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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!
Vic, why did your basil die? I started them in potting mix in gr house and their about 2 in. tall but crowded. Little black gnats? are pretty thick this morn so may try transplanting them today, each in their own 1/2 gal pot. Can't remember the natural rem. for gnats. I need to know what you did wrong so I won't duplicate that. Not selfish am I?
Store seed at 40F for 12 weeks THEN Lightly cover soil temperature 65-70 taking 120-365 days for germination.
Tree will be slow to flower & produce fruit..... Fruit will not be exactly like the parent. so seedling used as root stock & graft a known tree to it...
Thank you! I will put my seeds in the frige today, that would have me planting at the end of September. Does that seem a reasonable time to plant? I dont understand the last part of your post, following the ellipsis (...) Fruit will not be exactly like the parent? What might it be? Might I leave it alone to grow into whatever it will, or is that a bad idea? My sister in law knows how to graft trees, and has offered to show me, but is this necessary, and what benefits are there to grafting?
THE CUBES DO NOT RETAIN WATER WELL & THEREFORE REQUIRE MORE FREQUENT WATERINGS. tHE TEMP IS DEFINATLY A PROBLEM FOR GERMINATION & FOR GROWING MOST SALID GREENS mOST PLANTS "SHUT-DOWN' AT ABOUT 86-88f... THAT IS... THERE IS NO GROWTH/ACTIVITY DURING THE HIGH TEMPERATURE.
I pretty much ignore mine and they do great. I have a few and some get full sun and others are protected from the late afternoon sun. Both seem to be doing equally well. I feed them infrequently and water when dry. I winter them over in the greenhouse and they usually continue blooming throughout the winter. The blooms aren't much to look at but it's a very pretty bush when covered in the bright red fruit.
Karyn
Got it! Thank you. I have a small light over them part time, and they are next to window, but I guess I need to increase light. Wonderful people here!
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.