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Allium Seed heads

On 27/06/2012 in forum

Last year I collected the seed head of my giant alliums and stored them.  This year my new puppy destroyed the emerging plants   I would love to try growing them from the seed collected but don't know when to sow and how do I go about it?  I haven


When do you plant seeds taken from this years plants....

On 29/09/2012 in forum

Hello - sorry in advance for such a basic question, but I've managed to collect a lot of seeds from flower heads and I have no idea when to plant them.... Can I plant them now and leave them in the greenhouse over winter, or is it best to wait until


Mites in seeds

On 25/07/2012 in forum

I first noticed mites in a paper bag of lavender heads I'd collected from the garden years ago & I think I ended up throwing it away. Yesterday I looked in my tin of veg seeds & saw something that is probably similar. They are really, really tiny


Around the garden job checklist - week 39

On 23/11/2011 in Around the garden checklists

Collect leaves as they fall and store in a wire bin or plastic bag to make leaf-mould Leave out sunflower seed heads for the birds to feed onCollect sprinklers, drip-feed systems and other watering kit to store in the shed over winterSprinkle grass


Flowers garden job checklist - week 43

On 23/11/2011 in Flowers checklists

Collect seed from allium seedheads and sow straight away into seed compostPlant evergreen shrubs and conifer hedgesCarefully dig up gladioli corms and overwinter in cool, dry storage conditionsLift and pot up tender perennials to protect over winterCollect


how to get more wallflowers

On 09/04/2012 in forum

leaves you should get nice bushy plants. There's lots of variety, I'm currently growing Cloth of gold ( I have loads). I also collected seeds from some other plants red & purple variety & those are doing brilliantly. Nothing scientific in collecting


Does anyone know what this plant is please?

On 03/06/2013 in forum

-to-grow-Honesty.html there are white and variegated versions.  So if I collect these seeds will they grow if I plant them in a different place? Yes! Can seed around. Lunaria annua... common name Honesty. See..   https://www.google.co.uk/search?q


Around the garden job checklist - week 11

On 23/11/2011 in Around the garden checklists

Plan your seed-sowing year by organising packets in sowing order in a shoe box or trayTrim lawn edges to keep the area neat and tidy Apply residual path weedkillers to paved and gravel areasLay sheets of black polythene on lawns overnight to bring


Talkback: Agapanthus seed heads

On 28/11/2011 in forum

the best way to grow laveteria, as ive planted some and the leaves are turning yellow, does this mean there being overwatered help! when do i collect the seeds from agapanthus plants? Have collected some seed heads but have no idea when to plant them. Can


Catananche - how to propagate?

On 13/06/2012 in forum

should wait until it sets seed? Any thoughts gratefully received..... They are a short lived perennial, but can be propagated in several ways, You can split up a clump in spring, You can take root cuttings in winter, or collect and sow your own seeds


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