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Post by Chuckles on Mar 13, 2009 11:36:38 GMT
It's definately sowing season by the looks on here ;D Most of my Morning Glory are through so they've now come out of the HP and into an UHP in the GH. I put Nicotiana Affinis in there place and they are now showing little specs of green. Everything else is just in UHP's in the GH waiting for a turn to get in the warm  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Mar 13, 2009 17:53:27 GMT
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Post by Missredhead on Mar 13, 2009 20:55:30 GMT
On the 1st March I sowed.......
french marigolds
dahlias
lobelia
busy lizzies
petunias
and a packet that just said 'butterfly favourite collection'
all have sprouted except the busy lizzies
have still got loads to do.
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Post by Tig on Mar 14, 2009 0:07:15 GMT
Sown sunflowers directly outdoors - Evening Sun and Black Magic.
Going to soak some Morning Glory tomorrow ...
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Post by Missredhead on Mar 14, 2009 9:37:36 GMT
oh I put a couple of sunflower seeds in 4 pots too and have stuck them in the mini GH.
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Post by Ladygardener on Mar 14, 2009 11:21:11 GMT
You guys have spurrned me into action again. Today I've sown my sunflower seeds which I got from the save the bees people and some saved ones that I found in the tin where I keep my seeds. Oh and I found some old astrantia seeds,no idea how old and sowed themstraight into a little bare patch of soil beside the bricks on the bottom border. |
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Post by Tig on Mar 14, 2009 15:04:24 GMT
4 cobaea scandens sown and put in mini-growhouse this morning. The 6 remaining crepe ginger seeds were soaked overnight, sown and put in the heated prop as well. The African Marigolds, Vanilla f1 & Crackerjack sown on 12/03 are showing, not quite as quick as Andys but not bad! I may sow some night phlox (midnight candy) direct, and anything else I can find in my seedbox that can be outdoor sown now! I forget and then end up too late with some of the annuals ... I'll report back later  x Tig |
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Post by Chuckles on Mar 16, 2009 11:27:02 GMT
 My Cosmos Cosmonaut and Psyche White ( :-*CPB) and my Cerinthe are germinating after 15 days, they've only been in unheated props in the GH, well pleased
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Post by Tig on Mar 16, 2009 16:49:47 GMT
I now have nine healthy looking tithonia seedlings, three out of four Commelina Dianthifolia sown on 9th March are through (how exciting is that!!), I now have 5 agave montana, two 'red yucca', 13/20 african marigolds, 19 callistemon rigidus, 28 tuberous begonia, 2 clematis korean beauty out of 8 sown, 4 datura ballerina tutu (100%), 1 eryngium out of 8 sown and no sign of the crepe ginger! Today I have sown straight into the borders eschscholzia double mixed and Red Chief, double black cornflower, poached egg plant and night phlox. I wonder if I can find room for everything else  x Tig |
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Post by Dutchy on Mar 17, 2009 8:55:21 GMT
Oooee yes it is sowing time alright. I did some Cosmos seashell and Nicotiana sylvestris and other stuff Sunday and continued on Monday with Zinnia and Dahlia . The spare bedroom has its special windowsill up and working ;D I hope our April guests don't mind having loads of little seedlings going whoomp there  |
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Post by Rosefriend on Mar 18, 2009 11:10:13 GMT
My Mex's failed for the first time ever and I adopted the Tig method (should be patented) and within 48 hours the first seeds are germinating.
Tig's method .....rough and mean and just throw them in!!!!!
RF
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Post by Tig on Mar 18, 2009 20:00:16 GMT
Amazingly successful method isn't it! ;D
Glad it worked for you too (I have ten seedlings this year, all in their own pots now. I think that will be enough for the size of my garden!)
x Tig
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Post by Mowhay on Mar 19, 2009 8:56:08 GMT
I planted six Cobaea on the 28th Feb in a tray on windowsill the first one was through on the 15th March and I now have 5 out of 6. I'm on leave next week so will be sowing
Aster ( Spider mixed )
Calendula (Neon)
Chrysanthemum (Bright Eyes, German Flag, Summer Festival)
Cornflower (Polka Dot)
Cosmos (Sensation mixed)
Marigold (Colossus, Hero Red)
Nicotianna (Domino Bright)
Scabiosa (Ebony and Ivory)
As well as planting out my Eagle Sweet Peas seedlings (Dot Com, Just Jenny, Linda Carole, Lisa Marie, Mummsie and Our Harry)
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Post by Ladygardener on Mar 20, 2009 18:11:36 GMT
We're all at it again I see. Today I got some peas sown, the wildflower seed has been sprinkled as has the cornflower and night scented stock, and some virginian stock mixed. Parsnips 2nd sowing also underway now too. |
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Post by Chuckles on Mar 20, 2009 19:44:17 GMT
Sown various Sunflowers, Trailing Lobelia, Scabiosa a white one and a cream one also some black Paeony poppies today.
