Still just the 2 angelicas up. They were sown back in the autumn. The aquilegias have only had 2 or 3 weeks. This sort of sowing and germination is nothing like annuals and veg. It's a much longer process. Most of what I've got out there would have germinated very quickly if I'd sown them fresh but they weren't from my garden, they'd been dried off for packing and gone dormant. The chilling is a way of breaking the dormancy. I know some people just sow them in the spring and the come up but this method has always worked better for me. I use it on anything ranunculaceae; aquilegias, hellebores, aconitums. perennial apiaceae; the angelicas, astrantias, and the primulaceae. Most of the hardy trees and shrubs get the treatment as well.
Thanks nutcitlet and lizzie. Great news Lyn too. My black cornflowers up. Sowed some beans today and my artichoke, scabious and sea holly. Very happy bunny I will put my larspur back in the greenhouse too.
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Hmmm, I fetched mine inside on a windowsill. Have I done the right thing do you think?
Not for aquilegia, no. Get them out in the cold.
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Still just the 2 angelicas up. They were sown back in the autumn. The aquilegias have only had 2 or 3 weeks. This sort of sowing and germination is nothing like annuals and veg. It's a much longer process. Most of what I've got out there would have germinated very quickly if I'd sown them fresh but they weren't from my garden, they'd been dried off for packing and gone dormant. The chilling is a way of breaking the dormancy. I know some people just sow them in the spring and the come up but this method has always worked better for me. I use it on anything ranunculaceae; aquilegias, hellebores, aconitums. perennial apiaceae; the angelicas, astrantias, and the primulaceae. Most of the hardy trees and shrubs get the treatment as well.
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Definitely or even outside if they're not about to get washed out by rain. Snow won't hurt them.
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Snapdragons need protection. Foxgloves are hardy. I've never got larkspurs to germinate.
On this forum recently someone suggested that larkspurs need the cold treatment.
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