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I've got some seeds, can I sow now in June?

FayeGFayeG Posts: 34
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I have some seeds and I wonder if anyone knows if any of them are okay to plant now (June) for this year?  I have some really annoying gaps I'd like to fill.

I'm happy I can sow Nasturtium & Night Scented Stock - would you agree?

The ones I'm unsure of are mainly:  Stock Night Scented Starlight Sensation
How about: Cornflower?  Wallflower?

Unsure:  Many give until May to plant on the pack (not June) The ones I think I'm possibly best saving til Autumn (for next year) are:
Californian Poppies
Aubrietia
Aquilegia
Forget me not
Evening Primrose
Linaria

I would want to sow direct.
Would you chance any on the Unsure list or should I save them?

Thank you for any help from your experience / knowledge.

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  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I think you could sow forget-me-nots now because we're only just past the time for them to be setting seed naturally. I have self-sown seedlings popping up all over.
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  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    I would sow the Californian poppies in the Autumn.  I don't think you would be very successful sowing aubretia seeds direct if l'm honest.
  • FayeGFayeG Posts: 34
    AnniD said:
    - I don't think you would be very successful sowing aubretia seeds direct if l'm honest.
    Okay - never tried them before but do love them and would really like to include so will do them properly rather than risk losing the opportunity for next year. I do have some poppies so will sow them for next year.  Thank you  :)


    JennyJ said:
    I think you could sow forget-me-nots now because we're only just past the time for them to be setting seed naturally. I have self-sown seedlings popping up all over.
    Excellent.  I'll give them a shot then. Thank you  :)
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    I would sow them all now, in pots except the Californian Poppies, outside somewhere out of the sun. 


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    If there are enough seeds in the packet, I'd sow some of each sort now (in pots, as @nutcutlet recommends), leaving some seeds to sow in autumn.  There are often far more seeds in the packet than you could possibly need, anyway, so you can probably do a bit of experimentation.  

    In my experience, direct sowing gives very haphazard results - cats dig in your nice soft border, or the flower seedlings are indistinguishable from weeds, or slugs munch them, or nothing comes up at all and you're left with a gap... at least if you've got some seedlings in pots you can grow them on and pop them in a space, once they're big enough to fight their corner.
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • FayeGFayeG Posts: 34
    edited June 2022
    nutcutlet said:
    I would sow them all now, in pots except the Californian Poppies...
    I've done that - what's the worse that can happen :) Thank you
    Liriodendron said:
    If there are enough seeds in the packet, I'd sow some of each sort now leaving some seeds to sow in autumn. .. you can probably do a bit of experimentation.  
    Yes, I bit the bullet with some and as you also said, even though haphazard a little experiment might be fun - and keep some back to add later.  Thank you :) 
    Biglad said:
    I sowed some seeds (including cornflowers) direct into a border on 24th June last year - Definitely worth a try, in my book.
    They are lovely!  I've done it as a bit of an experiment. We've had some nice days so maybe I'll be as lucky as you were. :) Thank you

    I've kept the Aubrieta and find out how to get flowers out of them next year + the poppies (except I may try a cheeky few) as Anne & nutcutlet says.

    We're having some fab weather so just maybe I'll be lucky with those I've tried but nothing ventured, nothing gained, be interesting and I will update if any success.

    Many thanks to you all - regards, Faye x   
  • Slow-wormSlow-worm Posts: 1,630
    Biglad said:
    I sowed some seeds (including cornflowers) direct into a border on 24th June last year @FayeG

    A couple of months later I had a mini jungle, which lasted until the end of October.



    Definitely worth a try, in my book.
    Amazing! 
    Every single wildower seed I've ever scattered has failed to produce a thing. They're going in trays this year!
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