Summers have ended and Monsoon has arrived. It's that time of the year when humidity is high and temperature is warm(but not hot). These conditions make it fairly easy to grow anything. Be it any plants from seed. Or any cutting from plants.
I have started sowing some of the seeds that I had saved last year. I prepared the growing medium myself.
It includes Coco peat, compost, Perlite, Vermiculite and garden soil. For containers I am using paper cups and old plastic tubs with holes punched in at the base.
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| Soaking the medium |
My experience is that if the medium is well soaked, then I will get sprouts very early. This time I got Gazania, Petunia and Stock sprouts in about 3 days!
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| Gazania sprouts |
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| Petunia seedlings |
I'm gonna take care of these little seedlings for now. Hoping they grow on to produce beautiful flowers.
Will do an update when they are big enough to transplant.
Nice blog! How can I follow it?
ReplyDeleteThanks!! and sorry for replying late.. had been caught up in Diwali celebrations.. I see that you are already following :)
DeleteCan you let me know how to collect Dalhia seeds
ReplyDeleteLet the flower head dry up on the Dahlia plant. You can remove the petals as the flower starts to wither and you'll be left with a cone. Allow the flower head to completely dry up. Once it is brown in colour you can crush it or shake it open and you'll have the seeds. Seeds will be viable is the flower was pollinated.
ReplyDeleteYou can also save the tubers and plant it next year.
Awesome blog, I have all the plants you have mentioned but it never occurred to me to save the seeds. Iam also an IT professional became an avid gardener recently. Thank you for all the knowledge.
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