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Re: fuschia/procumbens

Thanks Keith. I like this plant alot, weird flowers. I'm glad it's so easy
to propagate as I've had several people ask for a start.
Linda

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> From: Keith Romanczyk <berlin@wycol.com>
> To: seeds-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: Re: fuschia/procumbens
> Date: Wednesday, July 23, 1997 5:11 AM
> 
> 
> Really easy.  Wait until the pod reaches that really dark purple,
shriveled
> stage; then remove it and scrape the seeds out.  Since mine was a pod
that I
> "liberated" from a world renowned botanical gardens in Germany and
smuggled
> back into the States, I took no chances and tried all sorts of
"fool-proof"
> methods.  All of them worked; I had the things coming out of my ears.
> 
> Easiest method: surface sow in a container of seed starting mix.  Place
in
> plastic bag, out of direct sunlight.  *Boom*!.......seedlings. 
Temperature
> seems to be of little consequense (within reason), and no stratification
is
> required.  It's also quite easy to root.
> 
> An excellent site on Fuchsias can be found here:
> 
> http://www.dicom.se/fuchsias/homeone.html
> 
> This is the only site that I'm aware of devoted entirely to Fuchsias
alone,
> and it's outstanding.
> 
> BTW, since I'm in zone 4/5 (AKA: Hell) and it's kept in the greenhouse
for
> the winter (all 10 months of it), I grow it as a hanging plant, of which
it
> makes an beautiful specimen.
> 
> 
> 
> /kr
> 
> 
> >
> >Minimum advice is on http://www.eskimo.com/~mcalpin/seed.html
> >Also
> >http://www.mallorn.com/lists/seeds-list/search.cgi
> >Duncan McAlpine
> >
> >>----------
> >>From: horseyhay@protec.net[SMTP:horseyhay@protec.net]
> >>Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 1997 12:15 PM
> >>To: seeds-list@eskimo.com
> >>Subject: fuschia/procumbens
> >>
> >>Back again! I just came in from outside where I noticed large seed pods
on
> >>my fuschia procumbens, again I need advice on how to start these.
Thanks
> >>Linda
> >>PNW WA
> >>Zone 7/8
> >>
> 
>
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