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Blackberry Lily seeds from Swallowtail
Posted by anitadehoff(Z8 Seattle/sunset 5)
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trudi_dUpdated I would imagine that they mean the leaf clump is one to two feet tall, the flower scape can add another couple of feet. Average bloom height is 24" to 36".
Growing seeds in Perlite
Posted by joannacala
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jimnoakUpdated Perlite and vermiculite are the Kings of certain crucial things, especially soil aeration. I buy perlite in bulk forms and till it into my flower beds even though I have the best of black dirt where I live. Tomorrow, yet two more ...
Oriental Poppy sowing in S. Calif
Posted by vbuff
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated Papaver orientale - Sow on the surface of a moist free draining mix at 68ºF, germinates in less than two wks
Tidal Wave Petunias
Posted by mmsc
mmscHey, It's my frist time growing the tidal wave variety from seed, and so far they're really fast growers(compared to other petunias). I'd like to know if they should be pinched like regular petunias, or should I just let them grow?...
apple seed germination
Posted by mscanthus
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btw91Updated They should still be fine if they were kept room temperature and weren't exposed to the sun too much. As for germinating them, I'm no expert, but I think they will need a period of cold temperatures to break the dormant period. I ...
Help a newbie harvest seeds.
Posted by squirrel_girl
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bakemom_gw(z6 Central Ohio)Updated The same principles apply to the seeds you are harvesting now. Larkspur and daylily form pods that brown, dry and crack open allowing you to harvest. I have only done snaps once, but it's basically the same thing, just smaller see...
Asarina
Posted by farndale
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farndaleUpdated thank you for taking the time to reply to my post. I think I will also remember it is a late bloomer for next year as it is really pretty, what flower there is now. Sheila
Poppy Seeds Clumped Together In Packet
Posted by timcad(5)
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timcad(5)Updated Thanks for the link Joe. ItÂll be a week or two before I figure out what some of that means. Fascinating stuff. I put a used one of those silica packs in with the seeds and they "sound" better already. I think the next t...
Esperanza
Posted by gladys47(Z9TXGULF)
gladys47(Z9TXGULF)I have a lot of seed I would like to start. Are these easy? Any special tips? Thanks , Gladys
overwintering perennial seedlings in a dark and unheated garage
Posted by beaniebeagle
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silverkelt(Z5b/Southern Maine)Updated I dont know how much space you have, but with lupine and poppies, I probable would just winter sow them. My space is limited however, my indoor set up is for veggies and annuals and other tender plants. Any temperate plant I will ...
Wholesale Venus Fly Trap VFT Seeds / Dionaea muscipula
Posted by locoyote
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georgez5il(z5 IL)Updated Since no one has found a source for these seed I would try calling growers who sell the plants retail/wholesale & ask THEM for information; or, if they will sell you some seed.
sunflowers seeds
Posted by maemae
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated It's a lovely thought, but if the back of the flower is still green and has not yet begun to turn yellow, I'm sorry to say it may very well not form seeds. If the back of the flower has begun to yellow, you could put the flower he...
sowing problem ??
Posted by normana61
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated Many perennials do need a cold moist period before they will germinate, the two you mention do not. Cone flower (echinacea) should germinate in about 2 weeks at 70F, and blanket flower (gaillardia) at the same temp in three, barel...
ID this plant?
Posted by jackierooke(z5MI)
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samfawzy10(Z5)Updated I forgot to mention it will reseed and you will have flower next season.
Wonder how commerial growers harvest odd shaped seed -- trivial
Posted by albert_135(Sunset 2 or 3)
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origami_master(5b)Updated My guess is: cut off all the seed heads, dry them and then put them on a shaking bed or similar to loosen the seeds? Then use wind to blow off remaining debris (like hulling rice) or they just hire people to colelct seeds by hand ...
Want: Yellow 4 O'clock Seed
Posted by aprilfool(7)
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steven_salem_orUpdated Hi Aprilfool, I just recently purchased a house and my mother had decided that she wanted 4O'clocks in my flower beds, I have quite the color range in both beds and I have some pure yellow and pale yellow that are just producing s...
Parsley from seeds
Posted by leo_butterflylover(8)
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georgez5il(z5 IL)Updated There is no real secret just rough the surface of the soil where you wish it to grow.. Soil temp 65-70F, lightly cover the seed, germination time 10 days.
Hoe to save tomatoe seeds
Posted by monicatx(z8 TX)
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monicatx(z8 TX)Updated Thanks for the ideas. Monica
perennial seedlings. . . wintering over
Posted by maidinmontana(Zone 5 Billings MT)
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paulah_gardener(6)Updated I'm also in zone 5. Have a unheated greenhouse that I have over wintered perennial seedlings in. Sounds like you could add another row of blocks, then glass over all. Come spring when worried about hot tempatures remove a block or...
Ipomoea Quamoclit (Indoor Cultivation)
Posted by arjo_reich
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pitimpinai(z6 Chicago)Updated This is a tropical plant, so it is not cold hardy at all. However, as origami said, it is very easy to grow from seed. I would sow them in early spring instead of in winter. In warm weather,if you soak the seeds overnight before s...
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