Germinating seed

Don/Diane voltaire@islandnet.com
Fri, 27 Feb 2015 20:40:19 PST
I've germinated large seeds (mostly bulb seeds, but also things like peonies) in small ziplock bags for years.  Some bulbs take years to germinate - some colchicums have germinated for me in 8 years, and some haven't done so a few years past that- so there is no way that those seeds would come up if I had sown them in a pot.  My "weeds" here are big conifers and giant ferns and seedpots are prime growing space for them.

I moisten the peat-based compost I use, and it rarely needs more water, but it is easy to add a wee bit if necessary.  As soon as I see germination in the bags, I transfer them to a pot.

When I go away on a long trip, I string the little bags up so that anything that germinates while I'm gone will have sufficient light to grow. I don't put them where the sun will shine on them, as I don't want them to cook.

Diane Whitehead
Victoria, B.C., Canada
cool mediterranean climate
mild dry summers, mild rainy winters








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