Growing pseudolarix from seed
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Growing Lantana from seed? (Newbie here)
Comments (10)I am zone 7a and although Lantana can be invasive in Florida, Texas and other gulf coast states and can be perennial as far North as zone 8, it is not here-wish it were more persistent. I usually have a volunteer or two, but nothing like an invasion unless you count the butterflies that dance in attendance all summer. I have never had difficulty starting the seeds on a heat mat in February for summer bloom, but if you had only one variety with yellow blooms and no others to pollinate you will probably not get the rainbow of colors you seek. My experience has been that saved seeds yield plants that bloom in colors very similar to the plants you collected them from, even the hybrids. Yellow hybrid's seeds tend to produce plants that bloom in shades of yellow, often with white. The chief difference in the seed grown plants from the parents seems to be in habit. They are often more rangy and taller than the hybrid plant they are derived from. Germination can be erratic and just when you think all of the seeds that are going to germinate have, another one or two will surprise you. If you have one of the species other than camara then you will almost certainly have plants that are the same color flowers you started with. Lantana. horrida will be yellow and orange, Lantana montevidensis will be lavender, etc....See MoreGrowing from seed? Finding C. brachytricha seeds
Comments (15)Bird, try sowing your C. brachytricha indoors in about April to get a bit of a head start. When the grass starts to get on the leggy side give it a 'brush cut' and this will encourage it to bulk-up. ( correct words escape me at this time of night). Given an earlier start it might just bloom for you in the first year. Btw, my plants started blooming today. Gorgeous!...See MoreCarrot seeds sprouted, first time growing from seed!
Comments (7)Ashley: Carrots are notoriously slow to germinate. I plant them in my garden each year. It can take up to 15 days before they are up and visible. Be patient when growing carrots. I also find they are real slow growing for me once they do germinate for the first 1/2 of the season. I often wonder if they are going to amount to anything, then they always surprise me with how much root and shoot growth I get in August/September when they start sizing up nicely. Everything I planted in my garden in late may is growing well, big and looking good except my carrots. They just sit there for weeks on end and now are just starting to get some height. I know by Late September they will be good for harvest. I think eating carrots fresh picked are truly amazing in flavor. While they do store well for me in the refrigerator, nothing beats eating them very shortly after picking. Such a nice intense carrot flavor....See MoreGrowing cucumbers from seed - is it me or the seeds?
Comments (9)Cucumber seeds need warm temperatures to germinate well. It sounds like you have tried to provide that and still not gotten good growth. Sometimes it is hard to know if it is warm enough or actually too warm inside closed mini greenhouses, especially when they are under lights or in direct sunlight. Might be best to try new seeds. High Mowing Organic Seeds has Little Leaf Cucumber seed available and has free shipping on orders over $10....also 10% off right now. They have many varieties of veggies that are not available on the typical store seed rack. Many varieties have good disease resistance detailed in the descriptions. I like Little Leaf cukes, but I don't see bacterial wilt resistance listed for it. The parthenocarpic characteristic is what I like....early season cukes even if bees are not around or the weather is unsettled. If you want Little Leaf cucumbers, you could try ordering from them....maybe next year if this year doesn't work for you. I've been very happy with their seeds....See More- 9 years ago
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