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Here you go I hope this helps you. Just keep in mind that if your plant is a hybrid then it will not be true to seed. You may get something entirely different or you may get something close to what you planted, that just depends on how many variations were used to create the existing plant.
Oh and I found this link by searching lisianthus plant.
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WOW!! this is a bit interesting!! i would plant it and see what the heck it is!! **big smile**
the pit came from inside a peach?? so wonder if it was a vining peach? i have seen the adds for them. i wanted them but had not gotten them yet. they do freeze some fruits to keep them "fresh". uhhh hate that. its not fresh at all. ~medo
Dirtbert. If you collect seeds from a hybrid plant and save them, you
should not list them as "open pollinated". Some people do not grow
hybrids, and op is not hybrids. I like to know what I'm growing, as boring
as that sounds. I have nothing against hybrids, in fact I have 2 Sungold's
in my garden now. Maybe you had no complaints, but they may not
trade with you again.
I have grow Tomatoes of every kind and color. There is no bad seeds(F2) or good (F1), It is all in the user. Some people do not collect seeds others love to. It all comes down to what you do and do not want. Heirlooms are wonderful but suffer from many problems, then again the hybrids do not. If you are a seeds saver go with the types that come true. If you like problem free no fuss plants then go with the hybrid types. Each of us to our own. I tell my trades that on some seeds I cannot say for sure they will come true. I have had seeds not sprout and seeds that grew great no one ever complained about not being ok with the trade. That is one of the chances we take in trading. If a persons list is to picky and demands a lot I avoid it, seems to takes the fun out of trading. Leave off the good or bad and do your own thing letting others do there's keeps gardening fun.
I know that seeds can stay good for a long time if kept in a stable enviorment. I have seeds that I have had for several years but I keep them in my freezer and I used some this spring and germination was excellent.
You can always try them, what will it hurt.
depending on the plant and variety they can produce alot of flowers and can bloom for quite a while. the ones i've had produce alot of seeds very well and very easy and reseed themselves with just as much ease :) you can dead head them if you wish to try and control the reproduction but its not easy to get all the seed heads, and they reproduce like rabbits, just one seed produces a plant that can produce lots of seeds :) but its a beautiful plant and flower :)
congratulations on your calendula and look forward to it being in your garden for years go come :) no matter what i do i cant get rid of this lol. i discovered this beauty after a bird or wind draft left some in my garden one day; as many of my favorite flowers happened :) there are many varieties, i prefer the ones that don't grow so leggy like and lean and fall over. i prefer the ones that aren't as tall and have a more compact plant to them. but all in all they seed very well. you can save the seed if you wish to "control" where to plant them but they self seed Very very well and will pop up alot anywhere. the seed pods burst and release the seeds so some may get carried by the wind a bit.
I start swiss chard in 3oz solo cups (with holes poked in bottom) filled with dampened seed starting mix, vermiculite or a mix of both. I plant 6-8 (presoaked) seeds in a cup, push them lightly into the soil then cover lightly with more soil. Use a spray bottle to keep the top of soil damp until the germinate. I usually get around 12-20 plants. Once they germinate make sure they get lots of light. I then transplant them out after they get their first set of true leaves. I don''t thin them in the cup, just tranplant what I want out into the garden. When you plant mixes you can see what colors you have before you put them out. I have not had any luck starting swiss chard directly in the garden.
Good gardening, Mary
Depends on the variety, but most hosta set at least some seed. Some of them set millions of seeds per plant and become a nuisance in the garden unless the bloom stalks are removed before the seed ripens. After the bloom fades the pods will form. Generally these are elongate pods shaped like a tiny cucumber and any size from about 3/4 inch to nearly 2 inch long. When they ripen, they become dry and brittle and split easily. The seeds are dark but surrounded by membraneous wings so that they appear much bigger than they really are somewhat like ash tree seeds. I simply sow these in a protected place very shallow in the fall and wait for the seedlings in the spring. Nearly always high germination percentages.
George