Re: Azaleas from seed?
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- Subject: Re: Azaleas from seed?
- From: b*@wycol.com
- Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 03:52:44 -0500
Dear Glenn,
Thank you so much for the valuable information you gave me and the list.
For the record, my seedlings are fully up and I'm ready to prick them out
into cell packs. Since I have about 50, I'm going to try using 0-50-0
fertilizer on four, just to see if it gives them a head start; it's the
same formula I use on orchid seedlings, so it may help.
And I'm looking forward to the Rhodo seed from you and Kristl! Kristl is
one of my favorite people.
Keith
> Dear Keith:
>
> I have grown azalea and Rhododendrons from seed for many years with
varying
> degrees of success. Some have now reached flowering age and I have never
> been disappointed so they are worth the effort.
>
> Some pointers
>
> 1. Never let your seedlings dry out. They will die very suddenly.
> 2. After a month or two, try to induce a growth spurt by using half
> strength water soluble Rhododendron fertilizer. You need to get some
size
> on the plants before moving them into the garden and have them survive.
> Without fertilizer they will often remain tiny for a long time. A plant
> which is even a few inches tall can be planted out.
> 3. Plant out before summer in a sheltered, partially shaded location and
> keep them well watered the first year.
> 4. Most plants will be lost because they were too small when planted out
> or because of drought. If the seed is from a hardy plant, most will
> survive their first winter without protection.
> 5. Plants can flower after 2 or 3 years but this will greatly depend on
the
> care they receive. You should try to encourage vigorous growth by
keeping
> the young plants watered and fertilized.
>
> Good Luck.
>
> Incidently, I know the owner of Gardens North very well. Some of the
> Rhododendron and Azalea seed which she lists in her catalog is from my
> garden.
>
> Glenn, Z4b Eastern Ontario, Canada
>
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