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Post by Jasmine on Apr 9, 2011 19:30:20 GMT
It's native to Scottish moorland isn't it? How hard can it be?
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Post by Geranium on Apr 9, 2011 20:53:41 GMT
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Post by Barbara on Apr 10, 2011 9:15:04 GMT
Everone of the sunflower '' Garden statement'' that Jas. sent to me have germinated, shot up overnight like Jacks beanstalks . ;D
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 10, 2011 16:10:49 GMT
Brilliant Barbara - I like Garden Statement - it's quite neat and the sunflowers make good cut flowers.
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Post by Barbara on Apr 10, 2011 17:09:42 GMT
Thanks again Jas.  |
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Post by Dutchy on Apr 10, 2011 17:27:48 GMT
;D Beanstalk sunflowers. How can one know for sure they are yellow when their heads sit above the clouds?
I must get my sunflowers in too but I will go for smaller dark ones.
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 10, 2011 19:02:49 GMT
I sowed all my Morning Glories this evening. I put them into dishes to soak this morning and Sunrise Serenade (thanks for the seeds Tig) was sprouting by this evening! I also sowed Scarlet O'Hara, Milky Way and White Feather (thanks for the White Feather Chuckles).
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Post by Tig on Apr 10, 2011 22:25:06 GMT
I'd soaked a few mixed saved morning glory seeds and then had a busy day, they all had little white shoots and I think there were over 40 seeds  Now in the walk in growhouse - could have a mg forest if they all grow!  x Tig |
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Post by Barbara on Apr 11, 2011 10:30:07 GMT
I sowed mine straight into compost,  have I done it all wrong  , I'll put some in a dish of water then. |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 11, 2011 10:55:39 GMT
I don't suppose it matters about soaking Barbara - they just might take a few days longer to germinate which isn't a bad thing! ;D
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 11, 2011 11:18:40 GMT
I sowed my Night Scented Phlox this morning, many thanks Tig. Hope they grow for me.
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Post by Barbara on Apr 11, 2011 11:24:14 GMT
I sowed my Night Scented Phlox this morning, many thanks Tig. Hope they grow for me. Mine are lovely little seedlings LG, I bought my pack at wilkies, I've put them on my front garden thread.. |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 11, 2011 12:24:51 GMT
Yes I saw them yesterday and they're looking good Barbara. I have seedlings all over the house at the moment and on every space I can find outside. |
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Post by Auricula on Apr 11, 2011 16:30:01 GMT
I've run out of room, so a lot of my seedlings are going to have to go on the compost heap |
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Post by Barbara on Apr 12, 2011 7:30:07 GMT
Plant them in the grass verges and brighten the place up a bit. ;D
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Post by purplejulia on Apr 12, 2011 9:34:00 GMT
Good idea Barbara. I've been sowing lots more annuals without thinking about where they are to go. Linus Red Dress, Cosmos picotee and Cosmos pied piper, Sunflower Black Magic and Sunflower Teddy Bear, Asterm Dwarf Queen and Poppy Black Paeony. Tig, I have been carefully watching my Cleomes and nothing has germinated. i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/cry.gif |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 12, 2011 13:58:06 GMT
nothing has happened with mine either I'm afraid.
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 12, 2011 15:54:55 GMT
I've never had any luck with cleomes  But, some of MGs are up! |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 12, 2011 17:16:18 GMT
That's great, some more of my Sunflowers are up, I'm going to have loads of them if they all do for me. ;D
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 12, 2011 19:40:52 GMT
They're such a cheery sight though aren't they LG - I've got another Valentine up today from my sowing a few days ago.
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Post by Tig on Apr 12, 2011 19:52:37 GMT
Sorry no-one is having much luck with the cleome, although I think the purple seeds were duff as none of them germinated for me, but I have got the pink and white ones to germinate OK in the same seed tray so I know I've done them right.
The saved MG seeds I put in the big growhouse have all popped up today, I won't have space for all of them so I may have to do some guerilla gardening myself (good suggestion LG, can't have surplus seed babies being abandoned can we!!)
x Tig
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Post by Auricula on Apr 13, 2011 8:26:55 GMT
Mine will end up in the compost bin if I can't find space for them I have squillions of cosmos, about a dozen sunflowers and nothing else germinated.........................I'm giving seeds up as a bad job I think |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 13, 2011 9:57:39 GMT
I've just sown some sweet rocket, foxglove Camelot and oriental poppies for next year and I've sown a tub of night scented phlox.
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Post by Tig on Apr 16, 2011 19:57:26 GMT
My Emilia coccinea Scarlet Magic have germinated in the walk-in growhouse, and the sweet williams are showing!!! Two of the six cerinth major are through, but I had a bit of an accident this morning with a big bag of compost falling over and squashing one tray of MG seedlings and spilling out all over the sandersonia and nicotiana tray I sowed some eremuras seedlings last autumn, thought nothing was going to happen but today I spotted two green 'sticks' in the pot, not sure if it is them as I've not grown them from seed before, but it could be  x Tig |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 17, 2011 6:54:32 GMT
I sowed Bupleurum Rotundifolium Griffiti and Thalictrum Delavayi Album a couple of weeks ago and forgot to say I have seeds left of both if anyone else would like to try them. Just PM me.
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Apr 17, 2011 17:00:44 GMT
This week I have sown....
Adenium Thai Beauty
Geranium Sixth Scent (scented leaves)
Geranium Maderense
Stoksia
Lysimachia atropurpurea
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Post by Geranium on Apr 17, 2011 21:07:07 GMT
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Post by Tig on Apr 17, 2011 22:21:45 GMT
Not tried those Geranium, the ordinary one germinates like a weed after sitting in the ground all winter though, so I can understand why they might say some cold stratification could help. Must admit, I would probably try to germinate them without any heat at all at this time of year, probably outside in a cold frame I've sown another batch of cosmos today, as I managed to knock the seedtray off the shelf in the walk-in growhouse whilst moving yet more stuff in there - need a bigger one already I've got really good results so far, I'm amazed! x Tig |
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Post by Tig on Apr 21, 2011 19:37:07 GMT
The dust of lobelia tupa which was sown on the 12th March has just germinated!!! Nearly chucked that pot out as I've sown some more since thinking it was a no-show The hordeum jubatum has germinated in the walk-in growhouse, in fact everything I've sown in there has germated apart from the orlaya grandiflora, so I've sown some more of them today indoors. Last chance 'cos it's getting a bit late now. x Tig |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 22, 2011 4:11:21 GMT
I grew Lobelia last year and it did well for me, 39p a packet or something it was in B&Q, very tricky 'tho and I did'nt prick it out, just kept it in bunches.
I'm going to go through my seed box this weekend and see what I can sow.
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Now in the walk in growhouse - could have a mg forest if they all grow! 
have I done it all wrong 
, I'll put some in a dish of water then. 
