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Quote from: goodlife on May 04, 2012, 05:46:38
Fresh 'green' seeds sown straight away from the pods will germinate in few weeks and you'll be pricking them out this summer.. ;) Just scatter on surface of compost on tray and water in.
You will need to look for really plump pods that are just about to break open.

What a shame there's probably some restriction about collecting them and passing them on. ::) ;D ;D

Quote from: Aden Roller on May 04, 2012, 06:53:11

Quote from: goodlife on May 04, 2012, 05:46:38
Fresh 'green' seeds sown straight away from the pods will germinate in few weeks and you'll be pricking them out this summer.. ;) Just scatter on surface of compost on tray and water in.
You will need to look for really plump pods that are just about to break open.

What a shame there's probably some restriction about collecting them and passing them on. ::) ;D ;D

Yes..it is shame..but same instructions will apply for all primulas... ;) ;D

If there are that many cowslips in the field then it looks as if the council have been mowing it at the right time.  Oxfordshire mow their verges at a better time than Gloucestershire and so as soon as I drive over  the county bountry there are loads of them.  They are not long lived my experiience in the lawn is about three years, so they need to be mown after setting the seed.

When driving around the country I have noticed that cowslips are in abundance on the banks either side of motorways... I think that's a wonderful idea to plant wild flowers in areas like that, at lease no one will be picking/nicking or walking all over them.  I think we should then have swathes of beautiful wild plants (conditions permitting)in places where they can grow and thrive :D

I drive down a bypass every day to work and it is full of swathes of cowslips, fabulous sight ;D

It must be a good year for cowslips I drove across the cotswolds on a routes I have been doing often for many years and there are loads of them around, including fields full of them, not seen that for many years.

I have a number of cowslips in my garden and paddock.  They seem to come up everywhere much to my delight. 

However, some have, like many of the primula family, been promiscuous and I have ended up with some dark orange ones.  They are very beautiful so I am going to move them into a separate bed. 

It's the only primula I seem to be able to grow successfully, as it likes drier conditions than most. Last summer killed a lot of mine off, but some came through, and they seed like mad.