I overwintered ours in an unheated greenhouse, and expected them to die (I am a pessimist). To my surprise, they have put on growth over the Winter and are looking very healthy. I never managed to get a single seed from the plants last Autumn, I couldn't see any seedheads at all, but luckily I still have some that I originally bought.
I couldn't see a single seedhead either. I'm overwintering mine, outside, under fleece. Fingers crossed.
I had bought mine last years as plugs from Broadleaze Nursery online. The plugs were in very condition and grew to make great large plants. They continue to stock them. Peter is very helpful.
What I did last season - and it yielded c. 50 plants with minimum effort and 98% success - was to snip ends off the overwintered parent plant and nip out any nascent flower buds and the lower pairs of leaves resulting in a stem about 3” long. I popped this in a small pot with 50% potting compost and 50% perlite/vermiculite and then covered the pot with a transparent upturned plastic beaker. I recycle these from the drinks dispenser at the adult education centre I attend. With the end of the beaker trimmed it is a very snug fit.
Leave in a cool, lit place and periodically tap the beaker to knock condensation back into the pot. After 4 weeks 49 of the 50 had rooted.
Having read so many good reviews here about that particular petunia variety I bought some mixed seeds and planted them exactly one month ago. They look like this now - don’t they seem too small for one-month old seedlings? The pots are tiny 5 cm ones.
Also is there a way to tell which one is which colour flowers? Shouldn’t have bought mixed seeds 🙄
I'm doing Red velour again. The image below shows one of two trays of Petunia Red velour grown from seed which I collected from last years Red Velour which I had in hanging baskets and borders.
Bit crowded in there now and I'll be potting these on tomorrow. There a cracking splash of colour and they do go up to approx 3 feet in height if left to there own devices as they did in my borders last year.
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
Having read so many good reviews here about that particular petunia variety I bought some mixed seeds and planted them exactly one month ago. They look like this now - don’t they seem too small for one-month old seedlings? The pots are tiny 5 cm ones.
Also is there a way to tell which one is which colour flowers? Shouldn’t have bought mixed seeds 🙄
Petunia (and Lobelia) are very slow growing from seed. I usually start from seed mid February with grow lamps (I forgot this year so mine are a little behind) .Give them as much light and sunshine as you can to give them a boost. I would get them out in the daylight for as long as possible during the day and if you have one (or can borrow one) put them under a grow lamp for another 5 hours at night to push them on into faster growth.
Kili
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
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Leave in a cool, lit place and periodically tap the beaker to knock condensation back into the pot. After 4 weeks 49 of the 50 had rooted.
Bit crowded in there now and I'll be potting these on tomorrow. There a cracking splash of colour and they do go up to approx 3 feet in height if left to there own devices as they did in my borders last year.
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
George Bernard Shaw'
Kili
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
George Bernard Shaw'