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Watching Seedlings Grow 2017

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  • PerkiPerki Posts: 2,527

    I thought Astrania Roma was a sterile. Shaggy is real nice variety. 

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    Roma is said to be sterile, I haven't grown that one. But sometimes when you buy named varieties they aren't accurately labeled.



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Andy LeedsAndy Leeds Posts: 518

    Sandra, I planted all mine from plants I had last year.  I had (still have) loads of Shaggy.

    Perki and Nut, probably a stupid question - if Roma is sterile would it still produce seeds?  If I can't grow from seed then it will make a bit of room ?.

    I also grew Gill Richardson, and I've just sowed them (nothing to lose).  Any idea where I find which are sterile (Not just astrantias) - Google?

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    most of the astrantias are fertile Andy. Hadspen Blood certainly is.

    When Hadspen Blood germinate prick out the ones with most pigment in the leaves, some aren't very dark, none of the named varieties seed totally true.

    I'm having a bit of a poke around re Roma, RHS says deadhead to prevent self seeding

    https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/180785/Astrantia-Roma-(PBR)/Details

    so does Claire Austin https://www.claireaustin-hardyplants.co.uk/products/astrantia-roma

    Its sterility might be another one of those things that everyone knows but isn't true.image



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Andy LeedsAndy Leeds Posts: 518

    Hmm this is a picture of it - looks like Roma?  Whatever it is definitely gave a decent number of seeds.

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    My money says they'll germinate image



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • LoganLogan Posts: 2,532

    Got some pot marigolds

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    Apricot pygmy marigolds

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    Cosmos sensation

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    Cosmos sonata

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    Lettuce

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    Tomatoes garden pearl

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    Kale red Russian or black tuskany

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    Kale black tuskany or red Russian, I didn't label them because I know what they'll be like when they've grown their proper leavesimage

    Last edited: 08 March 2017 17:25:09

  • Gardengirl..Gardengirl.. Posts: 4,172

    Great little seedlings

    That is it I have sown seeds today lots of flowers so I will be watching and waiting for them to grow,  all in trays in grow house

    Hampshire Gardener
  • PerkiPerki Posts: 2,527

    Seeds are coming on nicely Logan, what are you going to do with all them garden pearl seedling.

  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

    Lobelia on the left, petunias on the right:

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    Sweep peas in root trainers also coming up nicely:

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    All sown 2 1/2 weeks ago.  I mixed the tiny lobelia and petunia seeds with fine, dry sand in an attempt to sow them more evenly but the lobelia decided otherwise, as always! image

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
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