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agricultural college and on the way to work passed fields growing 'opium poppies'. Nipped off my bicycle one day home and collected some seed heads . Sowed them but nothing happened - perhaps they are sterile - I really don't know but sure someone here will

.AdamMany of these plants can be raised from seed. Sow them into fibre pots in spring and you can transplant them into the container without disturbing their roots.Take cuttings of the osteospermum in summer and overwinter them indoors in case you lose plants during a cold

This isn't me getting too overexcited at the first prospects of spring, more that I may have planted my runner beans a bit too early. They're indoors, in 3" pots, but they're about 20-30cm tall already and the roots are beginning to creep out

beans indoors this year too - I sometimes risk sowing them straight outside, but not in this wintery chill.I really must prise myself away from the greenhouse and get those last bits of digging done, or I'm going to get badly caught out. I have a feeling

not showing yet. Chillies, Aubergines and leeks also sown but not expecting them to show for at least another week or two. Hi.  I've got a packet of cucamelon seeds and i am waiting patiently to sow them.  It says to sow in April and treat as a cucumber.  My

the flowers alone and let the seed pods develop. Either then collect the seeds when the pod bursts and sow immediately or let the ants takes the seeds away and plant them for you. Thanks for that Berghill, they're literally just starting to die back a bit now

tip but when is the time to do that? If I do it too early , won't it kill the seedling anyway? It's good to have the heat of indoors to get the seeds to germinate but as soon as they have you want to put them into a frost free greenhouse or somewhere

such knowledgeable people just a click away. Everything grows from seed unless it's a sterile hybrid and they won't make any. You've got some seed, give it a try. I'd sow some now, fresh, indoors and some dried off, in spring. That way you have a double chance. I

Can't find any small plants anywhere, so wondered if I am still in time to germinate some seeds indoors? Only want a couple of plants as I'm growing them in pots! Thanks  I think you'd be fine. Everything's about 6 weeks behind. Thanks Figrat

/ when to sow/ etc you must.always take them out of the dark and uncover when seedlings show they need light to turn green and grow. Its still early to start sowing most seeds they need better light levels or they grow thin and spindly  again read