Germinating now- - photos of seedlings

[Tristan_He]

I think some folk consider 'pricking out' to be a method of using a dibber to root around in a potful of seedlings to extract one from the mass for potting up. You'll often see this demonstrated on TV gardening programmes. You could get away with this for resilient veg and annual flower seedlings maybe that are cheap and easy. I don't even own a dibber, never mind let one near my seedlings (other than at the allotment, where a pencil is pressed into service).

Ah, ok Matt. I might own a dibber, but it doesn't get used often!

[Gabriela]

I have grown Prosartes maculata (Disporum maculatum) for many years but it does not multiply. It is still the same size as when I first planted it. 
(Image 1.)
Three years ago I sowed some seed from it without any noticeable result whatsoever.  Today I finally decided to tip out the content of the pot and found that something had happened under the surface.   (Image 2.)

One that is waiting for Gunilla! I don't have this Prosartes, although NA not easy to find it; such a beautiful plant.
It is extremely interesting how these two steps germinators remain attached to the seed for such a long time. Polygonatum, Maianthemums, Uvularia behave the same, probably 'feeding' on the last drops of food from the endosperm.

[fermi de Sousa]

A couple more of the recent germinations:
Triteleia dudleyi SRGC Seedex 2015 sown 21-05-16
Narcissus hedraeanthus GTG sown at the same time
cheers
fermi

[Cfred72]

Three weeks ago, I planted the seeds of my Allium ampeloprasum.  Seeds germinate already

[fermi de Sousa]

Campanula thessala, NZAGS 2012 sown 18-10-13;
as it was sown 3 years ago, I hope these aren't weeds!
cheers
fermi

[YT]

Iris grossheimii KV465
Iris paradoxa atrata KV482

  Seeds from: Kurt Vickery Monocot seed list August 2015- update November
  Sowing: Dec. 2015
  Germinating: Oct. 2016
  Pictures taken: 29 Oct. 2016

[Tristan_He]

Some way past the 'germinating now' stage, but these were both grown from seed sown this year: Meconopsis baileyi and Primula secundiflora. Hoping for flowers next May.

[Gabriela]

Some very healthy looking seedlings Tristan!

While arranging my seedlings/sowings for the wintering, I found the Iris brandzae (or I. sintenisii ssp. brandzae) germinated! Iris is not something I usually grow from seeds but nostalgia hit me last year and I bought wild coll. seeds from Vlastimil Pilous
I don't know if that's how the seedlings should look in late fall, hope it makes it through the winter.

[Matt T]

Daubenya marginata, seed from Oron Peri sown on 10 Sep 2016.

[Jan Jeddeloh]

Matt, my daubenia from Oron is also geminating now.  Do you have a particular plan for Not Killing It?  I'm assuming even as a seedling it'll want to be baking dry in summer. 

Jan

[Matt T]

Hi Jan, I have D. aurea seedlings now entering their third year with me. I treat them just the same as all my winter growing bulbs. They are kept under cover and dry in the summer, but not given a hot baking as it just doesn't get that hot here. These D. marginata will receive the same treatment. Generally seedling bulbs are more tolerant and some may even prefer a hint of moisture to prevent them desiccating during dormancy. Be sure to feed them occasionally, I use a balanced feed at half strength once a month when growing.

[NarcissusBrad]

Narcissus deficiens germinated well! These are three months old:

[YT]

Iris iberica

 Sowing 13/Dec/2015
 Germinating 22/Oct/2016

[Gabriela]

This is the time I place all moist stored seeds in cold storage and sometimes there are surprises. A good example for how seed maturation time influences the germination pattern -
Stylophorum lasiocarpum seeds coll. in October have germinated fast at room temperature, without a cold period. Seeds coll. in the summer and kept moist at warm/then cold, will start to germinate somewhere in February (it applies for Stylophorum, Hylomecon and other Papaveraceae).

[Jan Jeddeloh]

This summer I received seed from Oron Peri's Seeds of Peace.  The germination has been great.  I really wasn't expecting to see seedlings until spring but they're here now. I can highly recommend his seed.  Now to not kill them......



Jan