What is this curious looking volunteer?
Carolina Girl (Zone 8b)
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Jay 6a Chicago
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Curious observation about volunteer marigolds this year?
Comments (1)1)after several generations of inbreeding there will be some degration of the geens..... hince low germination 2)were seed deep that makes it hard to germinate 3)soil temp needs to be 70-75F...See MoreVolunteer penstemon and non-volunteers
Comments (5)i used to germinate seed for a production nursery. i don't remember the procedure for penstemon but i've noticed them growing wild in every colour in washes, so it can't be that hard :) germination can be tricky in arizona, i think because of opportunistic, moisture seeking molds and insects. one method i use is to germinate in a sealed container, eg. tupperware. use a layer or perlite or coarse sand with the water table below it so that seeds are not in direct contact with water (after an initial overnight soak). if mold starts, i add a drop of hydrogen peroxide (or perhaps diluted bleach) and then rinse after ~20 minutes. the real problem i have is with gnats stripping seedlings of root cilia. the only solutions to this i know of are to use a sealed area for seedlings (which takes diligence and is a strike against the plants due to air circulation) cold-pressed neem (would need to order) or a pyrethrin or other toxic insecticide :/ (i'm not sure if BTI works on gnats). not having grown penstemon in my own garden (though there are plenty of them out there!) in the nursery, we grew bedding in plug flats, eg. the seedling would be transferred after ~3 weeks from a 1" cell. naturally, if i were concerned about the survival, i'd probably transplant after ~3 sets of proper leaves or so. if anyone is interested, i have a batch of neem seedlings started, i'll probably offer some next spring :)...See MoreLook at these volunteer 'weeds'
Comments (13)I would guess that with those two parents you will prob get a mostly single whites. A few may be yellow if one of the parents is CG or pink if they are from the Frosty Pink. Of course, some whites like Miss B'havin for example, have pink genes. Of course bees can travel @ 7 miles or so to pollinate lol. So really no telling unless the flowers were pollinated before they were opened and tied shut after. It will be a suprise :) The thing to watch for in your seedlings are stuff like disease resistance, fragrance, vigor, size and shape of the flower, ease of rooting, unusual leaves, etc. I think whites are great for the moon garden and of course the best thing is, they are your babies that are in this world because of you! Be sure to post photos when they bloom....See MoreLooks like my last post was removed, curious why?
Comments (17)Well, I would like to see what you posted steve-va. You have my curiosity up. Others have posted links to other sites and they didn't disappear. Apparently folks can contact the administrators and have a post deleted if they don't like it. I think that shouldn't be so easy to do. Some of these forums have a bit of politics going and if you don't agree with the majority your post disappears. I think this is a disservice, because all opinions should be posted. I second what bud wi says, I have dial up and thank goodness I read to the bottom of this post so I wasn't wasting my time and effort too. Not everyone has broadband or wireless service....See Moreken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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