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i'm new to the outdoors. lol so new to the whole garden thing. i prob did not put enough dirt in the cups. so, it is not a time of year but a size. i will add more dirt. dh had started them in those little soil discs. so i don't think it would disturb them too much, as long as i do it sooner rather than later.
thanks!
Many people have these flowers in there garden in the fall or early spring many will be willing to share some bulbs.. otherwise
store the seed at 40F (in refrigator vegi storage) for 120 days then lightly cover the seed soil temp for germination 55-60F & takes 30-90 days to germinate. takes 2-3 years to flower.
The smoke treatments are thought to be helpful for those plants that grow in areas frequently swept by fire - I don't see anything in the natural habitat of this plant that makes me think it fits in that category.
There was an appealing stand of the chaerophyllum (roseum) in one of the borders at the Kingston Heronswood - in looking at Hinkley's propagation notes he said 'spread so well they would divide and not have to grow from seed'. Not helpful :) RHS says only - sow when fresh or early spring.
The plants do self sow, I'm not seeing anything that mentions a prolonged cold period. If you wanted to cover your bases, you could always refrigerate (moist sown seeds) for 2-3 weeks ....it couldn't hurt and might help. Wrap the pot in saran or place it in a zip lock bag, then bring out to warm later.
We've had such a cool, showery Spring, with many nights dropping into the 40's still, here I might be tempted to sow and place the pot outdoors.
Thanks for the response.
I did not know about the smoke treatment for sure. I thought maybe somewhere it said, that the smoke treatment helps starting native seeds? Or seeds that need cool?
I think I am going to try half in the fridge, half outside. I had a cool spring myself...but the last two day its been heat index 100..? Ha! The ones outside are going to need protection! I am going to save some seed to start in fall. I also noticed the sow fresh option. So I hope they will be good in my fall? I will try to post my results! Thanks again :)
Hazzard's Greenhouse website gives estimated seeds-to-sales time for annuals and shows 7 weeks for profusion zinnias, 10 weeks for marigolds, 6 weeks for cosmos & 12 weeks for snapdragons. I didn't keep notes of how long mine took from seed to bloom last year because annuals grow & bloom so fast, and bloom non-stop 'til frost, it didn't seem worth the effort. This year the only annuals I'm growing from seed are California poppies because I don't have much room left in the flowerbeds. I'm on year 2 winter sowing perennials and finding an empty spot to fill is becoming a challenge. I also just let Mother Nature do the thinning.
If growing Moringa in your Florida yard, plant in full sun and trim often to promote branching. Otherwise, the tree gets very tall and gangly quickly. The leaves will be so high up you won't be ble to harvest them. Cut the tree back severely in the winter. Plant the limbs to cultivate new trees; or soak them in water for weeks in the shade until planting! The bare trunk will spout new limbs in the early spring.
I like to grow Moringa in large pots on my back porch. Plant seeds each spring and keep the plants small by harvesting the leaves like herbs. When it outgrows the pots, transplant to yard or harvest the roots.
Cantaloupes and watermelons are in the same family but they are a different genus and species.... they will not cross-pollinate.
Here is a link that might be useful: Seed Genetics - Clothiers Note #10
I used to give all my friends cuttings from my Angels wing Begonia. It is my all time favorite plant. Mine was in my kitchen and over 6 feet tall with about 9" wing leaves. It had large bunches of pink hanging flowers quite regularly. I never started one from seed though.
Good luck.
Bill
Hello,
Last year I started strawberries from seed by winter sowing outdoors. I tried several other things such as grasses and Rosa rugosa. The strawberries and the rugosa were my successes. I bought the pack at WalMart, I believe it was Plantation Seeds (which is local, and sells only to wholesalers). I like to collect edible landscape plants and like different types of the same thing, so I went looking. I traded for some White Alpine Strawberry seeds this year. They are not easy to find, and are sometimes called yellow. In any case, through searching, I have found a source for 3 types of seed strawberries. The prices are reasonable too. The link is below.
Robin
Here is a link that might be useful: Pine Tree Garden Seeds, Maine
I purchased tomato seeds from Diane's Flower Seeds and Romaine lettuce seeds from Hazzard's Greenhouse, winter sowed them in recycled milk jugs using Fafard professional growers mix and set the jugs outside in the snow back in March. Germination was about 95%.
If you aren't enjoying success with traditional, generally-recommended growing methods, perhaps a different approach will work. Gurney's has more than 50% negative customer feedback on the garden watch*dog; Henry Fields has 60% negative ratings so they may not be as reliable as you think.
Winter sowing is a USDA sanctioned growing method. There is a winter sowing forum here on GardenWeb where you can learn more about the method. It's very simple & inexpensive but highly successful. Here are a few photos of my winter sown sprouts from this year:
Heuchera/coral bells
Phlox
Persicaria
Snapdragon
I hope you find what works for you. Good luck!
I've recently grown (indoors 20C, windowsill) melon,squash,cucumbers what I did was use a peat/perlite/vermiulite mix in those 4x3 plasti trays, with a lid.
They should sprout in a week, and be ready for transplant soon after.
Hope that helps.
For me I just dig them up and transplant them as I have never seen any seeds either, but if they are in an area where they can they will spread with no problem. I have problem areas in the yard where nothing likes to grow like along my shaded backyard against the house and they seem to love their new location. I just take them at random so they can still be in their old location to spread there also. Watch out if you plant them in your flower bed they will spread quickly and they are tough plants that enjoy shade.
Maybe this will help you guys. I took the shot while it was raining. You have to actually lift up the leaves to see the seed pod but here is one that hasn't opened up yet.
If you need a better picture just let me know and I will see if I can try and take one.