Propagation This Month

Thanks again everyone for their feedback, advice and for making feel at home.I should mention I have heard the stories about growing rhubarb from seed but like to learn from my own e perience. Last year I grew 4 varieties from seed but didnt sow until mid summer. The plants grew very well...

Thanks, TG Your greenhouse and propagator is a bit reminiscent of mine. But yours is much neater! I like your explanation so thanks very much. The cable I have in mine is laid out with no more than about an inch between the runs of cable so there are no 'hot spots'. The heat is...

Wow, I'm impressed at the organisation!!!

Grandmother and eggs come to mind. Sorry, but I was sent some seedlings last year and they had been so badly packed and had dried out, so they did not survive.

I've set off a total of 80 correopsis seeds yesterday in my new grow box.

I think I would have thought that until I had one .... bit like Central Locking, I didn't know what a benefit it was until I had a car that had it ...

HarryS, I think it best to plant violas as isolated plants....as singles. To mulch and feed well and to split when flowering is beginning to go over. I then pot them up and cut hard back and plant out again when strong new growth occurs

Absolutely. I'm sure the kids would love it too. As long as they don't eat them.

Magic power? Grafting

I grafted onto a self sown seedling in my front garden. Strange in that it split at ground level into two quite strong shoots about about four ft high, I grafted one bud onto each stem at about 3ft 6ins, and twisted one stem around the other and bound them tight. The two bulges in the trunk...

I have never bought an unheated propagator as such. I have always bought seed trays at £1 or less, and seperate transparent tops for £1. I have 20 or more of these combinations, but they have never cost more than £2 each. The tops don't have vents which makes them cheaper - so what. If you want...

I think most say that the rooting hormone properties of gels and powders decrease after a year, it won't do any harm but may be less affective....

Some thoughts: Water from the bottom, not the top. Use tap water, not rain (Rain water will be fine/better once the seedlings are under way) Perhaps cover the seeds (initially) with Vermiculite, rather than compost Maybe mix some Perlite /sharp sand / etc. in with the seed compost - if...

We seem to have two threads running on this subject.Ficus religiosa - Gardener's Corner - the only Gardening forum you will ever needCan the mods merge them please

Grow your courgettes up a tripod of canes. They need tieying in every so often, but the fruits are easy to see and it saves valuable space. I should concentrate on quick maturing and 'cut and come again' veggies. Cheers, Tony.

It's an old thread, but I just ordered a bulk of seeds, tree lupin being one of them. I'm really happy it requires 'no special treatment'. I will need to return here for reference, however.

Folly mon - what seeds are you sowing? As Clueless touched upon, there are a surprising number that appreciate/need a period of cold stratification and these could be sown now and placed in the fridge. I have recently placed some Mecanopsis in the fridge and they will be there until the end of...