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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.
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Sorry for the delay. Your seeds are now winging their way to you. Thank you for support and kindness
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Thank you NG.... can't wait to see that pack!
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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
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Oh good, glad it got there ok. I was a little worried your parcel looked a bit fatOriginally posted by WPG View PostJust 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.
Can't wait to see your piccies
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It's pouring down here so Ive not been and looked yet!Comment
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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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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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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..... AndComment
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IT didn't take long! Rose campion.Comment
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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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