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Post by sweetpea on Apr 2, 2019 9:59:48 GMT
Freezing seeds can make them go into deep sleep. It is better to put clean, dry, fresh seeds in the salad compartment of a fridge rather than the freezer section. I put my Auricula seeds there over winter and the germinate well in Spring and again in the following Spring. I was referring to sweetpeas seeds not any other seeds which I don't know about. i was told many years ago by Keith Hammett the well known New Zealand grower and breeder of sweetpeas about his experiments with seeds in the domestic freezer and as I said have had seeds germinate well after 7 years. Only proviso being fresh to start with. Some info on Keith hammett here: link |
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Post by jellibeans on Apr 6, 2019 7:38:08 GMT
Update for roofgardener !!  Checked my kitchen paper/ bagged seeds yesterday and so far out of the 11 different types of seeds sown last Sunday it looks like the Cleome and Zinnias have begun germinating. Will update you again  |
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Post by roofgardener on Apr 10, 2019 10:34:43 GMT
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Post by jellibeans on Apr 11, 2019 7:45:51 GMT
Potted up the Busy Lizzie seeds that were germinated using kitchen roll and bag method yesterday  |
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Post by jellibeans on Apr 11, 2019 7:49:03 GMT
Have also potted up 2 of the Zinnias too. Have 5 of the bags in various stages of germination. |
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Post by joysie21 on May 30, 2019 20:22:21 GMT
i get the garden answer mag every month with free flower seeds do anyone want them has anyone got any fushia or evening primrose seeds to swap
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Post by SueA on Jun 2, 2019 7:33:04 GMT
I like evening primroses as well joysie21 but don't have any at the moment or any seeds, I've never grown fuchsias from seeds either just cuttings or plug plants, hope someone can help with some for you. |
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Post by libralady on May 1, 2020 13:17:48 GMT
Can anybody help with this enquiry please. I saw what I was told was an evening primrose last year. It started the day with peachy coloured flowers which, towards trattime/evening, turned into a luminescent yellow which looked lovely against a darkening sky. They were about 2ft. tall with brown/rusty coloured stems. Anyone know which variety they would be.
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