Re: starting seeds
- To: <perennials@mallorn.com>
- Subject: Re: starting seeds
- From: "* &* B* H* <c*@saltspring.com>
- Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 20:27:56 -0800
Hi Heather,
Welcome to the list! I've had no trouble germinating C. latifolia - Igive 1
month cold stratification then move to about 15 - 20C temperature.
Primroses (Primulas in general) should respond to the same treatment, but
they must be exposed to light and the seed tends to be short lived in dry
storage - so commercial seed is often dead. I use a 1:1:1 mix of
pasteurized loam,peat,and perlite for a seed mix for everything and usually
get good results(I'm sowing about 150 species this year).
Brian
http://vvv.com/~amdigest/cusheon.htm
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> From: Brent & Heather Gould <bgould@plainfield.bypass.com>
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: starting seeds
> Date: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 12:24 PM
>
> Just found this site/mailing list/archive and am truly grateful. What an
> amazing amount of conversation and information! I have spent the past
three
> days reading the archives and exploring.
> Back in February of 1997 there was a discussion about germination rates
of
> campanulas in peat-based mediums vs. perlite and vermiculite. Does anyone
> have more information on growing campanulas from seed? I want to start
> Campanula lactiflora this year and am wondering if they do best direct
sown
> or if I should start them indoors.
> Speaking of germination...any advice on primroses too?
>
> Thanks!
> Heather Gould
> Montpelier, VT
> Zone 4
>
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