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Post by Tig on May 4, 2011 9:45:15 GMT
Perhaps when the temperatures stay more constant and they get some rain they will all shoot up! My Jack Flash are very slow, was beginning to wonder if it was just me, so thanks for sharing that yours are the same Geranium Jasmine, I have one blade of 'grass' in a 'molinia' pot - doubt I'll get much of a show from it but at least one germinated (or it could be some weedy grass seed that snuck in the pot when I wozn't looking  )  Tig |
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Post by Auricula on May 4, 2011 10:59:06 GMT
Some things have perked up after the rain...guess we'll just have to wait and see  Some of my cosmos are flowering, even though they are not much bigger than seedlings ( no, they aren't dwarf ones ;D) |
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Post by Tig on May 19, 2011 18:19:08 GMT
I fancied lobelia tupa and ordered some seeds - waited ages for them to germinate and they are just like trailing lobelia seedlings - will these really grow into 5 ft plants?  ?  x Tig |
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Post by Tig on Jul 11, 2011 19:46:42 GMT
The lobelia tupa are now growing into 'giants' - some have gone into their final places, whilst others will have to wait for gaps to appear. The silene Jack Flash were planted out but they aren't growing much quicker than when in pots. The molinia transparent now has more leaves on it, so I'm hopeful for that. I'm delighted I've got my first ever echium pininana germinated and growing quite well, hope it's meant to be spotty   x Tig |
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Post by Tig on Jul 22, 2011 23:22:08 GMT
Just an update on some babes ... these are the japanese poppies, the lychnis viscaria and the brassicas flopping about behind which got planted out this week  In front here are the delphiniums from seed RF sent, the other modules are sown with aqualegias from Barbara which need to get a wriggle on!! Behind are some of the verbascums, lobelia tupa and belamcanda chinensis which I must plant out soon!  and after months and months of waiting, I think I've got 2 pulsatilla vulgaris red cloak seedlings germinated   |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jul 23, 2011 4:47:51 GMT
Well done with your Pulsatilla and all your others Tig, worth the wait.
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Post by Auricula on Jul 24, 2011 10:05:44 GMT
Yes Tig - echiums are usually spotty ;D My papyrus is doing well now  |
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Post by Tig on Jul 24, 2011 19:27:14 GMT
So is mine Auricula, they've got those spiky top bits on them now! Must take a photo and post it on the Papyrus thread! Thanks for confirmation on the spotty echiums, they don't half grow quick  x Tig |
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Jul 24, 2011 20:20:02 GMT
I have a self seeded echium in amongst the epimediums |
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Post by Tig on Nov 5, 2011 10:28:27 GMT
For a few years I have tried to germinate sinocalycanthus chinensis seeds that RF kindly sends me from Germany This year she managed to get me some very fresh seeds and I tried a different method - nicked and baggied in a gritty compost mix on 22/10/2011, kept on a sunny windowsill with fluctuating temperatures day/night. Well today when I looked at the bag    Not sure what I'm doing but as the seed casings are extremely leathery I've carefully taken it off and potted on the rooted seedling. It will stay indoors over the winter and hopefully grow into a beautiful shrub ;D If I've done it wrong I will get another chance, as I can see two more seeds starting to make roots! Wooooooooo hoooooooooooo x Tig |
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Post by Ladygardener on Nov 5, 2011 10:39:04 GMT
Well done Tig, if at 1st you don't succeed. ;D
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Post by Rosefriend on Nov 5, 2011 11:08:04 GMT
Whey hey Tig - well done you......
Rf
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Post by Tig on Nov 5, 2011 11:27:55 GMT
How old do you think I'll be before I see my first flower? ;D I don't care how long they take to grow, the pleasure was in achieving germination - you all know what I'm like by now with my seed 'experiments' Thanks for persevering with me RF x Tig |
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Post by Barbara on Nov 5, 2011 13:08:03 GMT
Well done on becoming a muvver again. ;D
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Post by Tig on Nov 10, 2011 16:55:55 GMT
Even more excitement just now, I went to move some pots off the sill in the front bedroom and I have loads of baby crambe cordifolias and some stipa calmagrostis Wonder how quickly they'll grow, may need a bigger house by spring x Tig |
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Post by Tig on Nov 12, 2011 14:19:32 GMT
Answer to how quickly the crambe grow .... darned fast! Blinking eck - I've got eight seedlings germinated, five are over 3" tall already. And as an experiment I baggied some to see which germinated fastest - the ones in the compost were the winners, but today the ones in the bag are growing roots! So if anyone wants to adopt one let me know asap, otherwise I will have to ditch some. So far I've got 3 stipa calamagrostis germinated and another sinocalycanthus which is going to a good home x Tig |
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Post by isabella on Nov 12, 2011 18:05:13 GMT
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Post by Tig on Nov 12, 2011 18:19:28 GMT
Well done Pam, afraid all its siblings died in the harsh winter, so glad you managed to keep yours growing, I look forward to seeing it in flower, should be stunning when it does x Tig |
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Post by Geranium on Nov 12, 2011 19:29:58 GMT
What is it please?
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Post by Tig on Nov 12, 2011 20:27:39 GMT
Not one many people would know on this side of the world Geranium, another of my seed growing experiments ;D Kunzea baxteri
x Tig
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Post by Amber on Nov 13, 2011 8:59:43 GMT
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Post by Tig on Mar 21, 2012 11:20:55 GMT
A few different ones from this years efforts Colocasia Fallax  Michauxia campanuloides  Sown at the same time, erythrina crista-galli  and an update on one that RF sent me last year, my one and only success with these I must admit  x Tig |
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Post by Rosefriend on Apr 10, 2013 6:27:36 GMT
Himalayan Balsam babies...   |
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Post by Tig on Feb 13, 2014 13:36:58 GMT
Thought I would add a few more to this as I have got some babies growing Cautleya spicata  Salpiglossis Black Trumpet  Caesalpinia gilliesii  |
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Post by Dutchy on Feb 16, 2014 18:16:46 GMT
Ah always some one who is first  Good to revive this thread Tig as I do like it. I have sown some cold loving ones but it is too soon for them to be up in the CF Although the SP with roots on in the pod are now doing fine in said CF |
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Post by Missredhead on Mar 9, 2014 20:15:56 GMT
My seedlings  a closer look Mini red peppers  Mini yellow peppers  and Mini orange peppers (these are doing the best)  all courtesy of RF..I am getting them started and will eventually be planted in GD's garden as she loves peppers The other ones in the tiny GH are the Rhodochiton  |
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Post by Tig on Apr 20, 2014 22:59:41 GMT
These are my gaillardia babies  I have several other new seedlings (new to me anyway), so I will try and take pics soon just in case anyone else ever needs to identify what they look like:P |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 21, 2014 5:40:52 GMT
Thanks Tig, I only managed to get 2 to germinate and thought there was something wrong with them as they each have one very long leaf. I'd not grown them ever before and thought there must be something wrong with them but now I see it's normal. |
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Post by Rosefriend on Apr 21, 2014 6:42:56 GMT
Went through all this thread in the early hours of the morning - super and incredibly useful !!
RF
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Post by Tig on Apr 22, 2014 14:36:43 GMT
The best thing now it that the search facility works on the thread, so just by typing what seedlings you are looking for in the search box top right you can see if there are any images Like I have just done, looking for thalictrums, and Jilly posted back in 2011 - mine have more leaf showing though. I thought they look a bit like aqualegia and might get weeded out in the garden!  |
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