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    Flower seeds to sow in Aug & Sept

    I'm looking for ideas....I want to be ahead of the game
    Last year I sowed black ball cornflowers, scabious and rose campion ( lychnis) and it really paid off, not just because they flowered early but also they were out and in the garden early - so less to do in the busy time.

    I've got seeds ready for:
    Calendula
    Orlaya Grandiflora
    Ammi
    Black ball / and a red variety


    Have you got any hardy annuals to sow now?
    Any more varieties that are worth overwintering in the green house?
    Last edited by Scarlet; 11-08-2019, 07:58 PM.
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    I've sown Apricot foxgloves, to make sure - although I did leave some seed heads on so they could do it themselves.

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    • #3
      I sowed some foxgloves in July. I've potted on about 40....only the white came up. Saved from last years. I also sowed apricot ones ( think they were free from a magazine - my Mum gave them to me, I also tried Pam's Split) not a single thing out of two trays

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      • #4
        Me too, Pam’s split, nothing!!!!
        Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poet

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        • #5
          Just ordered some seeds from Sarah raven. Including some foxgloves and orlaya glandiflora. Had also been planning to sow some nigella seeds I have. It’d be good to get some other ideas. Tempted to try rose campion. Would they be ok in a partly shady border do you think?

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          • #6
            Nothing too exciting here, calendula and centaurea. My autumn sowing normally consists of poor germination in the heat (might not be a problem this year ) and then watch the seedlings slowly die over winter

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            • #7
              Similar here - I have recently sown foxglove, lychnis and honesty. No signs of germination yet.

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              • #8
                How about Campanula Medium, puts on a good show in the summer.
                Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poet

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                • #9
                  Wallflowers.. I know they are out of fashion but they make a lovely display when bedded together.
                  Also have a lovely perfume.

                  And when your back stops aching,
                  And your hands begin to harden.
                  You will find yourself a partner,
                  In the glory of the garden.

                  Rudyard Kipling.sigpic

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                  • #10
                    Just found my forget-me-nots

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                    • #11
                      I sow my pansies about now which gives me an early start in the spring
                      it may be a struggle to reach the top, but once your over the hill your problems start.

                      Member of the Nutters Club but I think I am just there to make up the numbers

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                      • #12
                        My foxgloves (Pams Choice,) lychnis and honesty all germinated in less than a week from sowing. Challenge now is to prevent them damping off / drying out and keeping them alive over winter. I think I might transplant some direct into the garden from the seed trays (when large enough to handle) and some into pots or modules.

                        If I can find my seeds I might try sowing onopordum acanthium (the splendid scotch thistle) next although I'm not sure I have room for it in the garden; it was quite vicious when I grew it before but so lovely (if you like thistles, which I do.)

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