Lobelia are a lot like foxgloves to grow from seed. Not too scary but easy to go wrong.
I fill my trays with the compost and firm down. Then sprinkle the almost dust like seed on top. Don't cover (both foxgloves and lobelia need light to germinate). One MUST water from above, they often put growth inhibitors on the seeds and watering with a fine rose on the can from above helps wash it off.
Here's me talking like an expert, but I can do lobelia, fuschias and foxgloves lol.
Trying a whole host of new to me native flowers this year, just want to see what I can do with them. On the veg plot first year for sweetcorn, celery and leeks.
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A lot of whats new this year has come from comments and recommendations on here.
Verdun has unwittingly pursuaded me to try ornamental grasses including briza media which I have grown from seed.
I'm also giving agastache blue boa a go
Wild Swan Anemone which was a recommendation to replace Japanese varieties that proved to be real thugs in my garden
I've also been pursuaded to give Iris's another go.
I've been given some "banana sweet pepper" seeds so I'm looking forward to seeing what happens with them
and this year I have two half size allotments so i will be growing loads more than I did last year
I've had my delivery of hedychium rhizomes, which I'll be potting up today.
I'll also be carrying on the building of my heated propagating bench, then I'll be sowing my hedychium seeds.
Might have to order some canna seeds too.
Jungle border, here we come.
Lobelia are a lot like foxgloves to grow from seed. Not too scary but easy to go wrong.
I fill my trays with the compost and firm down. Then sprinkle the almost dust like seed on top. Don't cover (both foxgloves and lobelia need light to germinate). One MUST water from above, they often put growth inhibitors on the seeds and watering with a fine rose on the can from above helps wash it off.
Here's me talking like an expert, but I can do lobelia, fuschias and foxgloves lol.
Trying a whole host of new to me native flowers this year, just want to see what I can do with them. On the veg plot first year for sweetcorn, celery and leeks.