Fifty Shades of Aquilegias

I've sown my Aquilegia McKenna Giant & Crown Jewels mixed. They've been labelled (see SC, I do know what theyre for   ) bunged them in an out of the way corner ready to be forgotten.

I've sown my Aquilegia McKenna Giant & Crown Jewels mixed. They've been labelled (see SC, I do know what theyre for   ) bunged them in an out of the way corner ready to be forgotten.

How did germination go?

I put my packet of Mckana's Giant in the fridge for 5 days then sowed on the surface of coir. Put a lid on top them left them in the hall for a few weeks. They've popped up quite well so now on a sunny windowsill in the kitchen.

Thanks for bumping this - I've been meaning to collect some aquilegia seeds from the plant at #2.
Just taken a big, used envelope down to the plant and snipped off most of the seed heads into it. Aahh!!. The satisfying sound of seeds rattling into an envelope.
What I didn't realise until I came back to the house and put the envelope down was...............there's a tiny hole in the bottom of the envelope where the glue has come unstuck!! So, unintentionally, I have scattered aquilegia seeds the length of the path back to the house.
The good news is.........
1. There are still hundreds of seeds and
2. I like them - lots!!

Aquilegia are some of my favourite seeds. Tiny, shiny black, almost pyramid shaped.

I let lots fall in situ this year. When I did cut the seed heads off, I shook them on to the post box bed.

I've sown my Aquilegia McKenna Giant & Crown Jewels mixed. They've been labelled (see SC, I do know what theyre for   ) bunged them in an out of the way corner ready to be forgotten.

How did germination go?

I put my packet of Mckana's Giant in the fridge for 5 days then sowed on the surface of coir. Put a lid on top them left them in the hall for a few weeks. They've popped up quite well so now on a sunny windowsill in the kitchen.

Carp!


They got, neglected,  dried out and knocked over. I intend to try again.

I've sown my Aquilegia McKenna Giant & Crown Jewels mixed. They've been labelled (see SC, I do know what theyre for   ) bunged them in an out of the way corner ready to be forgotten.

How did germination go?

I put my packet of Mckana's Giant in the fridge for 5 days then sowed on the surface of coir. Put a lid on top them left them in the hall for a few weeks. They've popped up quite well so now on a sunny windowsill in the kitchen.

Carp!


They got, neglected,  dried out and knocked over. I intend to try again.

That's why at this time of year I just leave things in the hall or somewhere out of direct sun outside to germinate. Too much chance of the growing medium drying out, or the seeds getting cooked if you have a cover over them.

So I got 264 seedlings from a 300 seed packet. Pretty good going! Now all pricked out into little/tiny plug trays.

So I got 264 seedlings from a 300 seed packet. Pretty good going! Now all pricked out into little/tiny plug trays.

They look great. Will you be keeping or selling on?

So I got 264 seedlings from a 300 seed packet. Pretty good going! Now all pricked out into little/tiny plug trays.

They look great. Will you be keeping or selling on?

Keeping some but hopefully selling most. Flowers sold a lot better than tomatoes this year, so I am going to focus more on flowers from now on.

The one on its own in a pot is the single seedling from a Gardener's World packet of Lime Sorbet. Recently I've found that a lot of the seeds from that magazine have arrived smashed to bits: a packet of radish was mostly dust!