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Posts: 26664 31-03-04 18:55 Auctioneer
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I have two packets of seeds, Nigella and Larkspur. The packet tells me to sow deep in flowering position. Is this because they don't like being moved. If I do sow them directly how will I know wether it is a flower or weed when it comes through?
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Posts: 0 31-03-04 19:14 |
Sow them in some form of pattern or rows Kitty, you'll see which one are your flowers when the seedlings appear in the shape/line you've sown. Then thin them out as required
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Posts: 26664 31-03-04 19:28 Auctioneer
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Thanks Pickle....I'll go and check fun as you might have added to a-z
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Posts: 9519 31-03-04 22:26 Established Tree |
Kitty,
I never sow direct for exactly that reason, I was end up weeding them out lol You could sow in a tray, but keep outside? Pens  |
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salli c |
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Posts: 15998 01-04-04 09:27 Graphics Editor |
Nigella seedlings are very fine and feathery (I guess a bit like asparagus). They look similar to poppy seedlings if you have seen those before.
As a note - when I sow direct outdoors, with most things I fail miserably because the seedlings are eaten by slugs just as soon as they come up. I daren't put a plant in the ground until it's big enough to cope with the odd slug so I start nearly everything in pots. One of the plants which doesn't seem to get eaten in this way is nigella, which seeds itself everywhere after the first year anyway, so I reckon you should be fine with those. Don't know if other peeps have the same experience of sowing outdoors?  xx-Sal-xx |
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amenome |
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Posts: 21 02-04-04 21:27 |
Last year I sowed Nigella directly into the ground and they were completely overwhelmed by weeds. This year I'm going to try again but only because I've bark chipped the weed infested bed, (after weeding it as best I can). Try giving your seed bed a dressing of something that will suppress seedlings and sow your flower seeds on top, shallow-ly (?)
I'm hedging my bets though and doing what Salli suggests and sowing some in peat pots too! Chrissy (novice and may be talking out of her bottom)! |
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Posts: 6494 02-04-04 21:39 Calendar Coordinator |
Just a thought here, if you dont want to sow direct, how about those cell trays with 60 or more cells, a couple of seeds in each cell, then when they are big enough to cope with slugs etc, just pop out the little 'plug plant' you have created.
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Posts: 15998 03-04-04 08:21 Graphics Editor |
Yes, they work well too Pegs. And they don't take up much space
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