I think I'm a seed addict like some are hellebore addicts. I sow things from my own seed that I've already got plenty of in the garden. And things that self sow very willingly. My cold greenhouse is full of sown seeds, germinated seeds, pricked out seedlings. Outside it are all the things I grew from seed last year that never got planted. Plus the bulbs that never got planted and other bought and swapped plants. I just don't know when to stop.
Im quite chuffed you said that about the bought seeds Nut, I was thinking it was maybe me doing something wrong. I have had success with ones given to me from friends but there have been some bought which have done nothing
I have lots of seeds collected from plants that I didnt put on the seed swap in case they didnt grow, I have passed around some Lychnis and Stachys Byzantia? and the Lambs Lugs as Sam calls them as I have tried them and they are fine, I will wait for the aconitum, maybe give it a warning that usually works.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
I'm reviving this old thread because I have Aconitum seeds courtesy of Lyn and am deliberating over sowing them. I keep reading online about washing hands after touching them or even wearing gloves?? Are they really that toxic? Apparently the toxins can enter the body through the skin,is this true? The grandchildren don't come here cos they are scared of dogs. And the other risk factor is in fact the dogs. Having got foxglove and corn cockle already,am I overreacting?
I'm so tempted to sow them because they are gorgeous to look at
On the contrary Welshonion - the grandchildren are very important to me but still won't visit when I say they are shut in,we go there instead. As they don't come here,the main concern is the dogs,unless of course me,my wife and 15 year old daughter decide to partake of aconitum salad. On the basis of what you've said there,its not worth the risk.
I have to say there are lots and lots of plants which are poisonous to animals, but we grow them all the same. It is very rare for animals to eat poisonous plants, they are IME much more likely to pick something up that they shouldn't when out for a walk.
Enjoy your grandchildren, at least if you visit them you won't have to clear up the mess!
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Nutcutlet you have put that beautifully. I was about to say that one year I nearly gave up on my aconitums but eventually they did germinate.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
I think I'm a seed addict like some are hellebore addicts. I sow things from my own seed that I've already got plenty of in the garden. And things that self sow very willingly. My cold greenhouse is full of sown seeds, germinated seeds, pricked out seedlings. Outside it are all the things I grew from seed last year that never got planted. Plus the bulbs that never got planted and other bought and swapped plants. I just don't know when to stop.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Im quite chuffed you said that about the bought seeds Nut, I was thinking it was maybe me doing something wrong. I have had success with ones given to me from friends but there have been some bought which have done nothing
They cost a lot as well don't they?
In the sticks near Peterborough
I have lots of seeds collected from plants that I didnt put on the seed swap in case they didnt grow, I have passed around some Lychnis and Stachys Byzantia? and the Lambs Lugs as Sam calls them
as I have tried them and they are fine, I will wait for the aconitum, maybe give it a warning that usually works.
I find a warning works well Lyn. I tell reluctant shrubs about saws and shredders and point the sad perennials at the compost heap
In the sticks near Peterborough
I'm reviving this old thread because I have Aconitum seeds courtesy of Lyn and am deliberating over sowing them. I keep reading online about washing hands after touching them or even wearing gloves?? Are they really that toxic? Apparently the toxins can enter the body through the skin,is this true? The grandchildren don't come here cos they are scared of dogs. And the other risk factor is in fact the dogs. Having got foxglove and corn cockle already,am I overreacting?
I'm so tempted to sow them because they are gorgeous to look at
Do you mean to say your dogs are more important than your grandchildren visiting? Can you not shut the dogs in when they visit?
On the contrary Welshonion - the grandchildren are very important to me but still won't visit when I say they are shut in,we go there instead. As they don't come here,the main concern is the dogs,unless of course me,my wife and 15 year old daughter decide to partake of aconitum salad. On the basis of what you've said there,its not worth the risk.
Enjoy your grandchildren, at least if you visit them you won't have to clear up the mess!