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Post by andy on Jan 13, 2017 7:22:55 GMT
I have paeonia obovata alba, tennuifolia & cambessedesii soaking - they will be bagged up with some perlite later and put in the fridge. We have Paeonia ludlowii (lutea) that seeds everywhere at work. Might be tempted to pot some up. |
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Post by Tig on Jan 13, 2017 13:26:34 GMT
I've sown the Paris Polyphylla this morning, they are in the coldframe and I must remember to keep them damp.
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Post by andy on Jan 13, 2017 13:58:03 GMT
****Must stop going to garden centre****
Just bought more seeds....
Perennial poppies (Coral reef and dwarf allegro)
Lupins....2 varieties
Delphiniums
Gaillardia.
It's only January....i need therapy!!!!
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Post by Tig on Jan 13, 2017 14:18:53 GMT
That's nothing compared with what I ordered last night - and I've already got in stock. Special seeds order - Lobelia excelsa Paeonia tenuifolia Paris polyphylla Primula cockburniana Impatiens arguta Alba Iochroma australe Lunaria annua 'Variegata' purple flowered Michauxia campanuloides wild Paeonia cambessedesii Paeonia obovata var. Alba Petunia exserta Primula florindae 'Sunset' Watsonia pillansii Plant world seeds order PAEONIA CHOICE MIXED Including suffruticosas, anomala, officianalis mollis and several tree varieties PAEONIA MASCULA ssp MASCULA PODOPHYLLUM HEXANDRUM (EMODI) PRIMULA ALPICOLA PHACELIA BOLANDERI MECONOPSIS WILSONII CORYDALIS TALIENSIS CORYDALIS OPHIOCARPA 'BRONZE BEAUTY' DIERAMA COSMOS (PULCHERRIMUM) ANDEAN CHOICE CLIMBERS including aristolochia chilensis, dioscorea araucana and herreria stellata I also have dozens of packets of seeds I bought in the end of season sale last year, too many to fit in my garden, and saved seeds I collected - so I can join you in therapy Andy  |
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Post by Jilly on Jan 13, 2017 14:36:07 GMT
Just been googling your list Tig, the Primula florindae 'Sunset is stunning, unfortunately the one condition I can't provide is boggy. I always buy seeds like I've got rolling acres, not a tiny garden, so I sympathise with you andy,.... although you have got rolling acres to fill, so don't feel guilty. I grew Poppy Coral Reef a few years ago, stunning colour, it does still come up every year but I didn't put it in enough sun, so it rarely flowers. |
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Post by Tig on Jan 13, 2017 16:58:30 GMT
Pot Jilly - not hard to provide a boggy pot I have even made damp areas in the garden by digging a hole and lining it with an old compost bag, then just sticking the fork through a couple of times depending on how boggy I think the plant needs to be. |
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Post by Tig on Jan 14, 2017 15:42:38 GMT
Latest arrived paeonia seeds soaking, planted corydalis taliensis & ophiocarpa bronze beauty in damp compost in the coldframe, same with podophyllum hexandrum which I believe are quite tricky to germinate. Will be patient.
Planted all the Andean climbers mix and 5 snail vine seeds in the little windowsill propagator and have them on the front bedroom floor out of direct sunlight.
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Post by andy on Jan 14, 2017 16:35:38 GMT
Anyone grown purple love grass....Eragrostis spectabalis from seed. Just ordered some.
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Post by Tig on Jan 14, 2017 19:51:42 GMT
I grew some eragrostic curvula a few years back, it germinated quite well but wasn't hardy for me, or I put it in the wrong place.
According to my notes it was surface sown on seed compost, needed the compost kept moist (not wet) until germination (20-24c) - think it took about 6 weeks to start growing. Sown in February.
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Post by Ladygardener on Jan 15, 2017 7:23:55 GMT
I sowed some Cinnamon Basil yesterday. I've grown it before and just love the taste of it. Also sowed some Calendula Indian Prince, Red Spring Onions and some Bolero Marigolds. I know they're early but still....  |
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Post by andy on Jan 15, 2017 7:47:10 GMT
Blimey LG....the marigolds and calendula will be in flower before i sow mine!!!! LOL
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Post by andy on Jan 15, 2017 12:55:23 GMT
Had a few old lemons left over from xmas and was going to throw them. Cut them open and got 30 decent pips out which i have now sown and and put on the hot mat. Should take about 6 weeks to germinate.
