6,340 Garden Web Discussions | Growing from Seed
Use my link below if you want to buy one. They are only 12.95. And here is a good link for the instructions: http://kansasa.blogspot.com/2007/04/seedling-pot-maker-with-gardening.html
Here is a link that might be useful: News Paper Pot Maker
Try this:
Here is a link that might be useful: Grow Guide
"draining them from the water and then putting them in equal amounts of peat moss in a poly bag"
The peat should be moist but not soggy - sterile moist sand or sterile moist vermiculite is fine too. Put them in your refrigerator, the general temp for cold stratify is approx 40F.
The seed pod needs to be a little squishy, I find. Then cut it open to reveal nice peppercorn size white seeds. As the previous message noted, clean seed in water removing webbing and leave in water 24 hours. Sow in soil with 1/4 inch or so below soil level. I leave them outside in the SF Bay Area. I get hundreds of sprouts. I have some one year old sprouts of Myrtle Wolf's Pink x ? if you'd like some-but you need to be in the appropriate growing climate. Or, I can send some seed later this year.
Steve
Magnolia - remove seed coat, sow 3 months or more @ 39ºF, may direct sow outdoors or bring temperature to warmer but still cool. Short viability seeds, do not attempt to store before sowing.
That red coating can sometimes be a little hard to clean, try soaking a couple of days, then push out the hard seed and wash in dishwashing soap to remove any oily residue.
Just wanted to post update -- I ended up moving all herbs to the front porch until I can come up with better light solution inside. At first the herbs were looking bad, I had to reseed some, but now they are full of life and I am using them in my cooking. Thank you.
I managed to plant perennial poppies in the early summer last year. I direct seeded them in the garden area. Since I had some difficulty with them before, I dug a hole where I was planting them and filled it with moisture control potting soil. The seedlings sprang up nicely and I kept them well tended to make sure they did not dry out in the hot summer. They were mulched for the winter and I removed the covering in the spring little by little as they started to come up.
They did not blossom that first year, but most of them appeared to come back this year and blossomed beautifully!
The ones I scattered in early spring didn't come up, but the ones I winter sowed did. They weren't Oriental though.
Maybe just after they germinated they didn't get enough water? Or too much like after a hard rain? I don't experience any damping off when direct sowing outside so I doubt it's that. I attribute my scattering failure to dry soil, but has it ever rained since. It says on the packet to scatter them in the fall or early spring when the soil is damp and cold. Said to sow in circles, and clumps of about 1" diameter and 2" tall can be transplanted.
Those seeds that require light to germinate have to be kept moist until they put down deep enough roots, but yours evidently got enough moisture to germinate.
hmmm...I am not sure if they are liatris or nutsedge. They are growing through relatively thick pine nugget mulch. I didn't think liatris could do that since it is a prairie plant. I guess I will just wait and see since I know what nutsedge looks like when it blooms. Thanks!
They don't need a chill to germinate so yes you are seeing seedlings that will grow this year (with some minimal care, occasional water) and bloom for you the next...
My regular ones I don't notice have seeded or not think I might be seeing a few, but all except for one place they seem happy have died off and not come back. I could plant them again; they are pretty in the spring.
The Chinese variety I like, too, and they *seem* to bloom for me the same year some that self-seeded even quite early and longlasting. Some I plant bloom later on in late summer and early fall. Those I can see could get to be a nuisance but so far enjoy them no matter where they seed so far. A couple of those sprouted and bloomed in a place in the street and a crack in the sidewalk, even in a damp spot where some things won't grow or do well. There I intended monarda, and they are going to overgrow their bounds if I don't control them, just two plants.
The Chinese ones I can transplant easily if I want and pinch back, and they will keep right on blooming. I like each kind in its own way and especially pretty spots of true blue.
I don't know when the monardas will bloom, maybe it is too late this year, haven't seen any buds yet, can go through my photos of others' and check dates.