What Flower seeds are you sowing now

[Cheerypeabrain]

I don't do anything special with mine. you wait...this year I won't be able to germinate any of the beggers.....

[Cheerypeabrain]

Oh yes, one of my aloe variegata has germinated.... ;D I'm a Mother.... ;D

[Tig]

Is it a boy or a girl ;D

[Tig]

I've sown some tithonia today, and some cobaea scandens. Also sown my toms and peppers ;D

[Cheerypeabrain]

Mar 5, 2010 13:34:03 GMT Tig said:

Is it a boy or a girl ;D

it's a leaf ;D

[mowgley]

update on the canna's 1 out of 10 so far
Sown 150 marigolds, 12 nasturtiums, 12 calendula

[Tig]

My tithonia are up

[Jilly]

I hadn't even got around to putting a note on here to say that I sowed some Antirrhinums & 10 week Stocks on Friday & the stocks are up already i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/smiley.gif

Jillyx

[Ladygardener]

The seeds seem to know that spring is in the air, my Antirrhinums are up and I only sowed them 3 days ago, the rudbneckia are coming up and the white cornflower are up too. ;D I'd been soaking beetroot on wet kitchen paper and 4 of them have roots so they're planted now too.

[Auricula]

Just about to sow some cosmos - the only seeds I seem to have 100% success with

[Missredhead]

mine look very weedy Auricula..never sown them before so does this sound about right?

[bagpuss]

I did some Cosmos Pied Piper and Dahlia Collarette Dandy at the weekend.

I really need some more room!!! ;D

[Auricula]

Yes Missy - they can look a bit weedy until they fill out

[Jasmine]

I sowed some cosmos cosmonaut and cosmos sweet kisses - I'm not very lucky with cosmos Auricula - I will get a third of what I've sown if I'm lucky.

I also sowed some hellebore Mrs Betty Ranicar and akebia and they have gone in the fridge for a few weeks cold.

[Ladygardener]

I've not been lucky with my Cosmos Sonata this year either. I have a few on the go but will need to sow a lot more.

[andy]

Sowed my petunias and ricinus today.....i'm just having a different single colour of petunias in each tub....yellow, red, deep blue, sky blue, plum, pink and deep burgundy.

Bit late with the petunias i know but hopefully they'll make it. The ricinus will be planted in the middle of each petunia tub.

[Ladygardener]

This week I sowed more Cosmos, Russian Giant Sunflowers, Parsnip and lobelia, today 1 Hunter squash.

[Tig]

I am having a go with something new to me, I've sown some rhodochiton atrosanguineus and some semopervivum species mixed (both seeds like dust :, I've also sown some 'old' gerbera seeds (use by 2008) just to try, and also some heliotrope dwarf marine from Jilly

I'm soaking some saved seed from cerinthe and some akebia quinata I forgot I had

I must remember to do the Russian Giants! Not going to start my squash until next month (if I can resist)

x Tig

[Barbara]

I've just done some white violas, they are saved seeds from last years flowers so fingers crossed.

I sowed some Delphiniums as well, but I'm not hopefull they looked a bit dried out.

[Auricula]

I sowed my 5 Russian Giant sunflowers..........finally

[jean]

Far too many again I'm trying out Sanguisorba menziesii from saved seed this year its a lovely plant but will need to be over wintered under cover till next spring.

www.stewo.no/S/Sanguisorba%20menziesii%202.jpg

[Dutchy]

Just done Cleome serrulata and Cleome hassleriana Rose Queen and I think they will as usual refuse to live.
I also sowed Cerinthe major and hope it will grow. I sowed in the heated propagator but those Cerinthe seeds are big and I am unsure if this is the right way to do them. LG help.

[Ladygardener]

Dutchy I sowed some late summer early autumn to make sure the seeds were good before sending them to anyone and they germinated in a couple of weeks. They did well but did'nt overwinter, I did'nt really think they would but was just testing the viability of the seeds.

Yours should be fine, I sowed some in a little pot 4th March but there's no sign of anything. I should have put them into the propagator but it was full at the time. I'll give them another week or so and if nothing appears I'll resow and add bottom heat.

[Dutchy]

Thanks LG.
The seeds look very healthy it is merely that I thought maybe my little modules are too small ;D

[Ladygardener]

Don't worry you can always grow them on, the seedlings will be strong ones.

[Tig]

I bought some akebia quinata seeds last year and had none germinate! Found the packet, still had five in, so soaked and sown on the 17th, pot put outside.

I also sowed cerinthe, rhodochiton, heliotrope dwarf marine & mixed sempervivums.

2 of the cobaea scandens sown on 6/03 have germinated! Now that is a surprise, some years not one of the little beggars has germinated!

Must pot on the tithonia and the cleome soon

x Tig

[Jasmine]

I sowed some dahlia collarette dandy (think that's how you spell it) on March 13th - they have nearly all come up. I liked the look of them when folk posted pictures on the board last year.
I'm trying akebia too Tig - mine are in the fridge as my packet mentioned scarification. Well, it certainly worked for the splish splash last year ;D

[Auricula]

I might have to resort to dahlia seeds 9 (never grown them from seeds before). I went to by tubers/seedlings/cuttings from my local supplier...only to be told thet their selling season has finished!!
Is it easy to grow seeds? Will they flower well? Should I give it a go? I fancied Bishop's children

[Ladygardener]

I have some I can send you if you want them Auricula. I was delighted with them last year from seed, they bloomed long and hard. I'm growing them again this year in case the overwintered tubers don't make it. Just pm me.

[Auricula]

Thanks LG - if I can't get any this afternoon, I'll take you up on your kind offer