RE: seeding perennials now--Ricinus communis
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- Subject: RE: seeding perennials now--Ricinus communis
- From: M* D*
- Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 20:32:27 -0800
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Hi Forrest, Castor beans are very easy to start. I put mine in 4" pots - 2
to a pot in the greenhouse about the first of April. They are big enough to
go out side and hold their own even with the bluejays by May 1st. I
transplant them to gallon pots at that time ( they could go into the ground
as well )and thin to the one strongest bean stalk. It always reminds me of
Jack and the Beanstalk. Mine only made it to 7 ft. but that's not too bad
for a climate where we always have cool nights.
Marilyn Dube'
Natural Designs Nursery
Portland, Oregon 97206
Zone 8b
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-perennials@mallorn.com [owner-perennials@mallorn.com] On
Behalf Of Forrest Ladd
Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 4:36 PM
To: perennials@mallorn.com
Subject: Re: seeding perennials now--Ricinus communis
Backyard gardener site didn't respond, but the other two sites did. Neither
gives information on Ricinus communis (castor bean). They keep growing full
blast until a frost hits, and I like to see them get very tall. I want to
know the germination time of seed so I can have some well-started plants by
the time frost is past in the spring in central Oklahoma.
Forrest
At 12/05/1999 07:47 PM -0500, you wrote:
> <A HREF="http://www.backyardgardener.com/tm.html">Click here: Seed
>Germination Database
>
></A> <A HREF="http://home.sol.no/~asles/sowing.htm">Click here:
sowingnew</A>
>
> <A HREF="http://www.anet-chi.com/~manytimes/page64.htm">Click here:
>Tree/Shrub Seed Germination - Quick Reference</A>
>
>Here are three sites offering germination information. There are many more
>sources of information on the net. Dr. Deno is a fine source but may be
more
>information than a new gardener can digest. Some seed sources are now
giving
>specific information on packets. Gardens North, a good source for colder
>zone plants, gives very reliable help in both the catalog and on the
packets.
> The owner of this company is on some of the lists and very well may be
here.
>
>Claire Peplowski
>East Nassau, NY z4
>
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