Anyone growing impatiens walleriana - 2014? How are they doing?
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Anyone growing Impatiens from seed
Comments (8)Haha Marcia, Well you should see my plant room...full full full. Still a bit to chilly to start up the greenhouse yet. Super Elfins from T&T 500 seeds. Jungle Gold T&T SE Pink Swirl T&T Double Carosel Mix t&t Fanciful Mix Stokes Fanciful Coral Stokes Tempo Butterfly Mix 500 Stokes 'Pink Cadillac' Impatiens Mix Veseys 'Evening Glow' Impatiens Mix Veseys Oilpainter, I like the super elfins the best, I find they are stronger plants to work with and they don't break off as easily, when planting up pots and blooming bags. The tempo series are kind of whimpy and snap off very easily. I still use them though as they are very pretty. I have found that each type has their own pluses and minuses. Personal preferences I guess. Sierra...See MoreAnyone going to grow melons in 2014?
Comments (56)These plants actually took a bit of a beating early on (7 inches of rain the week after they were transplanted), one plant appeared to be all but dead, but then they did bounce back nicely once the heat hit in July. That first ripe melon was picked 70 days after transplanting. Sureness is supposed to be a 65-day so that appears accurate, even here. We did have a very nice July and August - good rains, lots of heat (LOTS of mosquitos) and plenty of bees. I fertilized them twice with 15-30-15 to bring on the blooms....See MoreQuestions about growing Impatien seeds
Comments (11)1. they need light, so press the seeds into the soil but do not cover. make sure the soil is very moist. avoid using growing media with fertilizer. impatiens germinate poorly and seedlings may be mis-shaped if high levels of fertilizer. try to use one without fertilizer. 2. I doubt the hybrid seeds will come true to type, but they should do great anyway 3. normally I say 10 weeks from planting to flowering, but a few hybrid seeds which has been preparred by the growers may flower in 8 weeks. During seed germination try to maintain an even temperature just above 70 deg F for best results. One way to do this is to keep a heat mat under the flats. Another way is to keep a fluorescent lights 8-12" above the top of a plastic covered flat. The temperatures inside the plastic cover will rise because of the light. keep the light on 24/7 to keep the temperatures steady and germination should happen within 10 days. Note: avoid too strong light. we found that very strong lights (such as HID light) and too many fluorescent types at one time, combined with high temperatures, prevented germination. Keeping a single fluorscent fixture on 12" above the dome is usually sufficient until germination....See MoreIs anyone growing Bruno impatiens?
Comments (3)I will post a photo of their progress as soon as it stops raining and I get a good photo (it feels weird to be saying that, after overcoming drought conditions here in southeast Missouri). I am still having questions concerning the "sunny impatiens", particularly the 'Sunny Ladies'. Maybe I just need to learn more in detail about how dappled shade affects plants. I have plants such as Coleus 'Rainbow Mix' from seed, shady impatiens and sunny impatiens that are in different locations,but coming from the same batch of plants. Some are in full sun, some are in dappled sun. Everything planted in dappled sun wilts all day long. Everything in full sun does not wilt at all. Am I just a dummy here who is not grasping the reasons for this? Is it simply that plants need to "adapt" to full sun/heat and then will no longer wilt? Are my dappled sun located coleus and sunny impatiens wilting because they never adapt to the everchanging light conditions? That is what makes sense to me, though, I have done a search on the web for explanation of this and cannot find one single thing. Simply: dappled sun causes my plants to wilt, when they do not wilt at all planted in full sun (the exact same plants from the exact same batch planted in two different locations). I love the colors and growing habit of the 'Sunny Ladies' but I am afraid to put them in full sun next year, as I am not pleased with seeing them wilt all day long until they get full shade. Any one here have information to offer on how dappled light affects plants????...See Morepatchyjack
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