I put delephinium seeds in the fridge for 2 weeks helps germination. aquilegia are hit and miss for me, fresh seeds can get high germination but soon deteriorates older the seeds get.
I want some for "edibles" as food garnishes and for salads (very posh I know!!)
Have tried four separate sowings of "lemon gem" In peat free compost, multi purpose, John Innes and vermiculite.
Every time I've had reasonable germination - but the seedlings slowly shrivel and die off. This is both in a heated propagator and on kitchen windowsill.
Don't know what else to try!!t
are these notoriously difficult - it is it just me???Or am I just too early??
I've got a fair few other seedlings up - cosmos, Ammi, asters, rudbeckia, gaillardia with no problem. But really struggling with my Lemon Gem.
Tagetes and marigold dont need any special treatment to germinate. My last batch I just used MPCompost and sieved a 5- 6mm layer on top and placed a plastic lid on top and left them to it. You may be over watering them which is causing them to shrivel up
I have some primula bulleyana lovely plant and flower long than you think I got some planted with allium purple senation, I got miller's crimson and pulverulenta as well which look good
Yviestevie. Your greenhouse is looking nice and full??. Re. Aquilegia, I've found them slow to germinate. Finally made an appearance last week, sown on 3rd March. This is them today..... (the row on the right, larkspur on the left)
Same story with the larkspur, all the other seedlings from this tray have been pricked out, potted on and moved outside to the plastic greenhouse. Gave them no special treatment, simply sprinkled onto damp seed compost, covered with a plastic lid and left on sunny windowsill.
Still nothing from the delphs sown same day. I've put that tray outside too, emptied of all the other seedlings, it's a sad little row of bare compost like "billy no mates".
Been busy pricking out the hardy seedlings to go out, keeping the half Hardy's in the conny for now. Using module trays for now, need more compost for the next stage, 7cm square pots.
Delphs can be very erratic, I am still getting some germination on the ones I sowed last year, others in the same pot, pricked out and potted on. Just leave them out in the GH or in a plastic one and let them take their time. I don't ever use a propagator, just sow in a rice/yogurt pot.
I find, and it may be just me, but aquilegia are not keen on being moved once germinated, try some just sprinkled on the soil where you want them to grow. They will self seed so must be ok sown straight outside.
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I always sow Delphiniums in autumn, in a cold greenhouse, a period of stratification seems to help, although I agree with Lyn, that germination can be erratic.
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I put delephinium seeds in the fridge for 2 weeks helps germination. aquilegia are hit and miss for me, fresh seeds can get high germination but soon deteriorates older the seeds get.
Any tips on Tagetes please?
I want some for "edibles" as food garnishes and for salads (very posh I know!!)
Have tried four separate sowings of "lemon gem" In peat free compost, multi purpose, John Innes and vermiculite.
Every time I've had reasonable germination - but the seedlings slowly shrivel and die off. This is both in a heated propagator and on kitchen windowsill.
Don't know what else to try!!t
are these notoriously difficult - it is it just me???Or am I just too early??
I've got a fair few other seedlings up - cosmos, Ammi, asters, rudbeckia, gaillardia with no problem. But really struggling with my Lemon Gem.
I saw some Primula bulleyana in the garden centre today. Regret not picking some up. They looked so lovely.
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Tagetes and marigold dont need any special treatment to germinate. My last batch I just used MPCompost and sieved a 5- 6mm layer on top and placed a plastic lid on top and left them to it. You may be over watering them which is causing them to shrivel up
I have some primula bulleyana lovely plant and flower long than you think I got some planted with allium purple senation, I got miller's crimson and pulverulenta as well which look good
Yviestevie. Your greenhouse is looking nice and full??. Re. Aquilegia, I've found them slow to germinate. Finally made an appearance last week, sown on 3rd March. This is them today..... (the row on the right, larkspur on the left)
Same story with the larkspur, all the other seedlings from this tray have been pricked out, potted on and moved outside to the plastic greenhouse. Gave them no special treatment, simply sprinkled onto damp seed compost, covered with a plastic lid and left on sunny windowsill.
Still nothing from the delphs sown same day. I've put that tray outside too, emptied of all the other seedlings, it's a sad little row of bare compost like "billy no mates".
Been busy pricking out the hardy seedlings to go out, keeping the half Hardy's in the conny for now. Using module trays for now, need more compost for the next stage, 7cm square pots.
Delphs can be very erratic, I am still getting some germination on the ones I sowed last year, others in the same pot, pricked out and potted on. Just leave them out in the GH or in a plastic one and let them take their time. I don't ever use a propagator, just sow in a rice/yogurt pot.
I find, and it may be just me, but aquilegia are not keen on being moved once germinated, try some just sprinkled on the soil where you want them to grow. They will self seed so must be ok sown straight outside.
I always sow Delphiniums in autumn, in a cold greenhouse, a period of stratification seems to help, although I agree with Lyn, that germination can be erratic.
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