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HAVE: Dust-like seeds

mark4321_gw
10 years ago

I seem to grow a number of plants that make dust-like seeds. I put together 2 sets of seeds like the one pictured.

The seeds are tiny, so they should avoid destruction by the USPS rollers. So I'm sending them in a regular envelope, with no padding whatsoever.

It would be too much trouble to try to recover the 46 cents each for the seeds that I'll send to two people. My big concern is that they be sent to people interested in trying to grow all of the seeds.

So these are free to 2 people who are interested in trying everything listed. Feel free to offer something in trade, but I will probably decline.

As far as I'm aware all of the seeds should be sprinkled on top of soil, and not covered. Growing from seeds this tiny may be tricky for those who've never tried. I've started the Begonias and the Petunia inside, in small pots under lights. The Calceolaria self-sows, to the point of being weedy.

Most of the seeds are from plants purchased from Annie's Annuals and Perennials and I give links to Annie's photos and descriptions. The exception, Begonia dregei 'Richardsiana', was from Select Seeds. A different company in CT, Logee's, has a nice blog entry describing propagation of this plant, and I give a link to that.

Begonia boliviensis:

http://www.anniesannuals.com/plt_lst/lists/general/lst.gen.asp?prodid=3257

Begonia dregei 'Richardsiana':

http://www.logees.com/pages/ARTICLEbeg_bonsai.asp

Papaver atlanticum:

http://www.anniesannuals.com/plt_lst/lists/general/lst.gen.asp?prodid=1931

Petunia exserta:

http://www.anniesannuals.com/plt_lst/lists/search/lst.srch.asp?prodid=3809

Calceolaria mexicana:

http://www.anniesannuals.com/plt_lst/lists/general/lst.gen.asp?prodid=171

Trachelium caeruleum 'Hamer Pandora':

http://www.anniesannuals.com/plt_lst/lists/general/lst.gen.asp?prodid=1063

(I try to use paper envelopes instead of plastic bags for seeds. However I wanted to give an idea of the size and number of seeds. Begonia seeds, in particular, are so small they can get lost in paper)

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