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Post by Tig on Dec 15, 2010 15:32:42 GMT
Yes Geranium. All sown indoors, the front bedroom is my 'hatchery'  Thank goodness the kids grew up and left home ;D I am waiting for action in several pots of musas ..... not holding my breath though, they need at least 16 hours of light a day to germinate  I also have lots of pots outside with seeds that need cold stratification, rock on spring  x Tig |
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Post by Geranium on Dec 16, 2010 20:16:01 GMT
I'm not allowed seedlings indoors - OH says the greenhouse is the place for them.  Anyway, take a look at this - I'm over the moon that I've managed to propagate my Lychnis coronaria 'Gardeners' World' which is sterile. ;D  Here's one of the pots of my Penstemon cuttings - I feel really pleased that they're all rooting, as I took them soooooo late.  |
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Post by Tig on Dec 16, 2010 23:30:54 GMT
Well done with the lychnis! If it is from seed it will be interesting to see if it is 'true' to type or has crossed - or was it a cutting? Lovely double flowers.
Best get those penstemons potted up and feeding ;D
x Tig
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Post by Ladygardener on Dec 17, 2010 5:34:13 GMT
Well done Geranium, I love the Lychnis and grow the ordinary pink one myself. Your cuttings look like they are putting out good roots. ;D
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Post by Geranium on Dec 17, 2010 12:55:06 GMT
Well done with the lychnis! If it is from seed it will be interesting to see if it is 'true' to type or has crossed - or was it a cutting? Lovely double flowers. Best get those penstemons potted up and feeding ;D x Tig The Lychnis was a sort-of root cutting, as it doesn't produce seed - so it's a clone. I'll be potting up all the Penstemons probably next week. i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/smiley.gif |
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Post by Dutchy on Jan 3, 2011 18:53:22 GMT
Did you? and how is the Lychnis coming along?
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Post by Geranium on Jan 3, 2011 18:58:54 GMT
Umm..errr..nope. They're all OK, though, thanks. I really must get over there and deal with them, though! Do you know what the Lychnis is like in flower?  Here 'tis. ;D |
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Post by Dutchy on Jan 3, 2011 19:12:56 GMT
wow good bit of fire there ;D
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Post by Geranium on Jan 3, 2011 19:28:18 GMT
It's lovely, isn't it! Shame it's sterile though. |
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Post by Jasmine on Feb 5, 2011 16:38:13 GMT
Here's the one little Geranium Mrs Kendall Clark that I've got so far and a baby Melica transsilvanica - thanks for the seed Tig. I thought it was a Molinia when it first germinated but I got it wrong.  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Feb 9, 2011 17:11:23 GMT
Well done getting Mrs Kendal Clarke to get going Jasmine, I've sown some but no luck yet. I did better when I sowed them in the autumn but the winter destroyed most of them. I think I have 1 left.These are my little purple basil seedlings which I sowed the other day.They're very pretty I think.  |
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Post by Jasmine on Feb 9, 2011 17:31:46 GMT
Aren't they just.
Tig has a good way of dealing with geraniums LG - a spell of about 2 weeks in the fridge. It worked wonders with splish splash last year and that's where the other Mrs Kendell Clark are going if they don't pop up soon!
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Post by Ladygardener on Feb 9, 2011 17:59:38 GMT
I've got germination of my saved Splish Splash. I hope they don't die off now.
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Post by Geranium on Feb 9, 2011 18:02:22 GMT
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Post by Ladygardener on Feb 9, 2011 18:04:17 GMT
Yes they're in the propagator but I'm wondering if I've mixed my labels up. I thought they were outside but then found a pot in the propagator with the label saying Splish Splash. :-/I've lost the ones outside when the greenhouse toppled over with the winds the other night. |
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Post by andy on Feb 10, 2011 13:34:50 GMT
Nearly all my seedlings are up now...just taken a few pics. The top section has a heat mat but not a "lid" so i use this to put seedlings on after they've come out of the prop...just to wean them into cooler conditions.  This is the prop bit minus the lid  Tomatoes in the little pots plus front right. Front rear are lupins and left are peppers  Onions and lupins  dahlias...they were up in 2 days  Peppers germination  Alpine strawberries  Delphiniums just coming up  |
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Post by Tig on Feb 16, 2011 14:40:27 GMT
Wow Andy you are doing well, think I should sow some dahlia seeds I've got after seeing your success. I've also got some delphiniums to sow. Here are my 'baby' ricinus, I have 100% germination now, 6 of each - first borns Carmencita  and the very newly emerged Impala  I shall be most annoyed with Carol Klein if they outgrow the front bedroom, she did say she'd sown hers in January and I thought I was late getting them in early Feb x Tig |
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Post by Ladygardener on Feb 16, 2011 15:18:34 GMT
Andy that's very impressive, well done. Tig you've done really well, your Ricinus look like they're off to a flying start.  |
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Post by andy on Feb 16, 2011 15:41:37 GMT
Tig...used to sow my ricinus in march and as long as you keep potting them on when reasonably rooted, they'll grow like mad.
never really found much difference between carmatica and impala to be honest.
Dahlias from seed are pretty easy....mine were germinated in 3 days !!!!!!!
My delphs have also come up well....hopefully the early sowing will give some flowers during the summer.
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Post by Tig on Feb 16, 2011 16:02:23 GMT
Hmph!!! Thanks Andy, I wasn't going to sow mine until March but when Carol Klein was planting some out in her garden in July she said they'd been sown in January, and the plants were not huge! Ah well, there just won't be room for much else this year as they will need potting on shortly!!!
x Tig
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Post by andy on Feb 19, 2011 11:26:27 GMT
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Post by Rosefriend on Feb 19, 2011 12:28:11 GMT
Blimey Andy - now I know why you asked about selling plants. Where are you going to put all of those when they need potting on?
RF
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Post by andy on Feb 19, 2011 12:47:33 GMT
Hopefully going to start building my new greenhouse soon....10' x 12' ;D I still have my old 8 x 6 greenhouse and the conservatory too. Trouble is, i heven't even thought about the 50 or so packets of veg seeds sitting in the draw !!!!!!
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Post by Rosefriend on Feb 19, 2011 14:08:30 GMT
I have been chuckling ever since I read that......think I would build it very very soon.....
RF
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Post by Jilly on Feb 19, 2011 16:34:47 GMT
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Post by Ladygardener on Feb 19, 2011 18:51:35 GMT
Just shows how resilient some little plants can be does'nt it Jilly. Well done. Andy it sounds like you'd need to get cracking with the greenhouse. I can see why you'd want to be selling them. |
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Post by Tig on Mar 1, 2011 15:04:05 GMT
I have germination of my 'mystery' seedlings sown on 19th Feb (I do know what they are, but you will think I've gone mad .. again ;D)  Bet ya can't guess what they are? x Tig |
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Post by Jasmine on Mar 1, 2011 15:07:41 GMT
I know, I know! ;D
Little green things!! ;D
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Post by Geranium on Mar 1, 2011 15:10:14 GMT
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Post by Auricula on Mar 1, 2011 15:39:56 GMT
Can't imagine......something you won't have room for probably ;D ;D |
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