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What new flower seeds are you going to grow in 2014
punkdoc
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Sitting here on a horrible wet day, so am looking through the seed catalogues and I wondered what new seeds forumers were going to grow next year. I must say a piece of cake would help the decision making. Nevermind spicy meatballs for tea and a warming bottle of red
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I had decided I wouldn't grow so many plants from seed next year. There's still hundreds waiting to be planted now. But then the seed swap comes round and off I go again. I've already started and there are seedlings. Digitalis grandiflora and a white mallow, both up. Several other sown.
Now I think I'll have a look at a few seed companies. Plant World seeds, Derry Watkins, Chiltern. That will do for a start.
In the sticks near Peterborough
I've been buying seed for about 3 months now and they are all stored in the garage fridge I must get them out and have a look at what I’ve got
I did collect some from my Dahlia so that will be exciting just to see what colour they come out at
James
Pd - I'll be round later with a cake
Foxgloves for me I think. And more veg possibly.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Have a look James, you may have got some that need sowing now
In the sticks near Peterborough
I normally buy plug bedding plants from a mail order firm but next year I thought I'd grow more from seed. I was in the big garden centre in Newhaven in September and bought lots, including the Ladybird poppies we'd seen when we visited Great Dixter in June. They looked stunning. Bought mustard and cress too as they don't sell it in France then I gave it to my grandson last weekend. Must get some more in November when we go back to the UK.
We had steak Diane (very 70s! yum) and a warming bottle of red. Rained all day.
Haven't decided yet (just getting the catalogues in for the usual nights of Winter browsing - it's not quite the same doing on the web!) I usually grow hardy perennials, shrubs and trees from seed which can be quite challenging but very rewarding as the natural variation you get in seed sown plants can produce unique specimens.
Seed I have in my fridge to date
Lobelia “Monsoon” Trailing
Sow January-April
Parsley “Italian Giant Flat Leaf”
Sow April
Basil “Genovese” (Ocimum Basillicum)
Sow April
Mountain Cornflower “Centaurea Montana” Hardy Perennial
Sow August
Cornflower “blackberry Fizz”
Sow Mar-May Flowers June-September
Cherry Tomato “Cerise”
Sow March-April Harvest June-October
Radish “Sparkler 3”
Sow March-September Harvest April-October
Parsley “plain Leaved 2”
Sow January-December Harvest January-October
Tarragon “Russian”
Sow March-May Harvest May-October
Sunflower “Autumn Time”
Sow March-May
Onion “spring” Ishikura
Sow March-July Harvest
Sweet Corn “sparrow F1”
Sow March-May Harvest August-September
Onion “spring White Lisbon”
Sow March-September Harvest March-September
Californian poppy “single Mixed”
Sow March-May OR June-October
Wallflower “single Mixed”
Sow April-July Flowers March-May
Hollyhock “Nigra Single”
Sow March-May
Canterbury Bell “Cup and saucer Mix”
Sow April-June
Gazania “sunshine Mixed”
Sow February-April
Michaelmas Daisy “aster novi-belgil mixed
Sow Not known
Thyme “purple Creeping” Thymus Serpyllum”
Sow April
Carnation “violets”
Sow April I think
Sweet Pea “Lathyrus Odoratus, Black Knight”
Sow December
Chilli “Serrano”
Sow February-May Harvest
Tomato “Sun gold F1”
Sow March-April
Tomato “Sun Cherry F1”
Sow March-April
Mexican Hat “Ratibida”
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Mexican Hat “Ratibida”
Sow Not Known
Malva Sylvestris “Zebrina”
Sow Not Known
As you can see by my list some of the information is incomplete, I would be gratefully of guidance also advice.
I think I have some more seeds hiding some were I will add them when I find them all so would anyone like the Malva as I bought this and the found out they are a very high plant.
James