I do both - sow some in trays and then prick out small clumps to pot on, or lift and replant ones that have self seeded. I have a mix of both at the moment. Any soil will do for sowing - no need to add anything. I usually just use some garden soil. You'll always get failures - it's why so many plants produce thousands of seeds from one flower spike
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I had rubbish germination rate with my first experiment. I gathered up stacks of local plants and shook about a pound of seed on the bank under the trees. I got four seedlings. They grow as weeds round here so I was a bit disappointed. I'll maybe try a bit more refinement this year; not much though. 🤣
They won't usually grow successfully simply broadcast about as they like a patch of disturbed ground for germination. Try digging the bank over in the places you want them to grow.
Aye - these Yorkshire folk can challenge us tight Scots @Topbird
I know what you mean @Lyn, and I do the same if I can
That reminded me of an old friend (sadly deceased now) who used to say that Yorkshire folks were descended from Scots who had come to visit and were too tight-fisted to pay the train fare back.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
And spray them with a fine mister to keep them moist until they've germinated and grown roots. It's easy to wash the tiny seeds down too deep or over to one side of the pot/tray, or to disturb the new seedlings when they're tiny.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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I know what you mean @Lyn, and I do the same if I can
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
All germinated, but are very tiny still!
Some are yellow, many in the ground have died.
There may be one or two seedlings that may have taken, but they are still quite small, 1cm, surely they should be bigger by now?
I used seed compost in the tray and in the ground I mixed in some ericaceous soil.
I find it easier to just let them self sow and then move them to where you want them.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Any soil will do for sowing - no need to add anything. I usually just use some garden soil.
You'll always get failures - it's why so many plants produce thousands of seeds from one flower spike
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I gathered up stacks of local plants and shook about a pound of seed on the bank under the trees. I got four seedlings. They grow as weeds round here so I was a bit disappointed.
I'll maybe try a bit more refinement this year; not much though. 🤣
That reminded me of an old friend (sadly deceased now) who used to say that Yorkshire folks were descended from Scots who had come to visit and were too tight-fisted to pay the train fare back.