The flower seed sowing thread 2021

[Nicos]

Sown nasturtiums in pots , as well as wallflowers, English marigold and hollyhocks in situ.

[peanut]

Sowed the rest of my various Tagetes, the last of my Strawberry Blonde Marigolds and African Daisies.

[peanut]

Sown nasturtiums in pots , as well as wallflowers, English marigold and hollyhocks in situ.

Ooh can I sow Wallflowers now...fab!

[Gearoid]

I sowed some calendula "art shades" in the herb garden after a good weeding this afternoon.

[Babru]

These overnight frosts are causing chaos, I have flowers that could do with being moved on, daren't put them in the cold frame yet as it's so cold at night.

I agree Burnie. My windowsills are full of cosmos, geraniums etc. I need to put them in the greenhouse before hardening off next month, but the overnight greenhouse temperature has been hovering around +2. I hate my geraniums getting red leaves when they get a chill.

[Containergardener]

Finally got my cosmos seeds sown having shuffled some things inside to greenhouse internal blowaway
Brightness /bright lights
Hot pink
Fizzy pink
Purity white
Gloria
Dazzler
Fizzy rose
Dwarf mix

[bramble]

Container gardener, my cosmos have started to flower in pots in the greenhouse.
Waiting for milder weather to plant them out.

[annie8]

Lots of direct sowing in the garden today- blue and white cornflowers, blue and white nigella, corncockle, salvia and night stocks. Also planted nirene bulbs and liatris spicata bulbs.

[annie8]

Oh and echinops seeds

[mothhawk]

Lots of direct sowing in the garden today- blue and white cornflowers, blue and white nigella, corncockle, salvia and night stocks. Also planted nirene bulbs and liatris spicata bulbs.

I scattered nigella seeds last year when I took the ripe seed heads off the plants, and they germinated through autumn. They are tall and coming into bud now.

[annie8]

I tried to grow nigella from last years seed but without success so bought new seed. Will try again this year.

[Containergardener]

I sowed my Nigella into a seed tray and had good germination

[annie8]

My white nigella are growing ok. Direct sowed some of the blue nigella and will see how that goes

[Gearoid]

I sowed some Grandpa Otts Morning Glory yesterday and they've already germinated! I'd soaked them the night before and thought I could see that the shell had opened on some of them and today they're pushing up.

I also sowed some Hollyhock Halo Red for next year. Haven't had hollyhocks for years and was just craving some.

[annie8]

Planted out two salvia amistad that I had grown from cuttings. Really chuffed that I managed to grow them - first time I’ve done something from cuttings and will save me lots of money if I can do that more often.