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| Hi! I love forget me nots and this year I decided to grow some from seeds. besides that I already had few plants in the garden that reseeded. I am trying to understand the cycle to get the most of this beautiful flower. the little seedlings are 2-3 inches in diameter now and are all over the place. what is the best time to transplant them so that next spring they would flower where I want them? late in the year or next spring? and also- can you just pull out the old plants? what are the little ones going to look like in the winter and early spring, I dont want to risk digging them out if you cannot see them.
thanks so much, i never followed these for a proper 2 years cycle so have no idea how to work with them. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Fri, Jun 10, 11 at 16:51
| dont know where you are.. but summer is probably not best ... in my z5 MI .. fall or early spring ... the babes right now.. are the ones that will bloom next spring ... take bunches of spent blooms right now .. and put them where you want more.. and place a rock over the stems... it will all be sitting there next spring.. with babes underneath ... otherwise.. i kinda just let them go where they want... on some level.. 'placing' them might be a fools errand .. they are wanderers ... not that you cant do it.. it just might not be worth the effort ... good luck ken |
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- Posted by duluthinbloomz4 (My Page) on Fri, Jun 10, 11 at 17:40
| They don't transplant as well as some other things do - I've tried and they do best when left alone wherever they crop up. I've had better success transplanting a blooming forget-me-not than the first year seedling though. As ken said - best thing is to collect the seeds when the seed pods on the old bloom stalk turn brown then drop them where you want them immediately - since they would be dropping and seeding themselves naturally around the mother plant anyway. When they're starting to go to seed, the seed cases stick to your clothes, etc. when you walk by - that assists in starting them in unsuspecting places. Mine are just below peaking here in Zone 4 - my garden beds are blue with a bazillion of them. I like to leave them because they crowd out other noxious weeds. Some new starts are already popping up even though this year's bloomers aren't ready to start going to seed. I always make sure to throw more seeds around before pulling up the old plants. Once this season's blooming plants go to seed, the mature plant will start to get black and crispy. Okay to pull up and discard then. The new starts just keep doing what they do, survive the winter with no extra care and will be next season's blooming plants. You'll recognize them in the spring - they'll be perfect little mounds of grayish green foliage |
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