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| After reading about how Lady's Mantle likes a warm-cold-warm cycle for germination, I planted my containers last weekend and left them in the house. I've been monitoring them to make sure that they're staying nice and moist.
But now I'm starting to worry because some people also said that they had no problems with Lady's Mantle germination just straight WSing them. And I've read that some people have decent germination planting the seeds and growing under lights inside. Should I move these containers outside immediately, before they sprout? What happens if they do sprout while they are inside? Are they garbage unless I put them under lights and keep them inside? Thanks for the advice.
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- Posted by gardenweed_z6a 6 (My Page) on Mon, Jan 24, 11 at 11:10
| Carrie - I put lady's mantle seeds in moist vermiculite in small ziploc bags on 12/18/10 and set them here on my desk until 1/18/11 when I scooped out the mix, put it in milk jugs with growing medium and set the jugs outside. I winter sowed the remaining seeds I harvested directly in milk jugs and set those outside. I wanted to see if a warm period first made any difference in germination. Those seeds in the moist vermiculite at room temperature did not sprout. The seeds won't sprout just because it's warm--they need a cold period to break dormancy. I'm no expert and this is only my second winter sowing experience but I'd say your seeds are fine. I WS lady's mantle seeds last year when I was a complete newbie and they sprouted but that could have been pure beginner's luck. |
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| Thanks for the words of encouragement. I'll keep them moist and hold out until the middle of February to stick them in the snow. |
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- Posted by ladyrose65 6bNJ (My Page) on Sun, May 1, 11 at 21:35
| Cab321, were you able to get your Lady's Mantle to germinate? I'm on my second package. No germination. One Jug in Jan and One Jug in April 14. They are in full sun. Should I put them in shade? |
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| I do not have germination yet either, but I am not worried. I have WSed them beofre and I think they sprouted on the late side. Fingers crossed, |
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| Mine just started sprouting this past weekend. I potted up the containers in January and left them inside for three weeks, then stuck them out in the snow. |
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