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Growing Impatiens from seeds
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Posted by arabianqueen69 Zone 5 (My Page) on Wed, Apr 30, 08 at 16:30
| This is the first time i've ever tried tried to grow from seeds. I bought a box from walmart by plantation products. I added compost/manure mix to the soil then spread the seeds and lightly raked them into the dirt and on the box it said mulching recommeded, but i think there might be 2 different meanings to mulch. when i think mulch i think the pretty decorative wood chips, so i always put red mulch on my flower beds, so i put that on top of the impatiens seed. then the tree in my yard has shedded it's little helicopter thingys (nice technical name huh LOL) all onto the bed with the seeds, so now i can't even tell if the seedlings are coming cause the green of the helicopter thingys are in the way and i don't want to step into the bed to get all them out cause i'm afraid i might step on seedlings that might be under the mulch. so after that long drawn out story, is the mulching i used ok and does anyone have any experience with growing impatiens from seeds and have any suggestions that might help them grow well? thanks in advance for any help. |
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RE: Growing Impatiens from seeds
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- Posted by nana8 6A or 6B (My Page) on
Mon, May 5, 08 at 11:14
| Growing impatience from seed should have been started indoors with heat and under light at least by Feb.. Sorry to tell you that, but as the name implies, you cannot be impatient. The seed is so small, and requires warm soil to germinate. I usually start them indoors with germinating mix, spread them on the top of the mix and keep moist with a spray bottle until the cotyledens emerge from the seed then, cover lightly and mist again. It sounds like you may have covered up those poor seeds and they will have no change to germinate under the large chunks of bark. Sorry, maybe you can try some indoors now just fo learn how. Good luck to you. |
RE: Growing Impatiens from seeds
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| I'm in Maryland, Zone 7 and have a west facing bed that self seeds every year! I currently have thousands of 1/2" high impatience seedlings all over the place. They are really quite hardy. The large bark mulch may inhibit some of the seedlings but I'd bet some will come up. Just be sure they don't dry out. None of my seeds were planted or covered with mulch, they just landed after the seed pods burst. My front bed has lots of organic matter, shredded leaves, etc. I guess the seeds just nestled themselves into the mulch. Don't be too concerned I think you will have some germinate. Good Luck! |
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