The flower seed sowing thread 2023

[Babru]

Sowed more French marigolds to add to the ones already up. Want a thicket of them under a rose that always gets whitefly.

[mothhawk]

I sowed tithonia, cornflower, nasturtiums, ammi majus, 3 lots of self saved hollyhocks, and both red and blue flax. Actually I mixed them in a dish and scattered them in all the bare patches in the border while it was raining yesterday, so they would be well watered down into the soil. They can either grow or do the other thing, whichever they choose.

[peanut]

Today I've gone through my flower seed box and had a mad sowing session of all the old seeds and open packs.
I've sown borage, cerinthe, linaria, nemesia, mina lobata, campanula, aquilegia, clarkia, phlox, verbscum, dianthus and osteospermum.

[annie8]

Still no show from my lemon verbena seeds. That is twice I’ve sown them now with no germination. Are they difficult to germinate ?

[mothhawk]

Still no show from my lemon verbena seeds. That is twice I’ve sown them now with no germination. Are they difficult to germinate ?

They need light to germinate, so only cover with vermiculite, or else a poly bag over the pot, and they do need heat too, 20C until they start to germinate.

[annie8]

Thanks I have had them in the propagator with a lid but covered with a little compost. Will resow again and put vermiculite on the top. On the plus side at leat my nicotiana have started to come through and signs of a tiny aquilegia seedling appearing after I had the seeds in the fridge for weeks the. Put into the propagator.

[Florence Fennel]

Today I've gone through my flower seed box and had a mad sowing session of all the old seeds and open packs.
I've sown borage, cerinthe, linaria, nemesia, mina lobata, campanula, aquilegia, clarkia, phlox, verbscum, dianthus and osteospermum.

What good inspiration for me, thank you, I'm going to do that too!

[Sweet savory]

Sowed a pot of nasturtium seeds. They self seed on the allotment prolifically but at home not at all. Last year I sowed direct at home and got about 50%. This year it is far too wet (and chilly) outside for any direct sowing of flowers so they are all stuffed in the GH.

[Sweet savory]

Sowed 4 pots of cheapest I could find sunflower seed and hoping they will race away as think I may be a bit late.
Intended for the birds if all goes well.

[peanut]

Soaking five varieties of ipomoea.

[Babru]

Soaking five varieties of ipomoea.

I sowed a couple of pots of mixed colours this week. Didn't soak, and they are popping up already.

I already sowed some, red coloured and new to me. Have come up OK, but the true leaves on each plant apart from one are very pale, almost white. No idea what they are going to do, so second batch sown.

[peanut]

I sowed a couple of pots of mixed colours this week. Didn't soak, and they are popping up already.

I already sowed some, red coloured and new to me. Have come up OK, but the true leaves on each plant apart from one are very pale, almost white. No idea what they are going to do, so second batch sown.

I've never soaked before either, just happened to read the packet which advised it so thought I might as well.
How strange to have such pale leaves, hope they grow on ok regardless.

[peanut]

Tonight I've sown the pre-soaked ipomoea, nemesia (again as the first lot didn't germinate), sunflowers, wallflowers, hollyhocks, foxgloves, more tagetes, golden eye and agastache.

[Sweet savory]

Today I have sown biennials. Sweet rocket, sweet william, pansy and Brompton stock.
Also taking cuttings of pinks.