SEEDLINGS IN ABUNDANCE
If necessary, cover them with a sheet of glass and leave them outside until you are satisfied that most of them has made an appearance.
I just place a large sheet of glass on four concrete blocks and pop the seed trays underneath. Most of my cyclamen are now grown this way, and some of them stay under this glass for two years or more until they are potted on.
Fritillaria seed has had a great year and obviously enjoyed the snowfall. They are germinating everywhere, which is quite amusing really, as this is one of the seed types that did not grow very well for me in the past.
Even when using my own fresh seed I did not get anything worthwhile, now they are growing with such vigour that it is almost embarrassing. I won?t tell any visitors that this is just a new phenomenon and pretend that I could always grow them like this.
The seed in the fridge is examined every two days and any that has started to sprout is transferred to pots of seed compost and put in the alpine house or outside as their requirement dictates.
The flowers on the cyclamen are gently shaken each day to help with pollination process, because they are inside and don?t have the benefit of the wind which usually does this job.
The primulas in the alpine house are continuing to flower and have to be watched for anything new or exciting, and the first lewisia flower opened last week, which is three weeks earlier that last year.
Good gardening until next time.
MICHAEL J CAMPBELL
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