My grown from seed roses are about ready to bloom.
gr8heather
8 years ago
My grown from seed roses are about ready to bloom. I crossed these ones myself last year for the first time ever.
I am making a time lapse video of the whole growing process, just like last year (last years were self pollinated).
I think this one will be red and yellow for sure, see the bit of red at the top? Parents are Golden Celebration, and Ketchup & Mustard. It's like Christmas! Can't wait to see what I get!
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gr8heather
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Not ready to prune, but the forsythia are about to bloom
Comments (12)The buds are swelling on the cherry trees in my yard, too. The rhododendrons are still quiescent, as are some of the other deciduous trees. The yard is a mixed bag of winter and spring right now. anntn6b, not sure what's the trigger on the forsythia. They are definitely much earlier than they've been since we planted them a few years back, so the temperatures seem to be at least part of the reason. Our days are running about 9 1/2 hours right now, sunrise to sunset per the weather channel. The temperatures have been warm--upper 40s, 50s,even a few days in the 60s last week, and the nights have been relatively warm, too--mid-40s mostly, and we haven't dipped below freezing for a month. Average temperatures are mid-40s for the high this time of year, and should be hovering around freezing for the low. It does make you wonder--is it strictly temperature, light, or a combination that stimulates growth in spring? A minimum number of hours of light and so many days of warmer temperatures? Enquiring minds want to know...could you throw a light-proof cover on a plant that's breaking dormancy too soon in order to slow it down? You certainly hear of bringing plants inside to force blooms. There must be some literature out there that describes what's happening--sounds like time for a trip to the library's botany section. As far as pruning the roses goes, I might do a little nip here and there of dead wood and leave the rest for another month. I just got my first pair of Felco pruners and I'm dying to try them out. Also might skip the lime-sulfur unless a freeze knocks everything back. I used it for the first time last year, so this can be a test of what happens without it....See Morequestions about Jack in the Pulpit grown from seed
Comments (3)I have friends who germinate Liliums the way you describe, trying to fool Mother Nature. They swear by it! I think they chill for about six weeks. And yes to grow lights and warmth for the next cycle, then back to the frig. By that time it is summer once more. I have just used winter sowing for my jacks, and some times I get a triple season because here in my part of NC we have fluxuations of cold and slightly warmer days. It all depends on our particular winter. So far this year my seedlngs have not gone down, but I know what you mean from previous years....See MoreContainer Grown Soursop From Seed Showing Blooms?
Comments (11)That does look like a flower, they're quite strange looking when they develop. But you're likely to lose them when the temperature drops. High humidity is needed as well. They're self fertile but have a high failure rate. Manually pollinating them helps. As with a lot of first time flowering trees, (in the normal course of events) they often fail to bear fruit anyway. Get your greenhouse set up so that you're ready next year. You've done quite well to get them to where they are now....See MoreSharing some of my best seed-grown blooms so far ...
Comments (8)Thank you, guys. The growing culture here is excellent and allows for all these beautiful flowers. Good substrate, lots of sun, consistent watering and feeding, and patience is all it takes to get here. This is the result of 5 years of cultivating well over 400 seeds from KO and Rinoa seed and nurturing them until they bloomed [6-14 months]. I have been very selective about what I keep and give away locally everything that blooms single petal. Late last year I concentrated on planting purple, peach, and yellow seeds ... I'm hoping for some surprises this summer. This year, I plan to concentrate on structuring the canopies on my 2016 and 2017 cultivars. I am also leaving their roots underground to maximize their development....See Moregr8heather
8 years agoSeil,
I always see your posts on the rose forums, I rarely post, but I've been lurking around for years. Posted a bit last year.
But, I am really surprised that you haven't been able to cross, you seem like a rose genius! :) I put tin foil over them after I take the pollen, then the next day, I add the father pollen, and put the tin foil back over until I'm ready to harvest.
My setup is nothing special. I use a peat/perlite mix to start the seeds after they have stratified in the fridge for 3-4 months in either a wet paper towel, or the peat/perlite mixture.
I sometimes mist with a spray bottle, water with a bit of super-thrive.
Here is my setup, it is just a grow light with a garbage bag over it, and a camera set up to take a picture ever 4 minutes for the time lapse. :)
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