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Post by Jilly on Jan 15, 2017 13:39:54 GMT
Did some Sweet Peas yesterday in the growhouse.
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Post by andy on Jan 16, 2017 7:16:21 GMT
Well i've just checked the seedlings i sowed on the 11th Jan and Geranium splish-splash is up....no surprise there really as they do seed themselves everywhere but amaizingly, Salvia cerro potosi...one of the woody sub shrub type salvias, is up too!!!!....overchuffed!!!!
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Post by Ladygardener on Jan 17, 2017 6:56:30 GMT
Well done with the Salvia andy, I've other Calendula up and outside since I sowed them in autumn, they're really hardy are'nt they. The Marigolds I took a chance with but I'll be sowing more in march anyhow.  |
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Post by andy on Jan 17, 2017 16:56:16 GMT
So 6 days after sowing, the geraniums, salvias, echinacea magnus and penstemon are up.
Sowed Eragrostis purpurea (purple love grass) yesterday
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Post by Rosefriend on Jan 17, 2017 17:13:29 GMT
So 6 days after sowing, the geraniums, salvias, echinacea magnus and penstemon are up. Sowed Eragrostis purpurea (purple love grass) yesterday You have a heated prop, don't you andy,?? |
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Post by andy on Jan 17, 2017 17:37:40 GMT
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Post by Rosefriend on Jan 17, 2017 18:16:49 GMT
Isn't there the possibility of cooking the seeds ?? |
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Post by andy on Jan 17, 2017 22:03:11 GMT
Doesn't seem to be RF...they just love it
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Post by andy on Jan 22, 2017 8:53:34 GMT
Lupins going in today...got 2 varieties soaking at the moment.
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Post by andy on Jan 22, 2017 8:59:03 GMT
Just been googling your list Tig , the Primula florindae 'Sunset is stunning, unfortunately the one condition I can't provide is boggy. You could always grow them in tubs and have a drip tray underneath which is constantly topped up with water. Love P. florindae....saw loads growing a Trebah gardens a few years ago. I do believe they're also known as the Himalayen cowslip. |
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Post by Barbara on Jan 24, 2017 16:17:22 GMT
Sweet peas, 39 0f them, 3 to a pot.
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Post by Rosefriend on Jan 26, 2017 15:36:18 GMT
Oh God - sweetpeas - I've still not done them....bugga!!!
I did sow the Gazanias (Daybreak Red Stripe) and the Solenostemon (Coleus)....didn't intend to do the whole packet of the Coleus but they all fell out!!
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Post by Ladygardener on Jan 27, 2017 8:05:59 GMT
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Post by andy on Jan 28, 2017 13:54:06 GMT
Lots going in today....
Gaillardia red plume
Lavender (old packet i found)
Also these which i collected from work....
Yellow Senecio
Michelmas daisy
Purple loostrife
Eryngium planum
Eryngium varifolium
Verbena bonairiensis
Agagpanthus....2 varieties
Erigerion profusion
Liatris spicata
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Post by andy on Jan 28, 2017 16:43:21 GMT
so far, i have the following germinated and on the conservatory window sil....
Poppy Coral reef
Poppy Dwarf allegro
Salvia Cerro potosi
Lipin Russel mixed
Lupin Festival mixed
Geranium splish splash
Gaillardia Goblin
Penstemon Husker red
Eragrostis purpurea
Echinacea magnus
Lychnis coronaria pink
Gaura The bride
Berkheya purpurea
Also got Delphiniums starting to poke through
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Post by Rosefriend on Jan 29, 2017 11:48:35 GMT
Blimey andy - that's a good list!! I sowed my Gazanias on Thursday around midday and this morning look what I found...  |
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Post by andy on Jan 30, 2017 6:00:20 GMT
Had a few old lemons left over from xmas and was going to throw them. Cut them open and got 30 decent pips out which i have now sown and and put on the hot mat. Should take about 6 weeks to germinate. Started to germinate....taken 2 weeks!!!! What am i going to do with 30 Lemon trees? |
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Post by Jilly on Jan 30, 2017 10:18:00 GMT
Plant a lemon grove andy,  |
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