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problems germinating
Nanny Beach
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Anyone else had problems with germinating this year? Bought 4 packs White Ensign Sweet Peas, not one germinated. Other varieties (from big well known suppliers) have had very poor germination. For years I have started them off in my conservatory, in John Innes no;2. Also zero germination from Cucumbers, always started off in my bedroom window. Bought a book on Allotment gardening, he sows them in his airing cupboard, tried that as well. Funny, thing I put some Sweet Peas seeds in a pot last summer (late) they have overwintered and are growing well. Does anyone but me, think that a garden of up to 100m, is no way MEDIUM!
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Nanny beach, have pm d you.
If you have any concerns about germinaion put some seeds straight out of the packet and lie them in a soaked, then squeezed peice of kitchen towel place this into a ploybag sealed at the top after blowing in some air to expand the bag a little.
Place bag in kitchen cupboard and close door
Remove and check root starting to break out from the seed , will be perhaps just a swelling. at this stage .
Once roots and first stem about half an inch remove and pot on do not coodle.
This time of year put out and only bring pots in if a frost is forecast.
If after max of 7 days seeds have not swollen and germinated seek refund.
Roger Parsons Sweet Peas were my choice this year and of three cultivars 100% germination from five packets.These were just sown direct into root trainers .
I have never had such good germination in 45 years of growing and showing .
I did use root trainers, in the past have had good results with these peat pots (I plant the whole thing) I did in fact get a refund for the White Ensign. I have direct sowed my last pack, thanks for the tips, I shall try them all. granma, I could not make head or tail of your blog???
Hello granma, my Daughter tells me you blog means do I have a facebook a/c yes I do!
That's not quite what Granma means - there's a Private Message facility on here - go to your user name at the top right hand corner and click on My Messages
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I am rubbish at this sort of stuff, my Daughter thought Facebook, she doesnt know about this site, I thought it was something rude in some strange code (like texting!!!) I have found it thanks, replied, AND bought some more sweet Peas from Roger Parsons, which are, oddly enough a lot cheaper than the ones I had been buying. Thanks to all.
I'm getting poor germination on my over-winter cold germinators. I'm blaming too little cold in winter and too much cold in spring
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Still hope but it diminishes
In the sticks near Peterborough
Thanks Dove ,
Nanny Beach I know what you mean about having non gardening friends .that is why this forum is so brilliant ,you can get all the advice, chat and ....... even technical advice regarding pc's and more !
from the potting shed .