Aquilegias need a cold to germinate. Up til this year I've always sown them fresh which is very successful but leaves you with loads of small plants to see through the winter. This year, having bought new seed from carrie Thomas I'm following her advice and sowing in january.
In fact I'll probably do it any day now while temperatures are still reasonably mild and the compost hasn't frozen solid in my unheated greenhouse and I won't freeze either. Another thing I've learnt in my seed sowing years is to write the labels in the warmth of the kitchen before braving the elements.
What a lot of seeds - took quite a while to look what they all were. I do know what some of them are and have tried them myself. I bought ammi Graceland after seeing it on Gardener's World programme. It looks good,
I would like the Cosmos purity seeds to swap with you. I will message you with my address.
Hello Bjay, I would like to swap the white campion seeds for the sweet pea Spencer special mix if possible. I will message you my address if you give me yours.
Hello Cottage Garden Fairy,
I sow aquilegia seeds in March/April time, in small pots in my plastic greenhouse and plant when large enough, they then flower the following year.
hiya swoppers which flowers can we start off now? i always seem to start too early and then they get a frost in my cold greenhouse or they get too big and hubby complains about me using too much space indoors! can't win Great idea to swop
In my cold greenhouse I'm about to start some hardy perennials and shrubs of the sort that need a chill to kick off. They include aquilegias, a codonopsis, a couple of corydalis, aconitums. About 20 packets of this and that. I expect these to germinate after the worst of the winter is over.
I dont start seed yet they would get to leggy indoors for me I wait a bit. On the Grow Your Own dvd they start tomatoes off on Boxing day on the tv to get the heat.
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Aquilegias need a cold to germinate. Up til this year I've always sown them fresh which is very successful but leaves you with loads of small plants to see through the winter. This year, having bought new seed from carrie Thomas I'm following her advice and sowing in january.
http://www.touchwoodplants.co.uk/sowing%20aquilegias.htm
In fact I'll probably do it any day now while temperatures are still reasonably mild and the compost hasn't frozen solid in my unheated greenhouse and I won't freeze either. Another thing I've learnt in my seed sowing years is to write the labels in the warmth of the kitchen before braving the elements.
In the sticks near Peterborough
What a lot of seeds - took quite a while to look what they all were. I do know what some of them are and have tried them myself. I bought ammi Graceland after seeing it on Gardener's World programme. It looks good,
I would like the Cosmos purity seeds to swap with you. I will message you with my address.
Hello Bjay, I would like to swap the white campion seeds for the sweet pea Spencer special mix if possible. I will message you my address if you give me yours.
Hello Cottage Garden Fairy,
I sow aquilegia seeds in March/April time, in small pots in my plastic greenhouse and plant when large enough, they then flower the following year.
Just tried to message you, it say 'No'
Bjay
hiya swoppers which flowers can we start off now? i always seem to start too early and then they get a frost in my cold greenhouse or they get too big and hubby complains about me using too much space indoors! can't win
Great idea to swop
In my cold greenhouse I'm about to start some hardy perennials and shrubs of the sort that need a chill to kick off. They include aquilegias, a codonopsis, a couple of corydalis, aconitums. About 20 packets of this and that. I expect these to germinate after the worst of the winter is over.
What seeds do you want to start?
In the sticks near Peterborough
I dont start seed yet they would get to leggy indoors for me I wait a bit. On the Grow Your Own dvd they start tomatoes off on Boxing day on the tv to get the heat.
Link below great dvd to watch
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Grow-Your-Own-Allotment-DVD/dp/B000TQLIBA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1356700828&sr=8-1
Hello Paul just wondering if you still want to swap?
Oh i have quite a few aquilegias so could start those of 2moz. Will the hebe grow from seed? I have a lovely one I'll just go check its name
can't find label!
I feel a new year resolution coming on