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Well it's been a couple weeks since I posted last on this list for anyone who is reading, that the following seeds have emerged and rooted already:
Rockey Mountain Penstemon
Firecracker Red Penstemon
Siberian Wallflower
Foxglove Strawberry Summer King
Adenephora Lady Bells
Chocolate Flower
Peony Poppy
Probably not favorites, but because of the vast variety of flowers I have around the yard, I like a little bit of everything. Hopes this helps anyone who has considered planting seed even as late as Octoberin Zone 5
Can anyone share what is your experience working with GA-3. I just ordered some from JLHudson and hoping to work with some aquilegias, aconitums, astrantia, gentiana dahurica and cruciata, primula, glaucidum palmatum, clematis, possibly aster, anemones. I have Deno's book and read it several times but he is not mentioning usage of GA-3 on many seeds I am interested. What is the danger of using it? When do I know this seed should not be treated with GA for sure?
Also I would like to know if anyone was experimenting with soaking seeds in hydrogen peroxide, %, results, type of seed ?
I have been sucessfully growing many seeds, but some stumbled me or were inconsistent in germination.
I just started a batch of heuchera seeds and tiarella. Since they are small I treated them with 3% hydrogen peroxide for 5 minuts prior planting on top of medium in closed plastic bag. I haven't been able to find any results of using HP on seeds.
Apart from other advice on this subject already recently posted on this particular forum, this link looks fairly competent...
Here is a link that might be useful: Sprouting an Avocado Seed - Richard Jauron, Department of Horticulture
With the greatest of respect I would suggest that if you want to cut down (no pun intended!) on your maintenance, then you are growing and planning to grow the wrong plants.
You may be better of by growing something like a climbing or rambling rose, you would of course have to tie it in but it would be most unlikely to strangle your spout, obviously you would need to be picky about the variety or species, with such as R.gigantea and R.filipes 'Kiftsgate' perhaps being a tad unsuitable!
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Germination rate varies from tree to tree & year to year. Also have to consider survival rate... just getting though winter without being eaten by mice, etc..... We usually plant many more seed than needed & hope.... give extra plants to friends,
I have one, and wouldn't trust it with my best plants to give too much protection from frost, but it will certainly help for odd nights of frost- rather than a long period below zero.
I had some baby aloes, and only one survived...(but this may also have been due to drought).
But you can definitely use it for earlier seedlings and hardening off.
In England you can now buy a zip fleece coat for them!
If you put it in protected spot, it will help you with seedlings during those nights when temps drop to 32-33 level. After that it bound to get frozen as during night there will not be protection of anything so no difference of temps outside and inside.
Some hardy annuals and hardy perennials won't mind it. Let's say you can put there your early pancies and get away with it.
George
Thanks for your response to my question about Liriope seeds.
Is there an easy way to remove the pulp?
After I posted my question I did find a research study that did talk about the warm stratification of the seeds. I've never heard of that before but I'm also a newbie.
Is it worth the effort to grow from seeds or should I just be trying to increase my plants by division?
Any other helpful hints would be appreciated.
Hi Joytwo,
Just a note....i had started 'foxy' digitalis and they bloomed for me the first year...even starting after jan. 1. Now if you start some other digitalis...they may be a true biennial...no matter how early you may start them up. Also, the delphiniums bloomed for me, albeit somewhat weakly. The next year is when they really put on their show:)
good luck with whatever you experiment with:)
m
Sorry, missed the second part of your question earlier....busy with trick or treaters :)
There are some good online germination guides - Clothiers is great, take time to read through the sowing articles too.....if you were looking for a book, Making More Plants by Ken Druse is very helpful
Here is a link that might be useful: Clothiers Germination Database
Cristi, from the nature of your query I would guess that you are looking for non hybrid and or heirloom varieties of vegetables, possibly you are also interested in organic sources for this seed, if this is the case the following link lists 153 sources of supply ...
Here is a link that might be useful: GreenPeople website
I was looking through the Johnny's seed catalog. Trying to figure out what was heirloom or open pollinated and what was hybrid.
Thank you for the web site it is so helpful. I do want as many of my vegetables to be heirloom/organic as I can get to plant next year. I have a fenced area I am going to keep all my heirloom/organic items in. I am planning a potager area. The website is really helpful!
thank you,
cristi
Sedum - hardy types. Sow outdoors in Fall, or moist cold 30 days followed by bring to 60-65F for germination in 14 - 180 days depending on which sedum.
Sempervivum - sow at 70F for germination in in 14 - 42 days
carmen, I wintersowed sedum (autum joy) on March 14, and it germinated on March 22. I didn't record the plant-out date, but it grew and bloomed over the summer.