The flower seed sowing thread 2021

[Babru]

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Did you sow your Bellis direct or into modules, none of mine have come up.

I sowed them in modules in the greenhouse. I never direct sow, as I find it too hard to tell apart from weeds. Also, I want these daisies for planters rather than the border.

[peanut]

My wallflowers and bellis were up and a decent size in three days. I've not grown spring daisies before.

My trouble with sowing flowers for next spring is getting the timing right. Sow too early and they're big leggy things that need planted out before you've space in the autumn. Sow too late and they're too small for a decent show the following spring. Pansies are the worst. No sign yet of the ones I sowed at the same time as the wallflowers and daisies.

Did you sow your Bellis direct or into modules, none of mine have come up.

[Babru]

My wallflowers and bellis were up and a decent size in three days. I've not grown spring daisies before.

My trouble with sowing flowers for next spring is getting the timing right. Sow too early and they're big leggy things that need planted out before you've space in the autumn. Sow too late and they're too small for a decent show the following spring. Pansies are the worst. No sign yet of the ones I sowed at the same time as the wallflowers and daisies.

[Containergardener]

Sowed wallflowers a daisy goliath the other day and they're up already.

[Containergardener]

^^^oh good reminder. I need to get sowing my things

[peanut]

Sowed Wallflowers and Bellis Pomponette.

[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.

[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]

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

[Containergardener]

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

[annie8]

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

[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]

Oh and echinops seeds

[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.

[bramble]

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