Are Asters one of the last things to sprout?

14 years ago

I was taking inventory today, and noticed that of the ones that haven't sprouted yet, many of them are asters. Should I give them more time? Has anyone else sowed them this year?

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jas_il
14 years ago
I sowed asters just last week when weather was pretty warm. Now all of them are sprouted and looks good. I think I sowed little early. Today I brought them inside so that frost may not kill it. My seeds were fresh taken from my garden.
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siichan
14 years ago
If you're talking about china aster, mine were one of the first that sprouted. Is that what you have too?
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Hi Wayne, I had the same thing happen with a couple of seeds. I had a package of seeds arrive in the mail and 5 of 15 had sprouted in transit. I planted 2 of the sprouted seeds in one beer cup and three seeds in the other beer cup. In the 3-seed cup I got 5 fans. I thought I had a case of twins. Anyway, I discussed it openly on the AHS robin and the seller recognized the cross and he explained that he had found several fused seeds in my cross (and in some others). He discarded the 'obviously' fused seeds and sent me the remainder. I can tell you that there was no outside indication in the appearance of the seed that was any different from any other seed but they were also fused seeds. I ended up digging them up and confirmed that I did have 5 independent plants in the cup from 3 seeds. Apparently due to excessive rains in some parts of the country, fused seeds were fairly common. They were growing so fast and grew right into each other. Consider the extra plants a bonus from Mother Nature. :) Marianne
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You don't say where you are, but those are too small to stick in the ground right now. They could be OK for a couple more weeks but they'd be happier if you just took the larger crooked one near the side (use a spoon or a popsicle stick to lever it out, hold it by the non-serrated leaves to steady it, not the toothed true leaves or the stem) and transfer it to another cup with your potting mix. I'm assuming they were started in that cup and haven't got really deep roots yet. Putting the larger one that's squished against the side into its own cup ASAP will give both time to grow without competing for nutrients or getting their roots all tangled together. BTW, why did you cut the rim off the cup? I also hope it's got drainage holes in the bottom - easier to do that before you fill it with mix.
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deanna in ME Barely zone 6a, more like 5b
14 years ago
I planted one perennial and one annual. Perennial hasn't sprouted yet. It is my own seed and I know it was ripe because I dug the pods out of the snow in January! So, I'd wait on perennial asters.
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pippi21
14 years ago
I planted two varieties of Asters on 3/21 and both have germinated. I need to go check them today as they are at my daughters because I ran out of room. With the high temperatures we have had since the weekend, I hope they haven't dried out. When I checked them last, they were still nice and moist. They were Aster Crego Mix and Aster Powderpuff , tall double mix. This is my first time planting Asters. I hope they are not invasive.
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conniemcghee
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14 years ago
I have Stokes Aster, and a tall yellow NOID Aster from a trade. It sounds like they germinated quickly for you guys, so maybe I need to give up on these...
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daisydawnny
14 years ago
Pippi, I sowed the Crego Asters last year (and this year) they were lovely. I know the perennial Asters I sowed have some sproutage, I will have to check the annuals after work and get back to you.

Dawn
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caryltoo Z7/SE PA
14 years ago
Is Stokes Aster also stokesia? If so, mine hasn't sprouted either.

Caryl
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dorisl
14 years ago
My Chinese Asters were the first to sprout, Stokes
Asters are still doing alot of nothing.

I planted out a few of the Chinese ASters already, which might be risky and the weathers about to change....
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conniemcghee
Original Author
14 years ago
Yep, Stokes Aster is Stokesia. Maybe I'll give those a little longer then, if a few of you are still waiting too. :)
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