Got spares of the Paeony black poppies if anyone wants any, they are saved seed but I'm not sure how true they will be. Also got spare saved seeds of Sunflower Titan, it's a 12 ft'er.
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Post by andy on Mar 22, 2009 6:50:34 GMT
Night scented stock went in yesterday (2 packets) along with Californian poppies (can't say, let alone spell the latin). Got some lovely looking Californian poppies....a mix called jelly Beans so hopefully that will give a nice splash of colour.
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Post by Ladygardener on Mar 22, 2009 11:19:48 GMT
I've been at it again too. Today i've sowed 2 pot full of Rudbeckia (thanks again Tig) they're in the airing cupboard to germinate. Also sowed some saved morning glory seeds into a washed out strawberry container with a lid like a propagator. Have put these in the mini greenhouse. I'm looking out the window as I type and I see a lovely big bumble bee in one of the tulips on the windowledge. ;D It really is springtime.
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Post by Tig on Mar 22, 2009 23:43:47 GMT
I sowed some Love Lies Bleeding (red amaranthus on 18/3, my saved seed of Italian White Sunflowers yesterday (both in the cold frame), and also some echinops 'blue glow' indoors.
x Tig
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Post by Rosefriend on Mar 23, 2009 11:55:49 GMT
I have just sown a new load of seeds.
Eschscholzia Californica
Reseda Odorata - thanks LG
Nasturtium Black Velvet
Nasturtium Princess Of India
Godetia Lady in Blue
Emilia Coccinea Scarlet Magic
Anagallis
Cosmos - thanks Penny
RF
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Post by Ladygardener on Mar 27, 2009 18:38:06 GMT
You're keeping busy Rf. Today I've sowed into pots some double blue cornflower. There's no sign of the ones I sowed in the border so these are in the airing cupboard to germinate. Funny thing,either my poppy burgundy frills are starting to germinate weeks after sowing and i'd just about given up on them or else something else has gotten into the compost and is coming up. They're in the covered back yard. Time will tell. ;D |
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Post by Jasmine on Mar 27, 2009 19:22:24 GMT
Oh that's good news about the poppies LG. Mine are doing well. I have potted on 16 and have 2 pots that still need potting on. Must do it then I can offer them to friends.
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Post by Ladygardener on Mar 27, 2009 19:30:30 GMT
well done Jasmine, they're doing great for you. They really work well when planted in a good clump together maybe 5-7 and if you dead head them they will bloom again.  |
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Post by Tig on Mar 27, 2009 19:55:32 GMT
My burgundy frills got sown direct in the border and I can see them appearing Can't wait for summer, so many things to look forward to (thanks LG ) x Tig |
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Post by Ladygardener on Mar 27, 2009 20:08:21 GMT
That's where I've had most success too Tig strangely enough they've done better there than in the seed tray. Glad to hear they're doing well for you. There's so much to come, I love this time of year so much. ;D
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Post by Jasmine on Mar 27, 2009 20:15:52 GMT
Thanks for the tip LG. I reckon I should have 2 or 3 clumps worth - can't wait.
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Post by Ladygardener on Mar 28, 2009 4:02:50 GMT
I was having a look in my notebook as it's the middle of the night and i can't sleep. I see I've only a few more things left to sow,  nearly everything has already been sown. Can't believe how well on I am. Did'nt quite have that sense of panic I expected to have at the beginning of the year when I was making my list. Bit by bit it all gets done. ;D |
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Post by Rosefriend on Mar 28, 2009 9:15:45 GMT
Ooo you really are up early - I am still at the panic stage - I have got so many more things to sow and I just do not have the room.
RF
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Post by Ladygardener on Mar 28, 2009 10:10:14 GMT
Finding room is always the problem RF. This year I'll have even more in my borders and containers. The trouble is that there's always something more I want. ;D
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Post by Biggles on Mar 28, 2009 11:41:07 GMT
I will have to wait till the weather gets a bit better--I have no more room on the kitchen windowsill- it is taken up with Parsnip seeds and Morning Glory seedlings.
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Post by Tig on Mar 28, 2009 11:43:56 GMT
I have sown 9 more eryngium alpinum superbum, being as I got zilch from my first sowing, what I thought was a possible, turned out to be a weed  Going to sow a few 'black' double poppies direct into the 'dark' border while there is a gap in the clouds ... |
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My Cosmos Cosmonaut and Psyche White ( :-*CPB) and my Cerinthe are germinating after 15 days, they've only been in unheated props in the GH, well pleased 
nearly everything has already been sown. Can't believe how well on I am. Did'nt quite have that sense of panic I expected to have at the beginning of the year when I was making my list. Bit by bit it all gets done. ;D
