What Flower seeds are you sowing now

[Ladygardener]

I sprinkled dozens of Poppies around the communal containers at the allotment the last time I was there. I was'nt sure if they were even stored correctly as they were ones I'd saved. When I was there yesterday they'd germinated! We may get some late bloomers to add a bit of colour.

[andy]

If you grow spring bedding such as wallflowers, bellis, pansies or even some of the other biennials such as Canterbury bells, now's the time to get them in.

[Ladygardener]

My Wallflower for next year are up and running, I'll be sowing Cornflower and Sweetpea and some Calendula over the next couple of months or so.

I sowed some more Rocket, Salad Leaves and Corriander a week or so ago and they're up as well. My original leaves are starting to bolt and I wanted some more for Rf competition.

[Barbara]

I've sown red wallflowers and cornflowers today.

[Ladygardener]

Glad you got your Wallflowers in Barbara, hope these ones germinate for you.

[Barbara]

That was quick, all had their heads up yesterday, fingers crossed I can keep the SnS away

[Barbara]

I did some hollyhocks yesterday.

[Ladygardener]

I sowed some Canterbury bells the other day and they'e up. Tiny little seedlings like an Antirrhinum.

[Barbara]

Looks like a successful start for us Ladygardener,

[Rosefriend]

Ladygardener,andy,Barbara,Tig,Jilly

I have totally forgotten to sow the Sweet William for next year - am I too late??

[Tig]

I would probably risk it here in the UK, not sure about Germany though RF, winter sometimes arrives earlier there doesn't it? If you have a new packet of seed I would go for it anyway, half a pack and leave the rest an early spring sowing next year perhaps?

[Rosefriend]

Aug 5, 2016 12:15:19 GMT Tig said:

I would probably risk it here in the UK, not sure about Germany though RF, winter sometimes arrives earlier there doesn't it? If you have a new packet of seed I would go for it anyway, half a pack and leave the rest an early spring sowing next year perhaps?

Mmmmh - that's the problem - we can get a frost in September - doesn't have to be but we could...!! Good idea with half a pack - it is a new packet, - hope so anyway, just bought it!

[wendya]

I have been sent some aqulegio columbine seeds to sow, but im a bit worried, there seems to be so many I dont want to be over grown, any suggestions I also have foxlgloves seeds or so it says but they haven't seeded here yet and these seeds are from Buckinghamshire. Maybe there are early foxlgoves, but now not sure if they may be far too big for my small area.

Help needed

[Barbara]

I would only sow a few aqualegia seeds wendya, they are all sure to germinate

[Tig]

Can you sow them in a seed tray and just pick out the strongest seedlings to transplant wendya? The foxgloves would be OK at the back of the troughs in shadier areas, they don't mind shade. They both self-seed if you don't deadhead them before the seeds ripen, easy enough to remove while still young as long as you recognise them. I could have a garden full of foxgloves if I didn't pull them out

[wendya]

Thanks Barbara, Tig, this is a problem sometimes as i dont recognise what they look like when seedlings but will sow a few and see what happens. Thank you

[Barbara]

These are the seedlings of aqualegia wendya,

[Barbara]

Don't know why it did that,

[Ladygardener]

I've tons more to do at the plot but did sow a last lot of Beetroot and some Calendula Indian Prince for next year when I was there yesterday.

[fozzie]

Waiting for R.viriniana heps to ripen will then sow a few seeds 20 or so (who said Shakespeare was dead !) just to see how viable they are. If ok then next year its out with the paint brushes and plastic bags.

[Jilly]

Sowed a few hardy annuals for next year yesterday, both in my annual trough outside, & a few in trays in the growhouse, mostly just Calendula, Cornflowers & Candytuft. But in the seed sale at the GC I did unearth these rather unusual poppies called Applegreen, so did a few of those too.



Ha ha, that's rather a huge pic, I copied it from the T&M website 

[wendya]

Do wonder if to sow some Californian poppys now, but would they survive, i have no cold frame just the planters

[Ladygardener]

Sept 23, 2016 11:01:45 GMT wendya said:

Do wonder if to sow some Californian poppys now, but would they survive, i have no cold frame just the planters

This is the right time to sow them, they are bi annual mostly and if you sow them now you should get your flowers next year wendya

[Rosefriend]

Going to sow Gazania's for OH again this year, the seeds are in the fridge as they do tend to do better if they have a bit of cold for a week...will do them at the weekend...

I am also going to sow some Coleus (Solenostemon scutellarioides) - saw a packet of seeds last year and grabbed them...

[andy]

Back in the autumn, i collected about 20 varieties of herbaceous seeds. They've been in the fridge since then and yesterday, i made a start on sowing some of them.

Salvia 'Cerro Potosi'
Kniphofia 'Papaya popsicle'
Rudbeckia 'Goldsturm'
Echinacea 'Hot papaya'
Echinacea 'Magnus'
Penstemon 'Huskers red'
Geranium 'splish splash'
Stachys humelo
Lychnis 'pink'
Helenium 'Moreheim beauty'

Also sowed some citrus pips.

Got some Guara 'The Bride' to go in today....they germinated, grew and flowered exceptionally well last year so doing some more.

[Ladygardener]

My sweetpea sown the other week are starting to come up. I've loads that I sowed in autumn and they've already been pinched out and are sitting outside since they emerged so they stay hardy.

[Rosefriend]

Some lovely varieties there andy,..

Ladygardener, can you keep reminding me at intervals to sow my sweet peas please - I forget each year and end up sowing straight outside - still works but they are always so late...

[Jilly]

Same here ladies, Ron sent me a pack of Jilly last week and I've still got some that Ladygardener, sent me last year, I usually get them in root trainers in the growhouse by the autumn, but didn't get around to it last year. Sadly the root trainer pots bit the dust in the wall disaster, but I think I may get away with sowing them in just deep pots, but must get on with it, I've already got compost.

[Tig]

I have paeonia obovata alba, tennuifolia & cambessedesii soaking - they will be bagged up with some perlite later and put in the fridge.
Also going to sow some paris polyphylla tomorrow.
Must do a list of what needs sowing when!

[Ladygardener]

I'll do my best Rosefriend.

Jilly I've never used root trainers for my sp (although I know they're good) I just used deep pots of deep grape containers.