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no. Not dahlias. But thank you.
I believe the word star is in their name. Pink Star or something. I thought it was something like, Clarkia, Lewisia, Nemesia...something in an ia ending, but it's none of those.
And Unwins claims they dont' know of such a seed. Strange how I have their seed pkg.
I haven't tried starting my parsley seeds yet; for the past few years I throw 'em in the garden when it warms up (both Italian & curly). They have overwintered temps down to -35C and about 4 feet of snow and come back up the next year just fine. This year, I ordered some seeds from Franchi Sementi - it looks like it's called Gigante - a flat-leaf Italian variety. Here's what it says on the back of the seed package:
..."75-80 days from direct seed. Prefers full sun and a loose fertile soil. Beging sowing in early spring, if direct seeding, 4-5 seeds every 12". Either thin or gro in a clump. Slow to germinate (up to 2-3 weeks), so keep moist and be patient. If using transplants, start 6 weeks before set out date, 5-6 seeds per 4" pot covered with 1/4" soil mix. Try starting second crop in late July."...
By the way, here's what I love about these Franchi seeds - a package was only $2.95, and it contains 4500 seeds per PACKET!!! That's right, 4500 seeds!! San Marzano roma tomatoes? Same packet price, and there's a minimum of 350 seeds per packet - yikes again! Tremendous bargain as far as I'm concerned...anyways, good luck with the parsley! Patty
That's great news! I've got black turtle beans (brought home from a vacation in Cancun last year), gigantic Lima beans (from a Caribbean food store), canneloni beans (Safeway), etc., that I am now going to try growing. This question had occurred to me yesterday as I was soaking some of these Lima beans for bean dip. Great way to save on buying these kinds of seeds!
greatfulgardner3300
Never heard of a rain garden before. After reading your posting it sounds like a bog garden but maybe dryer? The flower list sounds like the list for the bog garden. I would like to build one where the creek overflows in early spring.
gmom2-6boys
Sharon
Another method -
"Both male and female plants are required for seed production. Sow fresh seeds in a coldframe as soon as they are ripe in the fall. "Green" seeds that are fully developed, but not yet dry and hard, germinate most readily; they can be expected to sprout in the spring when Fall sown.
If stored, seeds should be warm stratified for 2-3 months at 60ºF then cold stratified for 2-3 more months. It may take them a year to germinate when brought back to 60ºF.
(Seed production can be low/sparse and favored by finches so watch carefully so you don't time it wrong and lose them before harvest)
Whew! I felt like I was playing Operation potting up those tiny seedlings to 16 oz cups, but it is now done. I think I may loose the first one I did. ;) I'm glad they have new homes. The root clusters were pulling out half the potting mix from the Jiffy cups. Anyways, it's done...yay!
Ok, here are the pictures, after transplanting what I had enough soil for, to 16 oz plastic cups. I also did some labelling. :) Still not good enough though, as I lost track of a few of my pellets (Jalapeno's? maybe...Serrano's? maybe). Anyways, I feel better now knowing that all of my tomatoes are in bigger cups. The first picture is a few of my Cherry Tomatoes, started on March 10th. The second picture is my remaining seedlings (all about 1 & 1/2 to 3 inches). Potting up early makes sooooo much of a difference!...
When you remove the dome you are going from 100% humidity to what ever your household humidity might be. Do you know what it is? I can tell if my cuttings are rooted by how they respond to to removing their tent. If they are not rooted the wilting will be dramatic and within a few minutes. This should not happen with seedlings unless the difference in humidity is great, or the area is moving a lot of air, or moisture is lacking in the root zone. Al
I did not mean to imply that a carbon monoxide detector would detect a natural gas leak, but when plants die so suddenly when exposed to the air in the area, it would make one concerned about the air quality, and for gardenwillie's safety, I was just trying to give him a direction to check. O.k.? : )
The spent flower needs to stay on the plant until a seed pod forms and ripens in order for you to have mature seeds to harvest.
Photo of seed pod and seeds here -
Here is a link that might be useful: Pod and seeds
Thanks Morz8.. that website has great information.. 'Preciate It, Karen