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| I did it, I admit. But now I need to know what and when and how to plant them. I was at an unnamed nursery and was looking over their 75% mark downs and perinnials. There it was a big gerber flower head loaded with seed and nowhere to go. So, I picked it put it in my purse and took it home. I don't really feel to badly. They were all going in the trash the next day. When would be a good time to start these seeds? What kind of soil? Can I wait until the outdoor temps are in the 50's? Here, that would be March. How deep should I plant the seeds? I don't have a sunny window location to start them indoors. Thanks for any information. |
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- Posted by GreatPlains1 7OK (My Page) on Sat, Jan 4, 14 at 3:22
| How funny. I've done that before too, I call it a rescue. Here's an older post from the Growing from Seed Forum that has a lot of comments that look helpful. Recognizing the good seed from the duds is interesting and they give sowing temps etc. Good luck. |
Here is a link that might be useful: http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/seed/msg1116072610021.html?32
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| Thank you for the link. There was a lot of information. The last person suggested putting the whole flower head with seeds in the soil and transplant those that show up. No follow up on how that went. I have a grow light I may try putting the seeded pots under it. Worth a try. |
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- Posted by GreatPlains1 7OK (My Page) on Sat, Jan 4, 14 at 18:16
| I would split them open and cull out the good seeds if it was me. Are you talking about the person sowing laitris seed heads? Thats a wildflower and he sounds like he's direct sowing plus those come up real easy. Looking at the pictures on the seed forum, there was a lot of difference between the viable seed and the sterile duds. From what they posted, it also sounded like the seeds need a bit of controlled conditions so your grow lights sound like a good idea. I find it helps to put a baggie over the pots until the seeds germinate, keeps it nice and humid. A common snack baggie fits really nice and snug on a 4" pot. Take them off after they come up or just cut the top open for some ventilation until they form their first set of true leaves. |
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