Back after a lovely weekend to find the 2nd lot of larkspurs are germinating. Fingers crossed i can keep them on the rest of their growing journey
Am busy hardening everything off which means last night - after visitors- I was in the garden with torch carrying the trays back to the GH. Pleased I did though as temps were down to about 2*
On Friday I had a clutch (5) seedlings from Sarah Raven on Salvia viridis 'blue'- an after thought as I realised I wasn't growing any blue - good strong root systems
Anyone grown Ameranthus from seed? Just noticed mine might have germinated cor blimey their small looks like a hairpin job again and they will have to put a spurt on to come to anything this year.
I grew them last year and a different variety this year- they do look pathetic don't they but once they are potted in to a bigger pot take off, then into garden and wow!- my daughter was very taken with them for her wedding bouquet - long and unusual tassels - think i put her off, but growing some this year just to make sure
im well pi***d off as in one night my seedlings have gone brown and dead!!! Like they have got caught by frost but we haven't had any?!!! Guess I'll just have to chuck em out and start again! Grrrrr
I have bouquet lilies coming up in a line for cutting. Even though they are only 2inch tall I,can see flower buds. The slugs are after them . I have sprinkled crushed eggshells around them.
Purple pom pom alliums that I lined out to grow on from offsets, are budding up well. I can see at least 20 flowers forming.
Six weeks on from sowing and most of my plants are coming on nicely. The larger ones I put out last week in my new plastic greenhouse (pressie from teenage daughters) are looking really healthy but the smaller seedlings I left in the conservatory are still a bit weedy so decided to move them out this morning.
I have some shrivelled brown lumps too Beaus Mum but luckily not all, I couldn't bring myself to bin the leftovers after pricking out the biggest seedlings into single cells so I potted them into spare plant pots and they're still ok.
Matty2 great pic, I did have the Larkspur seeds in the freezer for a week then sowed them this Friday - I will see if it does well they are in my room in an half tray at min if they grow they will go into the plastic greenhouse, the ones I sowed a while back still not doing anything but other seeds in tray have grown ok
I planted lots of bits into my ground bed for cutting still a bit of room left
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Back after a lovely weekend to find the 2nd lot of larkspurs are germinating. Fingers crossed i can keep them on the rest of their growing journey
Am busy hardening everything off which means last night - after visitors- I was in the garden with torch carrying the trays back to the GH. Pleased I did though as temps were down to about 2*
On Friday I had a clutch (5) seedlings from Sarah Raven on Salvia viridis 'blue'- an after thought as I realised I wasn't growing any blue - good strong root systems
Hi Liz
Anyone grown Ameranthus from seed? Just noticed mine might have germinated
cor blimey their small
looks like a hairpin job again and they will have to put a spurt on to come to anything this year.
I grew them last year and a different variety this year- they do look pathetic don't they but once they are potted in to a bigger pot take off, then into garden and wow!- my daughter was very taken with them for her wedding bouquet - long and unusual tassels - think i put her off, but growing some this year just to make sure
Have planted up 15 Antirrihnum into part of my white garden - they are in an almost emptty bed so will look reall good - varietty 'Royal Wedding'
Also planted out some white and blue Cornflowers - white ones are called 'The Sultan'
Hmm not a very clear photo - sorry - but is hopefully going to be full of white antirhinums
Should look good Matty.
My flower seedlings are bigger than they were a week ago when we left, but still pretty small.
Gonna be lovely matty
im well pi***d off as in one night my seedlings have gone brown and dead!!! Like they have got caught by frost but we haven't had any?!!! Guess I'll just have to chuck em out and start again! Grrrrr
I have bouquet lilies coming up in a line for cutting. Even though they are only 2inch tall I,can see flower buds. The slugs are after them . I have sprinkled crushed eggshells around them.
Purple pom pom alliums that I lined out to grow on from offsets, are budding up well. I can see at least 20 flowers forming.
Six weeks on from sowing and most of my plants are coming on nicely. The larger ones I put out last week in my new plastic greenhouse (pressie from teenage daughters) are looking really healthy but the smaller seedlings I left in the conservatory are still a bit weedy so decided to move them out this morning.
I have some shrivelled brown lumps too Beaus Mum but luckily not all, I couldn't bring myself to bin the leftovers after pricking out the biggest seedlings into single cells so I potted them into spare plant pots and they're still ok.
Kitty 2 all your seedlings look brilliant
Matty2 great pic, I did have the Larkspur seeds in the freezer for a week then sowed them this Friday - I will see if it does well they are in my room in an half tray at min if they grow they will go into the plastic greenhouse, the ones I sowed a while back still not doing anything but other seeds in tray have grown ok
I planted lots of bits into my ground bed for cutting still a bit of room left
GG just put your seed tray outside - that's what I did and mine have germinated.
Love all your seedlings Kittty - what a great present from your family
Planted out 3 Amaranthus today in a square with 6 Orlaya - just hope i've hardened them off enough after todays weather forecast