What Flower seeds are you sowing now

[Tig]

I have loads of saved Splish Splash seeds germinated, and today I have my first Mrs Kendall Clarke (thanks Jilly

x Tig

[Auricula]

Sowed the rest of my sweet peas today

[Ladygardener]

You do well with the Splish Splash Tig, well done. Hope you get a good show next year Auricula. I think I've made a boob with mine which are up well. I don't think I put enough soil in their little holders, don't know what I was thinking.

[Jasmine]

I've got 8 little lupin morello cherry plants from your seeds LG

[Ladygardener]

That's excellent Jasmine, I've got about 3 I think.

[Auricula]

They'll be fine LG I kept forgetting, so I bunged them all in an ordinary seed tray and when they come up, I'll transplant them into 3" pots

[Ladygardener]

Thanks Auricula, you're right I'm sure. I'll transplant mine this year too although I don't normally. I just think I put too much paper at the bottom of the toilet roll inner and not enough soil. I'll transplant them soon I think, maybe at the weekend.

[Tig]

I sowed some alstromeria seeds on the 13th October (saved seeds all the way from Cornwall ), and when I was transplanting the splish splash today I noticed I've got a green shoot! Hope it isn't to soon, don't want them to die before they get growing

PJ have your 'jungle' seeds arrived? Share what you've bought when you've got them, cos I love the seeds from them

x Tig

[Auricula]

You make sure you keep an eagle eye on them Tig.......they're a long way from their Mummy ;D ;D

[purplejulia]

Nov 4, 2010 12:44:04 GMT Tig said:

I sowed some alstromeria seeds on the 13th October (saved seeds all the way from Cornwall ), and when I was transplanting the splish splash today I noticed I've got a green shoot! Hope it isn't to soon, don't want them to die before they get growing

PJ have your 'jungle' seeds arrived? Share what you've bought when you've got them, cos I love the seeds from them

x Tig

Tig,jungle seeds arrived a couple of weeks ago. I have Gardenia thumbergia, Gossypium hirsutum, musa mannii and pilotus exaltus Joey i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/smiley.gif

I can't remember what the common names are now so I'll go on their website but I do know Musa Mannii is a dwarf banana variety. Send me pm if you want a few seeds.

[Tig]

Hahaha, you know me tooo well

Nice selection, not the easiest to grow though Could be a bit of a challenge to keep going if .... they germinate

Just one baby alstro so far Auricula, if it survives and is 'different' I shall call it Jo-Jo ;D

[Jasmine]

I have got 9 lupin morello cherry now - all the seeds I planted have germinated but it's taken some of them ages. The first to germinate are small plants now.

[Jasmine]

Gardenia thumbergia looks like a pretty shrub PJ. I had a google and it says it smells gorgeous too.

[Ladygardener]

That's brilliant Jasmine, I hope they continue to flourish for you. ;D

[Jilly]

Has anyone else tried growing Anthriscus sylvestris 'Ravenswing' from seed?
I tried it a couple of years ago & didn't get anything & I tried a fresh pack this Autumn, the pack said sow Autumn or Spring, it's been in the heated prop for about 6 weeks now & still nothing i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/undecided.gif . I'm wondering if it's like Verbena Bonariensis, I never had any success from bought seed & then from one plant self seeding I've got it all over.

On a brighter note I checked the Allium Scubertii, (thanks Tig) which are in a pot in the garden & I've got a few green shoots already.

Jillyx

[Tig]

I've not grown it Jilly, but it is a nice plant to try. A quick bit of research and I've found it can take over a year to germinate despite some sites quoting 17-21 days, and best results are gotten from fresh seed. It is one for the patient gardener methinks (no point in Auricula trying to grow some from seed then )

x Tig

[Jilly]

Thanks Tig, I'll leave them alone then, I can't see them getting away with taking up room in the heated prop for a year though i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/rolleyes.gif .

Jillyx

[Tig]

I don't think you need them in the heated prop Jilly One site I read said sow them in a cold-frame at this time of year (well early October actually!)

x Tig

[Jilly]

Thanks for tip Tig, they're T&M seeds and the pack said 70 degrees. Guess who's going to get turfed out to the mini GH when I get home. I've been threatening that for a week or so now.
I've also got half a pack left so I might just try a few outside in the Spring.

Jillyx

[Tig]

If they were mine I'd be tempted to try a few outside now - says she who is trying to get some cimicifuga to germinate and has four lots all in different conditions ;D

x Tig

[Auricula]

Ooh no, wouldn't do for me !! I might be dead by the time they germinated and then I'd miss 'em anyway ;D ;D

[Tig]

Today I've sown geranium pyrenaicum and asclepia tuberosa which are both outside. I am soaking seeds of cornus kousa, stewartii pseudocamellia and musa mannii for 24-48 hours dependent upon their needs and they will get sown according to their needs tomorrow or Sunday. The first two will go outside to get cold stratification, the nana will be in the unheated prop in the warmest room I have and will join me in the dining room each evening to get the additional artificial light, as will the upland cotton seeds I've sown and the wild gardenias ;D

Doncha just love a challenge

Thanks to everyone who adds a little excitement to my 'growing' life

x Tig

[Tig]

Just had a little wander round the garden checking for cat digging (don't mention my onion sets :, on the way back checked my seed pots and I have lots of little baby geranium pyrenaicums showing - they didn't need much cold stratification

I have four Mrs Kendall Clarkes showing now, and one gossypium hirsutum (uplands cotton) has appeared - I'm a proud mummy ;D

x Tig

[Ladygardener]

Well done Tig, you certainly have green fingers. ;D

[Chuckles]

Must get my seed box out and see what I've got that I could be sowing

[Tig]

I sowed some agapanthus seeds the other week that just fell in my pocket as I was passing a rather forlorn looking plant at a GC I have germination ;D

My cross pollinated lily seeds are going daft, hmmm I need to find a dedicated bed for them next spring as I will have a small plantation

Looked in the cold frame today and despite freezing for over a week it seems that most of the various geranium seedlings are coping, they sure are tough little devils! Not so sure on a few other things that are outside, but time will tell Anything that needs cold stratification should be very happy!!!

x Tig

[Barbara]

Yesterday at Daughters pub I found a packet of poppy seeds I'd given her so I took them out and scattered them around, they've got more chance out there than sitting in the pub.

[Ladygardener]

Well done Barbara, I brought Ruth over some poppy seeds and told her to do that too.
Excellent result with your Agapanthus Tig. Funny how seeds are attracted to the magnatism (sp) of the pockets. I've had that happen once or twice as well ;D

[Tig]

Today I have a gardenia thunbergia hatched - just over a month for them to appear! Will post photo on the 'show us your seedlings' fred

x Tig

[purplejulia]

Dec 15, 2010 14:42:19 GMT Tig said:

Today I have a gardenia thunbergia hatched - just over a month for them to appear! Will post photo on the 'show us your seedlings' fred

x Tig

Hi Tig

I'm glad your seeds have hatched. I didn't get round to planting my jungle seeds in the end as I wasn't sure if I could nurture them through the winter. Look forward to seeing a photo. Hope your cold is getting better.