RE: Whoops!/Speaking of seeds....

Um.. not good Cathy ....

Anyways, first remember that they are a native plant (although not a common
one around here) and their root system needs room... lotsa room! We plant
all of our natives in tall skinny pots (go to the fast food places and order
a extra large pop that comes in the hard plastic cups- works great with some
holes punched in the bottom). They do sell pots for natives that are like 8
inches tall and only 3 inches wide, give or take....

But at this stage, you need a seed tray. They need 4-6 leaves and a vigorous
root system before using the larger cup idea. (about 4-5 weeks from now).
Allow seedlings to dry out cause moist soil will develop fungal attacks with
silene's. I would leave them in the "cup size" till you are ready to
transplant outside. You MUST have a good root system before you transplant
these.

They like a dry rocky soil, so give them something that drains well. We use
a light weight potting soil for all our natives at the greenhouse.

I suppose you already know that the 'regia' needs more sun than other
silene. If in a shady place, you might have to stake them....

Donna


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> Behalf Of Cathy Carpenter
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 3:30 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Whoops!/Speaking of seeds....
> 
> At my state MG conference, I took a native plant propagation workshop,
> picking up some Silene regia seeds. They require cold stratification,
> so they went into the refrigerator in moist peat moss. Checked today
> and the @#&%*## things have germinated! (In my naivety, I thought that
> they wouldn't germinate until they had been exposed to warmth, post
> cold.) So now I guess, I have to transplant these mini seedlings (roots
> + tiny seed leaves) into some kind of potting medium and containers.
> Any ideas???
> Cathy
> 
> On Thursday, February 3, 2005, at 02:39 PM, Bonnie & Bill Morgan wrote:
> 
> > Good morning, Pam!  I hope your day has gone well for you.
> >
> > As for me, I've done it again!  I tripped this morning and broke my
> > left
> > foot...again.  (At least it was a different bone in the foot this
> > time.)
> > Anyway, I'm a little goofy from the drugs and took the rest of the day
> > "off."  And I'm a bit drowsy, so I'll be brief.
> >
> > When you start your seeds, how far from the light source do you have
> > your
> > seed tray?  I'm thinking of getting Park Seeds new seed tray with
> > sponges to
> > start some seeds this year.  The domes even have vents to prevent too
> > much
> > moisture buildup and "dampening off."  My biggest challenge will be a
> > light
> > source, I fear.
> >
> > Blessings,
> > Bonnie
> >
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