Question About Growing Hosta Seed
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Comments (19)Only certain Poppies contain opiates, so therefore, only the opiate containing Poppies might be illegal to grow. The Poppies you buy from the garden center do not usually contain opiates, and are simply ornamental plants, which are perfectly legal. By the way, I also tried growing Poppies this year from a packet of Burpee seeds. I started them in early June/late May in the area where they were to be grown permanently, but not a one germinated, even though the Zinnia seeds planted right beside them in the same soil all came up....See MoreQuestion about growing banana trees from seeds?
Comments (2)Surprised no one has responded to your question, but I guess it's nearly August and many people are on vacation. Anyway, yes, the banana seeds you will get will receiving will be much bigger than the seedless/sterile ones you get in the fruit market. In the wild, bananas are still seeded, but the ones people eat have been cultivated from seedless clones. Every once in while a problem arises from this reliance on identical clones (disease, etc., so the industry has to change the cultivar used in the marketplace). I have only grown Ensete (Abyssinian) bananas from seed, and they were real EASY even outside the tropics!...See MoreNew to Hostas -Question about buying seeds
Comments (2)Welcome, Growing hostas in zone 8 is a bit of a challenge. I haven't tried seeds yet. I have had better luck with more mature hostas. Hallson's, White Oak, Naylor's and Northern Grown are all good places to start. The plantagenia family Guacamole, Fragrant Bouquet, Stained Glass,and many others do well in our climate. Krossa Regal and Regal Splendor are stunning and not too expensive. Hostas do like regular water, but they are worth every drop. Good luck with your seeds if you decide to try them....See MoreQuestion about growing from seed
Comments (1)It depends a lot on whether or not the hips were ripe in the first place. If they were from blooms early in the season and were orange, yellow or red before they froze they were probably ripe. If they were recent blooms from the fall and still green they were not ripe enough. It takes at least 90 days for a hip to ripen. Freezing the seed over the winter shouldn't make a difference if they are ripe. That's how nature does it. You can try some and see what happens....See Moregaryz6ohio
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