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Sarcococca - sow cleaned seed 55 - 65o for germination in 30 - 120 days.
That 55F range is really hard for me to achieve indoors.
I've had good germination with these sowing in late winter - soaking overnight, sowing and placing the pots outdoors where the seeds may get days in the 50s, occasionally 60s and much cooler nights (even exposed to sometimes overnight frost early on). Cover seed by approx 1/8", top with some grit, protect from birds. I pot the seedlings individually when a few weeks old, and leave them in their pots an additional year....
Discussion on the poet's laurel here:
Here is a link that might be useful: Danae, poets laurel
yeah, they will grow. Put them in a container of seed starting mix and put them in the freezer for a week or two, then take them out and grow them at 70 degrees or so till they sprout. They grow frustratingly slow, so when I put mine outside, I ended up mowing over them when the weeds took them over. but they did grow, that's what counts. lol...
I bought cranberry seed from localharvest.com. 50 seeds for 4.95 and they were PRE-stratified. BARGAIN!! They come from a guy named Jim Duffy. Localharvest.com is just a bunch of regular folks and seed comes from them. I found them because I had the same question as you, and I'm going to try that planting method. thanks
I think I'd leave the roots until they've had a chance to become well formed. Possibly when repotting at some point when it's quite a bit older you could consider root pruning then but I think that will be some time away.
Article here by one of our regular members on growing avocado indoors -
Here is a link that might be useful: Avocado houseplant from seed by Trudi
I am trying Oasis root cubes this year. I like them because they keep my seeds really organized, they are not messy, and they hold around twice as many seedlings in half the space.
http://homeharvest.com/seedstartingrootingmedium.htm
I start mine on a radiator (not too hot) for the first night and then move them under the lights. Except Spinach which I sit by my coldest window because it needs colder temps to germinate. When they get higher than my shelf accommodates, it gets too crowded, or if it warms up enough outside, I move them to the greenhouse. I use a propane heater if it is too cold.
Well this is how I plan to sow the seedlings that germinated in my fridge. I mean they must be ok in cool temps in order to have germinated in our refrigerators.
I think as long as you have drainage in your aquarium then I think that will be fine. Then maybe some type of cover to keep out the frost and the critters just add a hole in for a vent.
At least this is what I plan to do, my roots are getting long also. I feel as if I lose some of the root I might still be ok. Oh and still not one true leaf, I guess that is from the lack of light.
I have a small one I made, it is 1 1/4 inch round diameter by 1 1/4 inch tall. This is my second year using it. Right now I am starting a few trial seeds in worm castings, so far so good for lettuce and Tatsoi. Anyway I used it last year and liked the ease of transplanting. Just dibble a hole and drop in the block then water. I don't know about all plants doing better with blocks but the small seeded were fun. Make sure you practice, you need the soil the right consistency. Watering was different than 72's for me. I just placed them in flats without starter pots and sprayed sparingly with a small hand unit.
Curt
most if not all of the named cultivars will not come true from seed.Growing hosta from seed may result in new cultivars
Once you have the seed then lightly cover the seed. Soil temperature for germination 70F Taking15-90 days to germinaate & 4-6 weeks tobe largeenough to set out.
Gardenweed, I just went out and took a look at my own - and was surprised to see flowering stems forming already :) It's been in the 20's every night for a week, cold for us and second time this season.
Seeds should ripen about the same time as rhododendron in your area, anywhere between Aug-Oct depending on how early it bloomed. I deadheaded, but not precisely, there are still a few very brown clusters of pods here and there. Most of those have opened or at least partially opened and contain few seed.
I suppose there is a chance weather played a part in the one you were watching and time from bloom to hard frost possibly wasn't long enough for ripe seed to form. Summer drought will sometimes delay seed set too.
Yes, my goal is two crops of cool season vegetables a year--spring and fall. I'm also trying to succession plant broccoli and peas to see how far I can stretch the season.
I've been working with this vegetable planting calendar from the Sonoma County Master Gardener's website: http://ucanr.org/sites/scmg/files/30787.pdf
There is also a good book titled "Golden Gate Gardening" by Pam Peirce which has several planting and seed starting calendars specific to the Bay Area.
I'm gathering as I get more experience, I'll continue to adjust my planting times, and maybe even abandon attempting certain vegetables at certain times of year. For instance, I tried planting peas and broccoli late (November) for a winter garden and I'm just not sure it's worth it since they seem to be sitting there doing almost nothing. It's one of the best things about starting from seed, in my opinion. You can play around with different planting times and varieties with minimal investment.
Not sure where you are in Northern California, but those two publications may give you a good place to start.
Beautiful!!!!
Chilly here in the Milwaukee area too! Had to respond, I'm a Zinnia Lover! State Fair Mix, Cut & Come Again, Swizzles, Profusion, Zahara...have you tried the Zowies? Just ordered some but won't start till March. Also trying a new mix this year of the Zahara Raspberry Lemonade. Love the pics!