The flower seed sowing thread 2020

[Containergardener]

Rudbeckia x 2 types
Corn flower x2 types
Linaria
Corncockle
Black eyed susan
Clary
Godetia

[Babru]

In the heated propagator or indoors, list so far is: white nemesia, portulaca (so, so tiny the seedlings are hard to see), geraniums, verbena rigida, swan river daisy, pink, white and yellow cosmos.

All but the portulaca now out in the greenhouse to give house room to toms etc.

Hardier things still to be sown.

[Containergardener]

Sowed a couple.of freebies :
Candy stripe cosmos
Corn marigold

[Snadger]

I fancy a bit of a wildflower meadow at the top of the garden.

I checked the price of wildflower plugs and sadly couldn't afford to do it that way.

I have just received a packet of wildflower seeds (purchased for �1)

A little poem on the front of the packet reads

"Sprinkle these wildflower seeds
somewhere warm and sunny
with a bit of water
they will begin to bloom.
Then watch the
bees and butterflies
arrive pretty soon!"

I won't be taking this advice but will try and grow my own plug plants using these seeds

[Small pumpkin]

Sown more nasturtiums because first lot didn’t germinate.
And sunflowers.

[farendwoman]

Sown more nasturtiums because first lot didn�t germinate.
And sunflowers.

Had to sow sunflowers today.
First lot didn�t germinate

[Containergardener]

Intend to sow my sunflowers today

[Vegi potager]

Sun Flowers: Russian Giant and Titan, Solar, Pacino.

[Vegi potager]

Nasturtium, "jewel of Africa" (climbing type)

[Peanut]

I've sowed Sweet Peas, Bells of Ireland, Salvia Mealycup, Dwarf Cosmos, Veronica Spicata, several Morning Glory, Calendula, Varies Tagetes, Zinnia, Thunbergia and Cup and Saucer plant.

It's my first time growing the Hardy Annuals which I sowed indoors, I am pricking out and potting on today, do these need to be hardened off, or as they are hardy enough to spend the nights in an unheated greenhouse, even if it gets close to freezing....Can you tell, I am running out of space! Thank you.

[Containergardener]

I have some calendula and cosmos in unheated gh snd rudbeckia but covering those on cold nights. Rest (alot) are still in the house .

[annie8]

Have cosmos and various other annuals in my heated greenhouse and doing ok without covering. Starting taking them outside during the day as hoping to get them in the borders in the next few weeks. I might cover them with fleece at the weekend though as forecast for 1 degree overnight.

[farendwoman]

Have cosmos and various other annuals in my heated greenhouse and doing ok without covering. Starting taking them outside during the day as hoping to get them in the borders in the next few weeks. I might cover them with fleece at the weekend though as forecast for 1 degree overnight.

Have had most of mine out for a couple of weeks now
Calendula, Sweet Peas, Matricaria, Helichrysum, Celosia Pampas Plumes, Celosia Flamingo Feather, Cleomes, Clary, Cosmos, Tagetes, Frosted Explosion grass and Cornflowers.
All doing really well without me having to do any coddling.
the ones that are still slow to get going and are needing to be in the greenhouse are Gomphrena, Zinnias and Celosia Cristata.

[annie8]

So could I start planting out some of my seedlings if I wait until after the next few nights when there is going to be some cold nights. Have cosmos, osteospurnum, nepeta and rudbekia that could go out I reckon. The rest are all a bit small yet.

[seasprout]

I’ve used seed of what I had available before lock down, although i’ve managed to get some more since.

I’m growing Zinnias, Cosmos, Calendulas (lots). Caster oil as they surprised med an germinated.
Cornflowers, Tithonias, Amaranth... never grown this one before. Nasturtiums.. for hanging baskets perhaps.

and only 3 Tagetes germinated, and only 3 Giant Sunflowers germinated.

and some rudbeckia, although very slow to get going.