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Morning Glory seeds won't germinate
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Posted by shpnquen z5, IN (My Page) on Sat, Jun 27, 09 at 10:02
| I was given some light blue morning glory seeds last fall from a lady & try as I might, I couldn't get them to germinate. Her blooms were really big & so pretty & I was really looking forward to them in my garden. I tried soaking them, scraping them & just straight sowing, but nothing. The seeds looked OK, I got nothing, but disappointment. Is there something else I can do next year, as it's obviously too late for this year? I've never had any problems in the past getting MG to sprout before. |
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RE: Morning Glory seeds won't germinate
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It sounds like the seeds you where given where not "ripe, viable seeds".
If that is the case then there is nothing you can do to get them to germinate. Since you tried every method to germinate them and they wouldn't germinate, there is nothing you can with these seeds for this year. What you can do is make sure that the seeds are collected correctly this year. The seed pods need to be brown, very dry and when touched pod will crumble and the seeds will fall out. If the seeds where collected before the pods where paper thin and crumble to the touch, the seeds may very well look ripe, but they aren't. One idea for this year is to see if this lady had any seeds that self sowed where they fell from last years plants.
If she has quite a few of them, you might be able to dig up a few and transplant them to your gardens. Fran |
RE: Morning Glory seeds won't germinate
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| That's what I was wondering, but all she gave me were the actual seeds, which were black in color & looked large enough, but I guess you're taking your chances & they were free, so I'm not out anything. I doubt I'll be seeing the lady again since she's 4 hours away. I still have some seeds left, so maybe next year, I'll just dump all them in the ground & see what happens from there! LOL!! |
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