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Mon, Aug 1, 11 at 9:23
| I harvested a bunch of seeds from my delphinium plant. I waited until the pods were brown and were slightly opening. I placed them in a small container and refrigerated them. Now what? Can i just plant them outside now (August 1st).
Any help would do. I'm brand new to the gardening world :) |
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- Posted by yiorges-z5il (My Page) on Tue, Aug 2, 11 at 9:26
| A 5 week cool period helps germination... lightly cover seed soil temp 60F night & 65F days for germination taking 14-21 days to germinate... Store in a cold frame overwinter to have flowers next year.... Some species & or cultivars regularly have poor germination and/or vigor |
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- Posted by gardenweed_z6a 5b/6a N CT (My Page) on Tue, Aug 2, 11 at 15:16
| I grew delphinium from commercial seeds via the winter sowing method in 2010 and got lovely, healthy plants that bloomed this year. You might also check Swallowtail Garden Seeds' website--they include seed sowing instructions for all the seeds they sell, including delphiniums. |
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| Freshly harvested Delphinium seed will usually germinate without the chilling requirement of stored seed. Al |
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