The Flower Seed Sowing Thread 2015 - 2018

[Guest]

convolvulus - blue ensign. Just so I can pop granny out of bed
scarlet flax
nasturium

[mothhawk]

scarlet flax
morning glory, heavenly blue and black knight
persicaria (I think)
scabious
lemon balm
honesty
cosmos dwarf
Jacobs ladder
oriental poppy

Pricked out some lupins, the hyssop is still far too tiny, and only one nepeta came up...

[Chris11]

First sunflowers popped up this morning
Will be sowing some more later today.

I start them off in pots in the greenhouse to give them a good head start. This also reduces the need for any slug pellets to protect the young seedlings if they had gone straight in the ground.

[Guest]

wild flower mix (really not convinced on the scattered seed in the meadow patch)
lupin
hellebore
tree mallow
sanguisorba - squirrel lilac

[Chris11]

I'm trying Borage for the first time, and first seedling has now germinated

(Edit: Seed was self saved originally by Jonny.D, thank you.)

[Guest]

white valerian
last of the milkweed seeds - 3 varieties
sanguisorba - squirrel lilac (can't get it to germinate)
mothawks wallflower
wallflower (old seed)
wallflower fire king
wallflower ivory
sweet William
sweet William alba
Campanula Pyramidalis
lychnis coronaria
lychnis chalcedonica
sweet rocket
forget me nots
phacelia
cineraria
ornamental cabbage
dianthus chianti
Iceland poppies
Canterbury bells
honesty
cirsium
daucus carota dara

[Chris11]

I'm trying Borage for the first time, and first seedling has now germinated

(Edit: Seed was self saved originally by Jonny.D, thank you.)

Borage plants have now been planted in to final positions, and hoping they will self-seed and keep coming back for years to come. Borage is such a great plant for pollinating insects, I feel it should be grown more commonly. Grew some extra plants and found new homes locally for them

Also first sunflowers starting to come in to flower this week

[bario1]

This morning I sowed some calendula and cornflowers in the heated prop - no idea if it'll work, but once germinated I'm hoping to overwinter them in the greenhouse.

[Guest]

This morning I sowed some calendula and cornflowers in the heated prop - no idea if it'll work, but once germinated I'm hoping to overwinter them in the greenhouse.

Was about to say you should be good till end of Oct when I remembered to check location. Heated prop it is

[bario1]

Cheers NG, I just want to get them going asap, as I realise i'm a bit late!

Any other flowers that can be started now?

[Guest]

Cheers NG, I just want to get them going asap, as I realise i'm a bit late!

Any other flowers that can be started now?

Did you really mean to ask me that?

Essentially hardy annuals (are these for cutting? I tend to have that on my brain most of the time )

Calendula (tick)
cornflowers (tick)
larkspur
nigella
cerinthe
poppies
godetia
candytuft
statice
scabious
orlaya
stocks

clarkia elegans
eschscholzia/ Californian poppy/ mission bells
poached egg plant

It is a bit of trial and error but if they do make it they will be lovely strong early flowers, then sow again in spring. Also there are various perennials that can be sown now but it depends what caught your eye when seed shopping.

Edit: I am being very hopeful and sowing some biennials as some of my July/June sown stuff is a bit on the skimpy side. Multiflora sweet peas should have been August but there is always hope. Reg. sweet peas can be anytime from now and over the next several months.

[bario1]

Nice list NG, had to G@@gle most of them, being a flower noob.

Really, I'm just hoping to create a bed of solid wildflowers on my plot next summer for the bees, and to look nice. I'll try one of the seed mix packets, but I'd also like to top it up with some of my faves (calendula, cornflowers, cosmos). I also fancy lining my paths with calendula after seeing pics of Mr. Bones' plot.

I'll get some sweet peas started too.

[Artisan]

Although later than I wanted today I have sown under glass in warmth Summer bedding Geraniums. My most favourite Summer bedding plants. I hope once again to have many planters and hanging baskets displaying this wonderful plant.

[Small pumpkin]

First flower sowing of the year
Petunia
Sweet pea self saved & tall mix
Cosmos brightness mix
Antirrhinums orange wonder
Aquilegia magpie
Honesty crown blend

[burnie]

My sweet peas are about ready to come out of the root trainers and into larger pots, once the greenhouse keeps above freezing, they will out for first part of hardening off.