMT
I usually lose a lot when I transplant them.
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Post by Shrubrose on Aug 2, 2008 17:13:11 GMT
Dont worry Missy - you only need one foxglove to end up with hundreds (or thereabouts) ;D Judging by what you've got there you'll be able to open a nursery |
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Post by Dutchy on Aug 2, 2008 17:14:00 GMT
Funny that, I loose some too but have it down to them going into my lovely  clay. Are you on clay too? Maybe they need a big hole, nicely filled up with potting compost. |
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Post by Jasmine on Aug 2, 2008 17:33:46 GMT
We are on clay here and the woods are full of them! Although I guess that would mean they are dropping onto fantastic leaf compost, it's just that no-one is making a fuss of them!
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Post by Missredhead on Aug 2, 2008 18:16:13 GMT
yep... clay here too
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Post by grannyjanny on Aug 3, 2008 19:05:26 GMT
I bought some aquilegia chocolate soldier today. It says on the
pack to sow september. Has anyone grown this one before. It's a lovely little plant. I actually went to get black pansy seeds. I seem to have a thing for dark flowers.
Janet.
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Post by Chuckles on Aug 3, 2008 20:02:59 GMT
I bought some aquilegia chocolate soldier today. It says on the pack to sow september. Has anyone grown this one before. It's a lovely little plant. I actually went to get black pansy seeds. I seem to have a thing for dark flowers. Janet. Mmmm I sowed them last Sept and had 100% failure, this variety is apparantely renowned for being difficult. Anyhow I tried again in Feb and from about 12 seeds 6 germinated but I only managed to keep 2 going they are now in 4" pots and as they were hard to get this far I won't be planting them out until next year now when they should be really good strong plants. I reckon Canarycreeper has tried them too with similar results to me. Maybe someone else may have the secret to them Grannyjanny, good luck |
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Post by Jasmine on Aug 4, 2008 7:24:52 GMT
My white foxglove seedlings are just beginning to show - the pink ones were planted a bit later so nothing showing in that pot yet - will get piccie later! |
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Post by Ladygardener on Aug 10, 2008 8:05:38 GMT
I'd sowed some viola or pansys, not sure which they were as they'd gone to seed when I found them. They've germinated and a couple of them are starting to form new leaves. |
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Post by Ladygardener on Aug 29, 2008 18:33:33 GMT
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Post by Jasmine on Aug 29, 2008 18:55:51 GMT
They're looking great LNG - and are out of the reach of the slugs too!
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Its fairly shaded and that's where I've stuck the cuttings of fuschia and mock orange in as well. 
clay. Are you on clay too?
