Germinating now- - photos of seedlings

[Lampwick]

As a general rule, I tend to avoid pricking out seedlings after July. They will be safer undisturbed in the seedling pot until spring. If the seedlings grow a lot in the next few weeks you could always pot on the whole potful.

Thanks Carolyn, I will heed your good advice. 

[Matt T]

I agree with you Matt there, but I wouldn't be "pricking" these out as I would say primulas or small iris seedlings where there is space between them. These will already have good active root systems at their age and size. I'd tip out the pot and separate each one off carefully. If there is more seed left in the pot this can be sprinkled on a new pot or on the newly potted little seedlings and will most likely come through in due course.

Agree with you there Lesley. "Pricking out" was my lazy way of saying tip out, gently tease apart and carefully repot singly. I got the wrong balance between efficiency and specificity. In actual fact I'm running out of time for repotting so I'll be leaving these seedlings together for another year and will be sure to give them a bigger pit and gentle feeds before separating them next year. I'm convinced young Cyclamen like company. The same will have to apply to all my bulb seedlings, as I already have 2nd and 3rd year seedlings (Crocus, Romulea etc) in growth. Some many pots, so little time! 

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NARGS 2016 Lachenalia pusilla

The seedlings are a bit more obvious now
cheers
fermi

[Tristan_He]

"Pricking out" was my lazy way of saying tip out, gently tease apart and carefully repot singly.

Matt / Lesley, if this isn't pricking out, what is? Clearly I've been doing something wrong for years! 

[Matt T]

I think some folk consider 'pricking out' to be a method of using a dibber to root around in a potful of seedlings to extract one from the mass for potting up. You'll often see this demonstrated on TV gardening programmes. You could get away with this for resilient veg and annual flower seedlings maybe that are cheap and easy. I don't even own a dibber, never mind let one near my seedlings (other than at the allotment, where a pencil is pressed into service).

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Muscari mirum sown 29-05-16; first seedling: 5-08-16; 9 by today;
Arum dioscoridis cyprium sn 21-05-16; first seedling: 28-08-16; 3 by today;
cheers
fermi

[Matt T]

Cyclamen rohlfsianum ex CSE, seeds from Oron Peri sown on 24 Jun. I'd always told myself I'd not grow this species because it's frost tender but I love the leaves. All the Cyclamen seeds I've had from Oron have given excellent germination.

[Lampwick]

I have today just harvested a good crop of Gentiana saxosa seed.
Can someone please advise when best to sow these and in what compost mix?
Will the seed benefit from freezing?
Any other tips or advice will be most welcome. 

[Maggi Young]

Our friends in the Ontario RGC have this advice  in their seed  pages ....  "Sow @ 20°C for 6 weeks, then place @ 4°C for 6 weeks, then slowly raise temperature to 10°C for 6 weeks. If there is no germination, repeat the cycle. This mimics fall sowing outdoors for spring germination.           Germination is improved by using GA3.              Special Care:  avoid pricking out individually, transplant seedlings in clumps "
 - from
  http://www.onrockgarden.com/germination-guide/gentiana-saxosa

While others suggest  autumn sowing for cold stratification - which suggest "regular"  seed treatment for most of us in the UK - you pays your money..... and you takes your choice! 

[Lampwick]

Maggi.
I have ordered 5 grams of Gibberellic Acid—GA3 from ebay for £12.00 + £2.50 postage.
I have never tried this before but I believe there is much information to get me started.
I will try and keep my progress and results posted here.
Many thanks for your help. 

[ThomasHe]

very nice the Cyclamen rohlfsianum, Matt!!
Where do you find the seedlist in the Internet from Oron P. ?

[Maggi Young]

You can find it in the forum,Thomas...... search "Seeds of Peace"    - latest list is here http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=12097.msg359760#msg359760

[Matt T]

very nice the Cyclamen rohlfsianum, Matt!!
Where do you find the seedlist in the Internet from Oron P. ?

The leaves of the adult plants are quite different to all other Cyclamen. Even these seed leaves are different, with their strongly toothed margins.

Maggi has directed you to the seed list. Once you're on Oron's mailing list he'll send these to you directly. There's always something to tempt you.

[ThomasHe]

Thank you Maggi an Matt!

[Gunilla]

I have grown Prosartes maculata (Disporum maculatum) for many years but it does not multiply. It is still the same size as when I first planted it. 
(Image 1.)
Three years ago I sowed some seed from it without any noticeable result whatsoever.  Today I finally decided to tip out the content of the pot and found that something had happened under the surface.   (Image 2.)