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I've been working on some other citrus, but I don't have experience with pummelos, but I've oft heard that they don't always grow true to seed, and they have the longest maturation period of any citrus - 10-15 years.
BUT citrus can occasionally defy those general rules, and they are fantastic plants, so if you give it ideal conditions and care, it may reward your efforts a lot sooner.
I just started gardening and everything is coming together nicely! Except for my Pacific Giants Mixed colors Delphinium. I was so excited and I was anticipating their growth that I didn't refrigerate my seeds 2-3 weeks before sowing.:( They should have started germinating today but no such luck. I've been digging through and I only see seeds. I don't have anymore delphinium seeds to plant. Whats the next step? Is there any way to save them? Should I stick them in the fridge now? And if so, for how long? And what about watering it? Please somebody help. I really want to see these delphiniums germinate. I've gotten so attached to them and it's so sad to not see them grow.
They're not going to have enough time to root and settle in before winter sets in.Nov.15th.is zone8 first predicted frost. I quit planting out the first of Oct.because new plants need apx.6 weeks to be rooted in fairly well before winter.
Peggy
And I planted some foxglove a couple of weeks ago & last year I planted hollyhock just before cold weather. My foxglove seem to be loving the cooler temps. and last year the hollyhock withstood several freezes & frosts even though they lost a few leaves. They popped right back with new leaves and bloomed very well this summer.
It would be chancy either way. You really never know.
You might want to put some fence wire around the holloyhocks if your squirrels like them...at least until they are going good.
Hi Safari,
Sounds like your having the same trouble I use to have with my spinach. Most varieties do not grow well in the summer and winter and must be grown spring and fall months in shade for best results. There are a few varieties that can be grown in the summer with the rest of garden which include my favorite the Olympia Hyrbid Spinach plant. I also noticed that it is hard to grow single plants by themself and is much easier if you grow several plants close together to offer shade for eachother. This will help produce the best results for you.
Here is a link that might be useful: Olympia Hybrid Spinach
Agree with the above post. You are correct that some lupine varieties do need to stratify but the Russell variety are very easy to grow and should be placed directly where you intend to grow them as they grow deep roots quickly which do not transplant very easily. Harvesting your own lupine seeds was a great idea!
Check out Urban Farmer Seeds "Gardeners Guide" It offers a wealth of information about starting, caring, and harvesting vegetables.
Here is a link that might be useful: Gardener's Guide
Handling seedlings by their leaf is safe as long as the growing mix is loose enough to fall away and release the plant. I have never used peat pots and so do not know how difficult it would be to remove the pot from the soil instead of the soil from the pot. Al
Calistoga and Origami Master: Kandesky Cannas online, sells tons of different canna that must be patented, and some they have seed for. That is where I was going to buy seed, thinking, obviously, that would a less expensive way to get a lot of gorgeous plants.
What do you think?
The purchased seed should work fine. Seed is not a problem if the pollination of the plant producing the seed is controlled. The seed produced in your garden is from a plant produced from a cross and can revert to either parent or anything in between. The purchased seed will be an F1 cross where both parents are known and the resulting seed is predictable, though not as predictable as a plant produced from a vegetative part of a plant with no sex involved. Al
They look like they could be slightly light in color but if the berries were starting to shrivel the seeds should be mature. Late summer to early fall is typically when lonicera seeds ripen...
Here is a link that might be useful: Lonicera seed photo
Tomato seedlings require good light warm temperatures (70F+) good air circulation..... the seedlings require gental handeling
without mor info on how YOU are growing these plants can only guess as to problem.
Yes, more details are necessary, especially about what you are growing them in, indoors or outdoors, how often you water, if you are using fertilizer or anything else related to your technique.
In general:
1) Use warm water for irrigation and once the seedling emerges, you don't want the soil to me constantly moist. Let the surface dry out or you can get damping off disease.
2) Use sterile soil and containers for growing, again to avoid damping off and other diseases.
3) Don't over-fertilize or you can 'burn' the seedlings. I never fertilize mine at all.