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  • #46
    Originally posted by carly View Post
    Hi,
    I have been signposted to you. I will be trying to grow the blue poppy this year. Is vermiculite organic?
    Or can I use any acidic compost?
    Vermiculite is a mineral and as far as I am aware it is ph neutral.

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    • #47
      Hi Carly
      I don't think the sowing compost needs to be acidic - I tend to just use shop-bought seed compost but I usually add quite a lot of drainage into it, either grit, perlite or vermiculite.

      Meconopsis seeds are tiny, and need a spell of cold and also light to germinate. I sowed them on the top of the soil, but just added a thin sprinkle of vermiculite to stop them drying out. I'm not sure the vermiculite was necessary to be honest - just don't cover the seeds with soil as they need light.

      I'd also put them in the fridge for a few weeks to give them the 'winter experience' which they need to get going (though the seedlings didn't appear until a few weeks after the fridge).

      I think now is a good time to sow, in my experience they took a long long time to grow into seedlings, and they won't flower until the following year. The most annoying thing was, at one stage I had about 20 good seedlings, but then virtually all of them were eaten in one night by a slug. So make sure to put your seedlings in a place which slugs can't reach, or put a strip of the adhesive copper tape around the pots.

      Good luck!

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      • #48
        Sorry for the delay. Your seeds are now winging their way to you. Thank you for support and kindness

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        • #49
          Thank you NG.... can't wait to see that pack!

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          • #50
            Just received, and wow! What a fabulous range of flowers, I can't wait to get started with them. I share the seeds with my elderly mum, who loves new flowers, so she'll be every bit as chuffed as I am.

            Thanks to everyone in the circle, and a special thanks to NG for organising it

            Will post update/photos later in year.

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            • #51
              Originally posted by WPG View Post
              Just received, and wow! What a fabulous range of flowers, I can't wait to get started with them. I share the seeds with my elderly mum, who loves new flowers, so she'll be every bit as chuffed as I am.

              Thanks to everyone in the circle, and a special thanks to NG for organising it

              Will post update/photos later in year.
              Oh good, glad it got there ok. I was a little worried your parcel looked a bit fat Can't wait to see your piccies

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              • #52
                It's pouring down here so Ive not been and looked yet!

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                • #53
                  I'm so excited and I just can't hide it......



                  Todays super happy dance goes to WPG for Thalictrum aquilegiafolium. Admittedly I only have 2 seedlings that have literally just popped, but they have popped! Yay! Yay! Yay! I may even have to go and share the lurve.

                  Just in case you weren't sure, I am super happy. Thank you

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                  • #54
                    Scarlet???

                    I don't suppose you have remember what the pink with frosty foliage are? I have rather a few germinated any more details will be greatly appreciated....please

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                    • #55
                      Haha! Nope.....I can picture them beautifully but the name escapes me. I seem to have brain fog where flower names are concerned!
                      I'll go and g@@gle it..... And

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                      • #56
                        IT didn't take long! Rose campion.

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                        • #57
                          Oh fantastic. I love it, last lot of seed I only had a few germinate. From the description I was thinking something heuchara like. Thank you Scarlet - for seed (again) and finding a name

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