I have trouble germinating my Viola seeds this year not one has raised it's head. Any idea's please
Quote from: kimbobill on April 28, 2011, 09:08:46
I have trouble germinating my Viola seeds this year not one has raised it's head. Any idea's please
Did you bury them? They only grow for me if I leave the seeds on the surface.
I find if I use a small seed tray filled with good quality seed compost ,then stand this in a tray of water to wet but not saturate the compost. sow seeds on top of this compost then cover with seed grade vermiculite, give this a light spay of diluted cheshunt compound.put the tray in a clear freezer bag using a thin strip of polythene
(old tye Rap) to make a tent pop this in a propagator set a surface temperature of the bed to 21 degrees. Seeds appear in less than 7 days. This method works for me and I grow approximately 12000 different bedding plants a year only a few varieties require just surface sowing with no vermiculite. This may sound a long winded way to do it but this year all my seeds have germinated and none have damped off. Hope this helps
Thank you for the advice.
I buried them! should have read up before hand
http://www.victorianviolas.co.uk
Going off-thread, but if you want to see a beautiful display of violas, go to Brodsworth Hall (between Doncaster and Barnsley). We went today.