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Post by Tig on Jan 30, 2017 16:01:42 GMT
Buy a gin distillery  |
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Post by Jilly on Jan 30, 2017 16:08:18 GMT
Now that a good idea Tig, he can keep it at my house  |
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Post by andy on Feb 3, 2017 15:08:06 GMT
I've always considdered Eryngium quite a difficult and tempremental seed to germinate. Imagine my surprise when my E. planum started coming up after about 4 days!!!! No sign of E. varifolium though yet.
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Post by Ladygardener on Feb 4, 2017 7:13:07 GMT
That's good news bagpuss, I say that as someone who could never ever get plants from seeds and have resorted to buying plants. |
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Post by andy on Feb 9, 2017 16:19:03 GMT
Ok, deep breath here.
Already germinated
Lupin Russel mix
Lupin Festival mix
Liatris spicata
Gaura the bride
Gaillardia red
Gaillardia goblin
Poppy dwarf allegro
Poppy Coral reef
Echinacea magnus
Geranium splish splash
Erigerion profusion
Berkheya purpurea
Kniphofia papaya popsicle
Lemon pips
Eragrostis purpurea
Eryngium planum
Stachys humelo
Delphinium kew collection
Lychnic pink
Penstemon husker red
Salvia cerro potosi
Agastache black adder
Just coming up
Agapanthus blue/white mix
Agapanthus blue
Eryngium varifolium
Not up yet
Dianthus Ipswich pinks
Carnation trailing mix
Helenium moreheim beauty
Rudbeckia goldsturm
Penstemon barbatus
Verbena bonairiensis
Echinacea hot papaya
Senecia sp
Prunella freelander blue
Berkheya purpurea
lavender munstead
Delphinium magic fountains
Francoa pink giants
Aster rockery collected
Lythrum salicifolia
Alyssum gold dust
Aubretia mixed
Actea simplex
Coreopsis presto
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Post by Rosefriend on Feb 9, 2017 16:34:05 GMT
Ok, deep breath here. Already germinatedLupin Russel mix Lupin Festival mix Liatris spicata Gaura the bride Gaillardia red Gaillardia goblin Poppy dwarf allegro Poppy Coral reef Echinacea magnus Geranium splish splash Erigerion profusion Berkheya purpurea Kniphofia papaya popsicle Lemon pips Eragrostis purpurea Eryngium planum Stachys humelo Delphinium kew collection Lychnic pink Penstemon husker red Salvia cerro potosi Agastache black adder Just coming upAgapanthus blue/white mix Agapanthus blue Eryngium varifolium Not up yetDianthus Ipswich pinks Carnation trailing mix Helenium moreheim beauty Rudbeckia goldsturm Penstemon barbatus Verbena bonairiensis Echinacea hot papaya Senecia sp Prunella freelander blue Berkheya purpurea lavender munstead Delphinium magic fountains Francoa pink giants Aster rockery collected Lythrum salicifolia Alyssum gold dust Aubretia mixed Actea simplex Coreopsis presto Bloody hell - good grief andy - that is quite a list and some lovely looking flowers.. |
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Post by Jilly on Feb 10, 2017 12:26:07 GMT
Blimey andy, I'll be down at the Rock Gardens with my begging bowl if all that lot come up I've fired up the propagator and just sown a very few Rudbeckia Rustic Dwarf and a couple of pots of Cosmos for the compy, Candy Strips and my favourite Xanthos, I'm taking a chance that the kittens don't have the propagator down and it is a bit early and cold to do them, but I've got plenty of spares. |
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Post by andy on Feb 11, 2017 6:18:44 GMT
Blimey andy , I'll be down at the Rock Gardens with my begging bowl if all that lot come up You'd be welcome to any spare Jilly. It'll be a few weeks yet before i start pricking them out....they can then go into a cold greenhouse. One of my larger Sarcoccoca has self seeded everywhere so i dug up a few seedlings and pricked them out. I'm now the proud owner of 48 S. confusa seedlings. |
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Post by Tig on Feb 17, 2017 1:19:45 GMT
I spotted a corydalis seedling in the coldframe today, think it is bronze beauty.
I have dierama pulchicherrimum Blackbird and a packet of mixed dierama seeds soaking overnight in tepid water (well it was to start with!)
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Post by Ladygardener on Feb 17, 2017 6:56:28 GMT
I can see some germination of my seedlings in the propagator in the kitchen, I resowed my Apricot Digitalis and can now see pin prick sized seedlings starting to sprout, Rudbeckia Rustic Dwarf, Calendula Orange King and Kees Orange, Aster Duchess Blue Ice as well as some spicy salad leaves which I've grown before and really like. I'd saved some Cosmos Bi Colour (not sure what the proper name ever was) and a couple of those have sprouted too.
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Post by Jilly on Feb 17, 2017 9:15:02 GMT
The Cosmos Xanthos, and Candy Stripe and Rudbeckia Rustic Dwarf have germinated and have come out of the propagators. I've just sown Thunbergia Salmon Shades in there (I had to soak those overnight too Tig,). I got them cheap in a seed sale in the autumn, thought it was worth a try rather than pay for SR's Sunset shades, you don't get many seeds in a packet though  |
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Post by Tig on Feb 17, 2017 16:27:04 GMT
All the paeonia seeds are individually planted now in cells, apart from the p. cambessedesii which are 3 in one cell as they were smaller seeds, they are in the cold frame. The soaked dieramas have be all been planted in cells, 48 of them! They are in the front bedroom. Hope the thunbergia germinate for you Jilly  |
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Post by andy on Feb 18, 2017 6:43:03 GMT
To be honest, apart from the occasional thing that takes my fancy and some veg, i've pretty much done all my sowing. I've bought tuberous begonias, gazanias and geraniums as seedlings and with the price of bedding so stupidly low, i'm getting all my dads bedding from Tesco this year.
