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Re: Germinating now- - photos of seedlings
« Reply #585 on: February 28, 2016, 12:14:02 AM »
Last year, I collected all the seeds that I have on Crocus. It took me hours to sort the beans. I 400ml seeds. I certainly sown too tight. Here it comes out of the container.  :-\ I had a heavy hand, 1cm thick seeds to 5 cm deep.  ::)

You're funny Cfred  :) I sowed in early spring my first Crocus banaticus - I want to naturalize in a meadow like planting. I hope my pots won't look like yours - I have a light hand  ;D
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Re: Germinating now- - photos of seedlings
« Reply #586 on: February 28, 2016, 08:55:44 AM »
Last year, I collected all the seeds that I have on Crocus. It took me hours to sort the beans. I 400ml seeds. I certainly sown too tight. Here it comes out of the container.  :-\ I had a heavy hand, 1cm thick seeds to 5 cm deep.  ::)

That is a lot of Crocus seedlings! Luckily bulb seedlings don't mind some close company. A gentle watering will help settle the compost around the young plants. Be sure to keep them fed with a weak (half strength) balanced feed two or three times through the growing season.
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Re: Germinating now- - photos of seedlings
« Reply #587 on: February 28, 2016, 02:37:27 PM »
Latest from Travis Owen in his blog  -  Bulb Seedlings.....      http://www.amateuranthecologist.com/2016/02/bulb-seedlings.html
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Re: Germinating now- - photos of seedlings
« Reply #588 on: February 29, 2016, 03:10:11 PM »
Some mediterranean annuals

Filago pygmaea (=Evax pygmaea)
520751-0

Bombycilaena erecta
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Trifolium hirtum
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Trifolium angustifolium
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Re: Germinating now- - photos of seedlings
« Reply #589 on: February 29, 2016, 03:12:56 PM »
Other mediterranean annuals

Silene sericea
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Silene gallica
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Silene otites
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Vicia benghalensis
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Re: Germinating now- - photos of seedlings
« Reply #590 on: March 05, 2016, 02:00:54 PM »
Geranium farreri showing the first true leaf now.  I think they would have grown a lot faster if the cotyledons had not been eaten.  Luckily the growing point was left intact.
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Re: Germinating now- - photos of seedlings
« Reply #591 on: March 05, 2016, 02:56:40 PM »
Geranium farreri showing the first true leaf now.  I think they would have grown a lot faster if the cotyledons had not been eaten.  Luckily the growing point was left intact.

 A good lesson for keeping  the post, even after  a seeming disaster - while there is life, there is hope!
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Re: Germinating now- - photos of seedlings
« Reply #592 on: March 08, 2016, 02:10:38 PM »
Germinated last week actually; I start to get behind with the photo-record at this time:
Paronychia cephalotes – one month cold/moist followed by germination at room temperature.
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Hydrastis canadensis - exposed grown embryos/endosperm. Germination will start late March-April. An interesting species, belonging somewhere between Ranunculaceae and Berberidaceae.
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In regards with other discussions regarding collecting from the wild/habitat conservation - Hydrastis (goldenseal) problem was 'resolved' by placing it on CITES while the major problem, i.e. destruction of habitat continues. Thumb down for both US and Canada.
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Re: Germinating now- - photos of seedlings
« Reply #593 on: March 08, 2016, 06:09:26 PM »
I've shown these Hepatica babies a couple of times - when they germinated and later when some of them put out not just a first but also a second true leaf in their first year of growth. Home collected seed from cross pollinated plants of different colours, sown 18 May 2014, germinated 12 Feb 2015 and 18 healthy plantlets potted on today. I'm so pleased with them and can't wait for flowers!  ;D

I may be chastised for repotting them at the wrong time, and I had meant to do it earlier in the year but was too busy. I thought better to do it now than leave it any longer in case they suffer and get held back. I was very careful to avoid any damage and am glad I did so as the 10cm square pot was packed with roots. They'll enjoy their own pots and will hopefully romp away some more.
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Re: Germinating now- - photos of seedlings
« Reply #594 on: March 08, 2016, 07:44:25 PM »
Congratulations Matt on your beautiful, healthy Hepatica 'big' babies  :)

I found few of my 'prematures' today:
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Re: Germinating now- - photos of seedlings
« Reply #595 on: March 08, 2016, 07:47:31 PM »
Congratulations Matt on your beautiful, healthy Hepatica 'big' babies  :)

I found few of my 'prematures' today:

Thanks, Gabriela.

Given that mine germinated on 12 Feb last year, your's are perfect in their timing and in a year they'll look like mine!
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Re: Germinating now- - photos of seedlings
« Reply #596 on: March 08, 2016, 08:01:57 PM »
I also have 'toddlers' Matt, but the newly born always take priority attention  ;D
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Re: Germinating now- - photos of seedlings
« Reply #597 on: March 11, 2016, 07:32:59 PM »
2016 seedling photos, all at an advanced true leaf stage now, from my original posting at the NARGS forum:
https://www.nargs.org/comment/27343#comment-27343
https://www.nargs.org/comment/27344#comment-27344
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Re: Germinating now- - photos of seedlings
« Reply #598 on: March 14, 2016, 05:27:58 PM »
I cannot germinate seeds of Iris stolonifera.  I give them a cold treatment (8-12 weeks) but, I waited 2 years (twice planting the seeds) and I get no germination whatsoever from a total of about 250 seeds.
Can somene help

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Re: Germinating now- - photos of seedlings
« Reply #599 on: March 14, 2016, 06:23:01 PM »
I have attached a picture of seedling which I got as seed of Pulsatilla bungeana from SRGS this year.
Does it look right?
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