Re: Hosta and Helebore seed ?

>Are any of you eager to start next years seeds?
>Well, I am.  Been looking over a couple seed catalogs and wanting to place a
>small order.
>
>I have questions about germinating 2 items:
>1.   Are Hosta seeds difficult to germinate?
>2.   T&M lists several Hellebores and I can't make up my mind which to order.


Hi Barbara...,

In answer to your questions:
1.  No, not at all.  I had success as follows:  Fill a 6 inch pot 
full (or at least the top several inches) of your favorite seed 
starting mix and sow the hosta seeds on top, then cover just barely 
with more mix.  Keep just barely moist - I cover the pot with saran 
wrap until after germination.

2.  I picked out a spot in my garden in the fall and sowed the seeds 
right there, scratching them into the soil and protecting them with a 
very light mulch (like straw). Most of them germinated the following 
spring.

Good Luck,

-- 
Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
l*@execpc.com


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