This is the sort of SOS that will separate the forward thinkers from the skin of the teeth types and I nailed my colours to the latter mast some time ago. The weather is atrocious here but there was a brief moment of less than torrential rain so I nipped out to the greenhouse and snapped this six.
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Foxglove seedlings. Somehow, and much to my delight, I had one white foxglove among the forest of purple ones this year. I collected seed and will patiently wait to see if a) I can get them through the winter and b) if they come through as white foxgloves. Oh, the jeopardy!
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More collected seeds. This time from purple delphiniums. I think I am already in danger of losing some of these as the greenhouse has been rather damp of late and I fear the worst.
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Aquilegia seedlings, sown some time ago and I am already down two of them.
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Thalictrum delavayi seedlings, in need of potting on. Such delicate little things that will, if all goes well, grow on to make plants of over a metre tall. Possibly in danger of being overtaken by moss and algae. Oh dear.
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The astrantia major in the garden is really making itself at home and needs to be taken in hand from time to time. Some are pulled out but I have potted some on for next year to fill gaps in a shady border.
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I have a forest of basil plants that I hope will keep going for a couple of months longer. These have been one of the most enjoyable crops this year!
Well, I seem to have ended in in the new block editor this week. I have always failed to edit the link. Let’s see what happens. https://thepropagatorblog.wordpress.com/2020/10/03/six-on-saturday-03-10-2020/ No I can’t give it a short and snappy name – any ideas folks? As they say, a rose by any other name … so just follow the link to Mr P’s page of delights and take a stroll through the comments section to find your way to the SOS collection of gardens. Keep dry!
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You’ve been very productive. I hope that white foxglove comes good for you. I have foxglove seedlings, but no idea what colours as the seeds were collected by a friend a few years ago. The only thing I’ll be sowing – other than winter salad crops in the Tiny Greenhouse – is sweet peas in root trainers, which I’ve not used before.
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I use the root trainers for sweet peas, it does give them the chance to develop a longer root. I should probably be sowing those seeds now!
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I’m hoping the root trainers will prevent me from overwatering. It’s currently too wet for me to make the dash from backdoor to greenhouse to sow any seeds. But the minute the sun comes out . . .
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Thalictrum delavayi is one of my next year purchases so I do like that plant and the flowers !
Good luck with basil. The cold days won’t help it to grow ( or so in your kitchen)
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So true about the basil, some will come inside into the warmth.
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Some of your seedlings look quite a bit like some of my mysteries, so you just might have solved things for me! I am pretty sure I have foxglove, although I planted the seeds long ago. I am envious of the basil, mine isn’t that nice at the height of the season. I just cannot grow it.
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I can’t grow coriander – I try every year and get a very short lived plant. One cutting and it disappears. Good luck with your seedlings.
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So much green goodness growing there! I recognized most without reading your descriptions, so it seems we grow very similar seedlings. Mine are months off…
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Lovely to feel the community of fellow seed sowers! Wishing you well when you start sowing.
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Impressive! Columbine has never grown well where I put it, but somehow appears where dying plants toss their seed. However, seed do not do well if sown where I want them either. Delphinium germinates, but then rots for me.
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Contrary lot those seeds! I think my delphiniums will rot – such a shame.
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Yes; defiant!
That is a bummer about the delphiniums. They are such elegant flowers.
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A good mix. I’ve got lots of digitalis lutea on the go and seems to be doing well. started lots of lime green aquilegia earlier in the year and lost a few along the way. I’m down to about six I think which should be plenty.
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I should have sown more of the aquilegia – possibly the same as yours, they were free with a magazine. My lutea seems to sulk every now and then but the other foxgloves are doing well.
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Yes, many of these were from magazines where I’m sure you don’t get quite as many seeds as when you actually buy. But should have enough for the gaps I want to fill. I have plenty of aquilegias that self-seed but the gene pool has become all a murky pink. It needs injecting with a few fresh plants.
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Re the link: Highlight a couple of words of text and click the link icon on the block menu, then copy and paste the URL into the box. Re white foxgloves, in theory white flowered plants have not a trace of purple in the petioles, the rest will be pink or purple.
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Thanks for suggestion for link – I’ll try that. It seems that I can insert the http link but I can’t then edit the link to read – as yours did – jon’s page … Thanks also for advice on the foxgloves. I believe I have seen that effect on the pink and white phloxes that I have in the garden. I’ll keep my eyes pealed.
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i usually struggle to overwinter seedlings in the greenhouse, dampness, mould, general filth, slugs, etc etc. I often wonder if they wouldn’t be better off outside, somewhere a bit sheltered perhaps. i did sow some lupins the other day, more in hope than expectation. good luck with yours!
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