Seeds 2021

Growing from Seed 2021

 

Agastache, collected seed, sowed 29-3-2021

25-4-2021 good germination

9-5-2021

2-6-2021

17-6-2021

Balloon Vine (Chiltern Seeds, Cardiospermum halicacabum) sowed 29-3-2021

4-4-2021 no germination yet (ignore leaf that fell there)

14-4-2021 I put these by the radiator to hopefully spur them to do something and I have 4 seedlings! so far, the packet did say germination in up to 30 days

these were looking pretty good but I put them outside and they suffered so I brought them back inside

25-4-2021 after I brought them back inside they recovered, 4 seedlings looking good, one had died and I see another just emerging

30-4-2021 a 6th seedling emerging

9-5-2021 cosmos seedlings on the left, balloon vine seedlings on the right

Calendula Radio (Chiltern Seeds) sowed 28-2-2021

4-4-2021

12-4-2021

24-4-2021 I repotted the calendula seedlings

before repotting

after repotting, a few to a pot, maybe that's too many but with so many seedlings I found it at least manageable

9-5-2021

2-6-2021 some of the calendula seedlings, 2 pots of them are next door

calendula first flower 2-7-2021, 18 weeks from sowing

Candytuft Fairy (Chiltern Seeds, Iberis umbellata)  sowed 29-3-2021

4-4-2021 good germination

12-4-2021 excellent germination

24-4-2021 I repotted the candytuft seedlings

before repotting

after repotting , thinning them as I went and a few seedlings to a pot, possibly too many. I've not grown these before so I don't know if this is feasible or not

9-5-2021

I have lots of candytuft, here are a few of the pots of it 1-6-2021

these candytuft seedlings have gotten slug-eaten

first candytuft in flower 16-6-2021, 11 weeks from sowing

29-6-2021 candytuft in full flower

Cosmos (Chiltern Seeds Cosmos bipinnatus Sensation) sowed 29-3-2021

4-4-2021

very good germination - inside - but I see signs of damping off so I've put them outside but it is quite cold

24-4-2021 I repotted the cosmos seedlings, a few to a pot. They are struggling in this cold weather

9-5-2021

some of the cosmos weren't looking too bad but the slugs got to them and now the leftovers are a dog's dinner, whether I get any flowers at all remains to be seen

16-6-2021 I've had to tie some up, a pretty pathetic selection, I'll be lucky to have 7 plants, must repot, slugs have been disastrous for these

29-6-2021 first cosmos in bloom, 13 weeks after sowing

Echium Blue Bedder (Chiltern Seeds) sowed 29-3-2021

4-4-2021

12-4-2021

24-4-2021 I repotted the echium Blue Bedder seedlings a few to a pot.

before repotting

after repotting

9-5-2021

1-6-2021 here are just some of the echium Blue Bedder, two pots are next door

16-6-2021 first flower, 11 weeks after sowing

27-6-2021

Lupins (Mr Fothergill's Russell Mixed) sowed 29-3-2021

12-4-2021 lupins, also Viola Chicky Chicks

25-4-2021 large ones are lupin, very small ones are viola Chicky Chicks

9-5-2021

the slugs got to these are well, whether any flowers at all are produced, remains to be seen

Morning Glory Heavenly Blue (Mr Fothergill's) sowed end of April/ beginning of May but so many slug losses so sowed more end of May

2 pots that appear to be empty have a tiny seedling emerging

Oregano (Chiltern Seeds) sowed some seeds with the Viola alba 22-7-2021

Poppy

     collected seed from poppies I've grown previously (Lauren's Grape, Black Swan?) sowed 28-2-2021

24-4-2021 I repotted the poppy seedlings but didn't thin them - bit of a dog's dinner really - must sow more thinly next year - always surprised with how well they germinate

some of the poppy seedlingss

first poppies in bloom, turns out to be Lauren's Grape

Papaver somniferum Giganteum (Chiltern Seeds) sowed 28-2-2021

12-4-2021 not looking good, no more germination, in fact, looks like a few seedlings have died

giant poppy seedlings repotted 30-4-2021

9-5-2021

1-6-2021 some casualties from the above but at least I have a few giant poppy seedlings left after the slugs

28-6-2021 giant poppies in bloom

Sunflower Little Dorrit (Mr Fothergill's) sowed 29-3-2021

4-4-2021 a few seeds have germinated

12-4-2021 25 seeds in the pack (theoretically), most have germinated

24-4-2021 sunflower seedlings after repotting

9-5-2021

16-5-2021 some serious slug damage on the right, maybe they'll still bloom, I don't know

very bad slug damage on these sunflowers

17-6-2021

30-6-2021

first sunflower in bloom, 2-7-2021, 14 weeks from sowing

Viola alba (Chiltern Seeds) sowed 22-7-2021

Viola Chicky Chicks (Chiltern Seeds) sowed 29-3-2021

4-4-2021 no germination yet; 25-4-2021 see Lupins (above) I planted them in the same seed tray

16-6-2021 in bud

few buds there

17-6-2021 first viola Chicky Chicks in flower

Wild Lupins (Chiltern Seeds) soaking the seeds recommended, started soaking 22-7-2021

Wildlife (Mr Fothergill's Wildflower range) sowed 29-3-2021

12-4-2021

25-4-2021

9-5-2021

2-6-2021

some slug damage but a number of seedlings have survived

Wildlife Trusts Wildflower Seeds

this small promotional packet was in the OcadoLife magazine - with no mention or explanation - so of course, I planted them to see what would happen, if anything 7-4-2021

25-4-2021

9-5-2021

a week or so after this photo, the slugs ate all of the seedlings in this tray

 

for previous years' efforts see Seeds