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Post by Ladygardener on Mar 4, 2012 12:18:30 GMT
I'm running out of space too Tig and have the covered yard, upstairs front bedroom and kitchen table all with either cuttings or seedlings or seeds waiting to germinate.
Today I sowed Cosmos Sensation Mixed.
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Post by Auricula on Mar 4, 2012 16:36:42 GMT
Sowed some sweet peas in situ  |
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Post by purplejulia on Mar 5, 2012 17:48:20 GMT
I've got signs of life in the ricinus pots, so the seed I saved from last year was viable you'll be glad to know PJ  Must sort out the rest of what I'm sowing, although some stuff is going to have to go in late as I'm fast running out of space! x Tig We have lift off Tig. 2 out of the 3 ricinus have sprouted what looks like a little curled pink stem. |
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Post by Tig on Mar 5, 2012 18:40:51 GMT
 Well done PJ, the other one won't be far behind. If they are like mine they will need a little bit of compost adding to cover the open seedpod, not wet though, and keep watering from the bottom to get the roots down  More excitement for me as the colocasia fallax pot has tiny weeny little green shoots emerging ;D x Tig
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Post by andy on Mar 8, 2012 11:52:30 GMT
Swiss chard germinating looks amaizing....lots of different olours.
Dierama (angels fishing rods) starting to come up as is cobaea. Lots of other stuff now up so need to sow some other bits this weekend.
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Post by carolann on Mar 10, 2012 8:54:37 GMT
Did some Marigolds from saved seed in modules you can never have enough of them so I'm going to sow some more in a couple of weeks they are great gap fillers.
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Post by Jasmine on Mar 10, 2012 10:14:48 GMT
I've re-sown Dahlia Bishop's Children as none came up at all and I've sown some more Shasta Crazy Daisy as I think they'll sell well at school for the summer fair.
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Post by andy on Mar 10, 2012 19:43:54 GMT
Zantedeschia seeds germinating ;D
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Post by andy on Mar 10, 2012 19:50:40 GMT
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Post by Jasmine on Mar 10, 2012 21:02:23 GMT
Swiss chard is interesting colours isn't it?
You're not expecting anyone to dinner then Andy? ;D
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Post by Rosefriend on Mar 11, 2012 7:29:25 GMT
Oh blimey - he's at it again...
How many thousands of plants are you going to get this year Andy....I might pop round and beg some off you!!
RF
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Post by Ladygardener on Mar 11, 2012 7:44:26 GMT
I see your seedlings have taken over the house Andy.  |
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Post by carolann on Mar 11, 2012 8:49:12 GMT
I thought it was a work pic first till I saw the chairs ;D well done there Andy
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Post by carolann on Mar 11, 2012 8:59:04 GMT
Forgot to say that the Bishops Children from LG have germinated (thank you very much) so I'm well pleased.
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Post by Jilly on Mar 11, 2012 18:43:25 GMT
I resowed my Bishops Children today (the last lot got caught by the cold spell a couple of weeks ago, even in the spare room). Also did Tithonia, they weren't marvelous last year but that was the weather I could see how lovely they could be. Cobea, I had some seeds left & I won't be defeated i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/grin.gif Stocks & Thyme (mine is a few years old & definitely on it's last legs) Jillyx |
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Post by Tig on Mar 11, 2012 19:44:23 GMT
Shan't be having a curry night for a month or so Andy ;D I've put some cobea to soak tonight, I too will try again. Thanks for the reminder on the tithonia Jilly, now where did I put the seeds? Must make an effort tomorrow, still got asarina to sow, and a fair few others x Tig |
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Post by andy on Mar 11, 2012 20:12:06 GMT
My cobaea is on the move. Plants above are in conservatory but might ask if i can have a bit of bench in the nursery.
Black eye susan is up too today ;D
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Post by carolann on Mar 12, 2012 10:36:19 GMT
Sowed some more Marigolds and some Calendula some saved seed from the Goblin not sure if anything will come from them and I cant remember what else  had to open the windows and door in the GH it was so warm in there yesterday. |
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Post by Ladygardener on Mar 12, 2012 10:46:14 GMT
You reminded me about the Tithonia so I sowed some this morning. |
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Post by Barbara on Mar 12, 2012 13:44:34 GMT
I have been sowing sweet peas, I won a comp and these were the prize. Alan Williams.....mid blue. Honey pink pink Mollie Rilstone.....pink picotee on cream ground. Royal wedding ...white. Lilac ripple. Restormel...........cerise. thay are alll from Matthewman's Chelsea collection. I've sown some verbena boniwhatsits as well, they sound a real pain in the. ;D 3 months to germinate.  |
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Post by Tig on Mar 12, 2012 16:16:56 GMT
Well done on the sweetpeas Barbara, nice selection there. I haven't found my tithonia seeds yet, but I know they are in amongst the 't's somewhere ;D Today I've sown echinacea - Hula Dancer, Bravado, Magic Box and some 'dust' Barbara sent me, which I don't think contained any seeds, but we'll wait and see I've also sown a pot of Dierama, eupatorium maculatum purpureum, cardiocrinum giganteum and some tall golden grass seeds that I 'collected' whilst on a visit late last summer The purple and white cobeas have also gone into modules, the seeds looked very dry though, even after soaking for a couple of hours x Tig |
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Post by andy on Mar 12, 2012 18:47:27 GMT
Rhodochiton starting to come up...well chuffed with that !!!
Another 10 trays sowed today...
Gaillardia Arizona apricot
Gaillardia Arizona red
Eryngium alpinum
Thrift pink shades
Dodecatheon
Scabious mxd
Canary creeper
Rudbekia fulgida
Amaranthus Josephs coat
Amaranthus pony tails
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Post by Jasmine on Mar 14, 2012 19:12:56 GMT
I've got 2 ricinis comimg up - they have the most amazing root system!
My Cupani swetpeas are coming up too.
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Post by purplejulia on Mar 15, 2012 14:30:57 GMT
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Post by Tig on Mar 15, 2012 14:40:51 GMT
Well done PJ!! They are OK for now if you can keep them warm (16-20c should be OK), and give them as much daylight as possible. When the first 'true' leaves come on you can pot them up into the next size pot, just in some mpc, keep watering from the bottom, moist compost not soggy. I let mine almost dry out between waterings. I got 100% germination so with the NZ purple seed I bought I'm nurturing 8 babies (not quite as bad as last year when I had 12 growing ;D)
x Tig
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Post by Jilly on Mar 15, 2012 18:10:12 GMT
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Post by Missredhead on Mar 16, 2012 18:44:05 GMT
I have only just got round to starting to sow some seeds......yesterday I sowed Dahlia pom pom and some french marigolds....
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Post by Jilly on Mar 20, 2012 11:28:47 GMT
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Post by Jasmine on Mar 20, 2012 11:56:46 GMT
Now there's an image! ;D
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Post by Tig on Mar 20, 2012 15:29:19 GMT
I've sown tithonia arcadean mixed today, just for a change Also sown centratherum intermedium zinnia elegans queen red lime asarina p. victoria falls patrinia scabiosifolia verbena hastata (both the latter courtesy of Dutchy  My purple cobeas have appeared, no sign of the 'alba' again - sown same time, same compost, same conditions x Tig |
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had to open the windows and door in the GH it was so warm in there yesterday.
