i have just bought some livingstone daisys that have to be planted from seeds they are really tiny so how will i sow them in the pots and already tried sprinkling in various pots that attempt didnt work please help
2007-03-09 10:54:02 · 8 answers · asked by likkle 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
If you mix very small seeds with dry silver sand then it makes them far easier to sow.
Pauline
2007-03-09 10:57:23 · answer #1 · answered by Pauline 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can mix them with sand but make sure the sand is very fine. I have also found it helpful to use a Q tip. I dip the DRY Qtip in the sand'n'seed mixture and then tap it into a slight depression (hole) I make with the end of a pencil in the dirt. I very carefully use the pencil to cover the hole up. (Hole should be very shallow, almost not noticeble.) You have to cover the seed and then gently tamp the dirt down with your finger. Use a fine spray water can so the seed doesn't wash away or water from the bottom up and just spray the top with a spray bottle to keep moist until the seed germinates.
Thin the seedlings when the second set of leaves appear by pinching (not plucking) the unwanted plants.
2007-03-09 15:41:49 · answer #2 · answered by April 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SOWING: Start seeds indoors in March or April. Or, sow directly outdoors after all danger of frost has passed. Plant in sunniest spot of entire garden. Barely cover seeds with 1/8 inch of light soil. Firmly press seeds into soil. Cover flat or planting bed from light until seeds begin to germinate. Seeds need darkness to germinate. As soon as seeds germinate, uncover and provide plenty of light.
THINNING AND TRANSPLANTING: Plant or thin to 6-9 inches apart, when seedlings are one to two inches tall.
GERMINATION: Approximately 2 to 3 weeks or longer.
This colorful annual needs full bright sun. Soil should be well drained and not too fertile. Water sparingly throughout growing season. Ideal for rocky plantings, containers, hillsides and as summer annual ground cover.
You may be allowing the seeds to germinate in lighted area. Best of luck.
2007-03-09 11:08:40 · answer #3 · answered by leslie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just sprinkle on top of dirt in pots and gently keep them moist without flooding them and they should take. Do not bury them deep in the dirt if they are very small, only 1/8 inch should be deep enough. You will see them sprout after 1-2 weeks.
2007-03-09 11:00:12 · answer #4 · answered by Cynthia W 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You do need to cover the seeds with dirt and fertilize them with Miracle Grow. Keep them watered but not too wet. Put them in a sunny place and watch them grow. Good Luck
2007-03-09 15:11:44 · answer #5 · answered by donna_honeycutt47 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When sowing itsy seed, mix them with sand and sprinkle the sand.
2007-03-09 10:58:57 · answer #6 · answered by fluffernut 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try using a funnel of some kind to get them in the pots.
2007-03-09 13:03:05 · answer #7 · answered by happyfingers1@verizon.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just sow them lightly and they will take on in a wooden shallow box, dont use pots
2007-03-09 21:29:57 · answer #8 · answered by srracvuee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