[pbs] Tropaeolums
Jean & Brian
jeanbrian at earthlink.net
Mon Nov 6 23:33:05 EST 2006
Well, at least I may have some luck with the T. tricolorum and the T.
brachyceras. I think I'll try Diana's suggestion and use vermiculite
in plastic bags. How many seeds per plastic bag? Does it matter?
It doesn't get terribly cold here (although when I'm teaching
gardening outside to a bunch of fourth-graders and it's 40 degrees
and raining and all I have is my covered canopy masquerading as an
outdoor classroom it feels pretty damn cold to me), so perhaps it's
all for naught, but I figure I have nothing to lose and plants to
gain.
These were the only seeds I got that were questionable in terms of
location; I didn't quite realize this until they arrived and I
started looking up the germination requirements. Normally I try to
stay away from a plant that needs too much of something my
environment can't give.
On the plus side, I got a variety of interesting Calceolaria species
from her that are coming up nicely already...
Were the Tropaeolums on the Filbert Steps (Grace Merchant Garden)? I
don't remember seeing any there recently. Or on the hill above it
towards Coit Tower? I don't go there as often but could make a trip,
seeing as I live here and all.
Thanks for such great feedback,
Jean Moshofsky Butler
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