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Seeds from China - Automated Greenhouse (what is growing?)
collinge_9
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Hi All,
Newbie here - I recently purchased some seeds from china, Im not an avid gardener and not really green fingered, more of a computer geek who likes to build random things.
One of them random things was a fully automated greenhouse hence the seeds from china, Random and weird looking plants that i could grow in a fully automated climate. To test the idea i started with some rose cuttings - They are starting to grow nicely as the picture below
But i planted some random seeds - that were meant to be Blue Roses but upon them growing they don't look like rose seedlings,
Could someone help advise what this might be? Does it look healthy etc?
Newbie here - I recently purchased some seeds from china, Im not an avid gardener and not really green fingered, more of a computer geek who likes to build random things.
One of them random things was a fully automated greenhouse hence the seeds from china, Random and weird looking plants that i could grow in a fully automated climate. To test the idea i started with some rose cuttings - They are starting to grow nicely as the picture below
But i planted some random seeds - that were meant to be Blue Roses but upon them growing they don't look like rose seedlings,
Could someone help advise what this might be? Does it look healthy etc?
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Will just have to wait and see what appears with them all.
I put the rose cutting in the greenhouse as its from some shop bought roses (was my anniversary and got the wife some roses) She put them in a vase with water and watched them die while i annoyed her saying i kept mine alive. I will be putting it outside after winter has passed as we need some new soil down in the garden, Tried to do up the garden this summer but nothing grew and all the pre-grown plants we got died a few weeks after planting.
Were not very green-fingered and currently have a patch of soil that has random plants growing, mostly weeds but somehow some strawberries plants and mint that died after planting this summer and has randomly decided to grow back now in the middle of winter?
Another thing - buy good quality seeds from reputable and certified UK suppliers so you don't risk a) buying a crock and b) importing unknown but potentially disastrous weeds and/or pathogens attached to those dodgy seeds.
"You don't stop gardening because you get old, you get old because you stop gardening." - The Hampshire Hog
Who checks these things at the customs?
Currently, seeds from the EU are OK but seeds from elsewhere must be sourced from liensed or certified suppliers who take great care to ensure the quality and hygiene of their seeds. Countries like the USA insist on a phytosanitary certificate before allowing seeds in. Australia has strict bio security rules to protect their native plants and animals from potentially devastating introductions.
Devastating diseases and pests have already snuck into the UK and Europe from imported plant materials. Time for the UK and Europe to be far more vigilant. The RHS is banning the use of imported plant material in its show gardens unless they have been thru quarantine. They've discussed this subject on GW and on Beechgrove and one guest on Beechgrove advised always buying locally grown and not even importing plants to Scotland from England.