Hi all, I absolutely love drumstick primroses and invested in a pack of seeds to try to grow my own plants for next spring. Any tips to guarantee success? Not much information on the packet. Hope someone can help. Ronsdorf hybrids if that helps? Thanks
You can sow them now - I would sprinkle them on the surface of a tray of pre-dampened seed compost and cover with a thin layer of fine grit then put in a cold frame or cold greenhouse. They may not germinate until after a cold period so leave them there over winter.
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
I sowed some white seeds, but the instructions were quite contradictary. They said sow on top and cover with grit, as Bob says, and in the next paragraph, they said don't cover as they needed light. I did some of each but I'm not convinced any of them will grow. There's a few little bits of green here and there, but that's about it. Hope you have better luck than me, debs!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I sow all small seeds on top of grit with gritty compost underneath. Then I water them in and that seems to settle them amongst the grit with enough light for those that need it.
Was thinking of popping them in a heated propagator to start than off but if they need cold? Will do as you say, fairy girl apparently germination is erratic so maybe you have more to come! Fingers crossed.
Ive jUst sown the candelabra type primula, in the conservatory, nothing sprinkled on top. All germinated. But they were seeds from my garden plants. all primula and primrose seeds do better sown fresh.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Mine do a good job of seeding themselves, I just move the young plants to where I want them
Lyn is right, a seed tray somewhere cool and bright, they need light to germinate.
Monty sowed his onto damp compost already covered with a thin layer of grit, which is a good idea, as the grit will give a liitle bit of protection from slugs and snails while they are really tiny. Keep it damp - a mist sprayer is good for tiny seedlings.
The seed is really tiny too - if you mix it with a little dry sand it helps to space them out more evenly.
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Hope you have better luck than me, debs!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
In the sticks near Peterborough
Heat is the reason many hardy plants don't germinate.
In the sticks near Peterborough
all primula and primrose seeds do better sown fresh.