I'm thinking of buying some wild primrose seeds, but I know they germinate better when fresh and green. So will I have trouble with them germinating.
My native primroses came from a packet of bought dried seed - they took a while to germinate but I've got several nice clumps now.
Yes, sow them and leave them cool, don't try and encourage them with heat.
I think I probably started with dry packet seed but it's so long ago I can't remember.
Thanks,dove and nutcutlet. I'll have a go.
Yes I sowed mine in a tray of gritty JI seed compost and left it outside under a sloping slate to keep heavy rain off.
Once you have got some I find that they self seed very well, even invading my lawn. My soil is heavy clay, often waterlogged at times during the winter where few other things self seed. They also self seed into quite shady places as well.
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My native primroses came from a packet of bought dried seed - they took a while to germinate but I've got several nice clumps now.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Yes, sow them and leave them cool, don't try and encourage them with heat.
I think I probably started with dry packet seed but it's so long ago I can't remember.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Thanks,dove and nutcutlet. I'll have a go.
Yes I sowed mine in a tray of gritty JI seed compost and left it outside under a sloping slate to keep heavy rain off.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Once you have got some I find that they self seed very well, even invading my lawn. My soil is heavy clay, often waterlogged at times during the winter where few other things self seed. They also self seed into quite shady places as well.