growing blue fescue from seed
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Comments (6)I have a colleague that has some in her garden and it died back last summer even with some summer irrigation. I don't know yet if it is coming back. The Achillea hung in there though. I would guess that it was given about 30-40% ET0 in summer. I would plan on probably giving it at least 60% ET0 if I were growing it here in LA. That means about 4 inches of water in July. This post was edited by nil13 on Thu, Nov 27, 14 at 14:46...See MoreBlue Fescue Seed heads
Comments (0)My Blue Fescue clumps are doing fine. Has anyone ever cut the seed heads from the clumps of grass and planted them in small pots? I have read that I should cut the seed heads off but wondered if they would grow?...See MoreOrnamental grasses from seed?
Comments (15)I have winter-sown six types of grasses this year. Most of them are native prairie grasses. Androprogon gerardii - Big bluestem Bouteloua curtipendula - Side oats grama Chasmanthium latifolium - Northern sea oats or River oats Lagurus ovatus - Bunny Tail grass Schizachyrium scoparium - Little bluestem Sorgastrum nutans - Indian grass I winter-sowed them April 12, in 1 and 2 liter bottles, with little hunks of seeds. The plan was to get plugs of grasses going this year. After an unusally warm stretch in mid-late April, most were sprouted by the end of April. Still waiting on the Chasmanthium, which has not sprouted yet. Supposedly it can be a good reseeder, so I'm not expecting it to be difficult to sprout, and the seeds are commercial purchased this year. Maybe it just needs warmer temps than the others....See MoreColorado blue spruce from seed is not growing.
Comments (2)Spruces and pines are very easy to germinate from seed, but become extremely difficult after sprouting, until about the second year... by then you'll know you got it right. What's really tricky is that you won't know one is dead until it's already too late. Sprout as many as you can manage, try different sized containers and different soils. Not all will make it. They grow in stages each year, so just because you don't see them constantly growing it does not mean nothing is happening... as long as they're green they're alive. After germinating, the sprout puts out a root that tries to go down rather deep, anticipating dry and hot to follow. If it does not get dry enough near the base of the stem then it rots and dies. Spruces need UV light, they die behind windows which block UV rays. UV also seems to help prevent fungus and rotting near the surface if overwatered and left wet for too long. The next obstacle (if you can avoid rot from wet surface soil) is wintering it. Colorado Blues love a cold hard winter, but only bad windchills can really kill them, so put them someplace sheltered from strong gusts over the winter. As far as I know they do not require much light at this point, and certainly even less water. Keep the surface as dry as possible (with occasional access to deep moisture), give as much sunlight as possible, keep outdoors someplace and they should grow fine. I think it's worth growing them, especially if you're still young, it takes so long to grow and to learn about their growing needs. Conifers such as Colorado Blues don't exactly propogate easily (or at all) and mature trees cost a small fortune. They're better off in the ground but if you don't have the land space available then they CAN be grown in containers. Best of luck....See Moredawgie
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