Dec 31, 2011
Late Fall Seed Germination
Transplanted seedlings:
Ligularia "Britt-Marie Crawford" - Culture -
Edraianthus dalmaticus - Culture -
Campanula carpatica - Culture -
Actaea simplex AutoPurpurea - Culture -
Anagallis monellii blue - Culture - this one is an annual that wasn't supposed to be started this soon.
Ruellia tweediana "Katie" - Culture - miniature
Anemone sylvestris - Culture - seeded today in covered mini greenhouse box.
These seeds were placed in a mini greenhouse box in the basement about 2 months ago. They were watered only scarcely but remained covered with a slight crack for air. These were "seed exchange" seeds from NARGS 2010. Most all of them are hard to germinate, rock garden plants that require sandy loam soil. Photos are only for reference.
These seeds were placed in a mini greenhouse box in the basement about 2 months ago. They were watered only scarcely but remained covered with a slight crack for air. These were "seed exchange" seeds from NARGS 2010. Most all of them are hard to germinate, rock garden plants that require sandy loam soil. Photos are only for reference.
Jan 27, 2011
Jan 20, 2011
Jan 8, 2011
Wintersweet
This is the first year I've noticed this Wintersweet blooming. It has an intensely sweet fragrance. It was here before we came, I imagine is responding to the better sun exposure it is getting after I cleaned out some trash trees from the area. (privet, cherry laurel, etc.)
task: prune it to chest height (to keep the blooms within reach) after flowering. Prune budding branches in the winter to bring indoors. Propagate from softwood cuttings in summer. (notoriously difficult to root. Add silica jell and charcoal to medium)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimonanthus
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/59458/
http://www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/c/chimonanthus-praecox=winter-sweet.php
Jan 2, 2011
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