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Post by Ladygardener on Feb 19, 2017 8:04:28 GMT
A few of the Broad Bean Bunyard Exhibition I sowed last year have germinated. I've 3 different varieties this year and it'll be interesting to see how they all do.
Yesterday I sowed more Cosmos Xanthus, Double Click and Antiquity. No sign of germination yet from the Pea Hurst Greenshaft or Early Onward.
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Post by Tig on Feb 20, 2017 0:06:52 GMT
Corydalis seedling gone ... darned slug - dead slug now!
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Post by Ladygardener on Feb 20, 2017 7:15:01 GMT
Darn that Tig. I ment to write that the BB were sown last week, not last year.  I absolutely have to sow the Morning Glory this morning, they're sprouting in the water.  |
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Post by Tig on Feb 20, 2017 16:24:04 GMT
I've sprinkled blue pellets all round the cold frame this morning, hopefully that will stop any more damage, if there is anything left to germinate in the pots!
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Post by maglonian on Feb 21, 2017 18:25:08 GMT
18 Begonia corms - 6 x Cascade Orange, 6 x Crispa Marginita White, 6 x Double Mixed
Bare Rooted - 3 x Echinacea White Swan, 3 x Gypsophylla
Arum Lily - 3 x Black
Seeds:
Catananche
Godetia
Moss Rose
Osteospermum
Tagetes
Gaura
Limnanthes
Gazania
Linaria
Coreopsis
Echinacea
Tomatoes - Sweet Millions and Tumbling Tom
Still to do ... Agrostemma, Echium and Nemophila.
A bit over board. If I only get a 50 % success rate I'll have to buy loads of pots. But it's theraputic
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Post by Jilly on Feb 23, 2017 10:18:29 GMT
I agree maglonian, it's very therapeutic, more so when they actually come up though I've just put the Cobaea seeds into soak, supposed to do them for 2 hours, you certainly don't get many to a packet, I usually fail with them tbh but SR will still have some seedlings left if they fail. I've sown the Rhodochiton too as they didn't need soaking, you also don't get many to a packet of those either and they're like dust, T&M didn't even bother to put them in a foil pack, so I found most of them stuck in the groove at the bottom of the seed packet I cleaned my nails out into the pot just to make sure |
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Post by Tig on Feb 23, 2017 19:32:04 GMT
My latest seed order arrived today so I am soaking the paeonies (officinalis banatica & peregrina). Might soak the hellebore seedlings too so I can pot them up tomorrow.
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Post by Tig on Feb 24, 2017 14:58:45 GMT
Peonies are now in trays in the coldframe. Helleborus Black Beauty, H. plantword doubles & arum dioscoridis are also in trays on the outside stand, and eranthis hyemalis Orange Glow are in a pot in shade.
Found another slug in the coldframe, not holding out much hope for any corydalis!
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Post by maglonian on Feb 24, 2017 17:42:16 GMT
I agree maglonian , it's very therapeutic, more so when they actually come up though I'm like a new Dad today after noticing the Godetia are sprouting madly and a couple of marigolds are coming through. Most of my working career has been destroying forests and a few seeds germinating is far more satisfying |
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Post by Missredhead on Feb 26, 2017 18:08:32 GMT
I haven't actually down any seeds this year yet but I took the GDs to a free seed planting at a GC...They sowed Cosmos, cucumber and nasturtium....They have all germinated..
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Post by Ladygardener on Feb 27, 2017 7:31:50 GMT
Aoife and Hannah sowed 10 Sunflowers each yesterday, I let them chose which ones they wanted and they've opted for Earthwalker (they were a great success last year) and Sunburst which is a new one for us. I'll be sowing more in a couple of weeks time. They'll be safe out back where the boiler is as it stays frost free.
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Post by Tig on Mar 1, 2017 11:48:32 GMT
Dieramas sown on 17/2/17 are just starting to show |
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Post by Jilly on Mar 1, 2017 12:27:56 GMT
Thunbergia sown 17/02/17 not a sausage, or in fact a seedling |
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Post by Tig on Mar 1, 2017 19:46:36 GMT
14-21 days for them, be patient  |
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Post by Jilly on Mar 3, 2017 12:10:53 GMT
I think there might be just a bit of movement on the Cobaea this morning.
Yesterday I pricked out a tray each of Cosmos Xanthos and Rudbeckia Rustic Dwarf, the Cosmos Candystripe had gone a bit leggy so I only picked out the best 4 of those, but I can always re-sow.
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Post by Ladygardener on Mar 4, 2017 7:43:56 GMT
A couple of Sunflowers have germinate, also, I'd sprinkled an early flower mix, seeds I'd used last year too and some of them are up!
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Post by maglonian on Mar 5, 2017 19:57:59 GMT
Re-sown some of the ones listed above because some of the emerging seedlings are getting a bit leggy
... silly question now, but is it safe to put trays of seedlings in a cold frame for the day, then bring them in at night ? Or is it too early ... averaging between 8 and 10 degrees
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