tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post9097841211520912262..comments2024-03-17T03:13:30.842-04:00Comments on Roche Fleurie Garden: Hardy Annuals from Seedsrochefleuriegardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-73497173389223829332014-03-28T21:32:06.397-04:002014-03-28T21:32:06.397-04:00It is interesting that for you in Poland Comos alw...It is interesting that for you in Poland Comos always self seed and for Tistou in Estonia they sometimes self seed massively. In the West, Sue in northern England says they self seed occasionally. For all the others who commented on cosmos, they do not self-seed. I doubt it is due to winter weather as for Chloris in relatively mild suffolk, as well as for Sheri in cold eastern Ontario, they never self-seed. I expect the strains readily available in Eastern Europe have a tendency to germinate more readily than the strains available in the West. rochefleuriegardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-83273568408829019032014-03-28T21:00:35.823-04:002014-03-28T21:00:35.823-04:00I have tried Hyacinth beans. The flowers are nice ...I have tried Hyacinth beans. The flowers are nice but not spectacular. The pods, especially the red ones, are very attractive and last a long time. I once tried Kiss-Me-Over-the-Garden-Gate but I had no luck. It is a plant a bit tricky to place since it is so tall.<br />I have bought cleome but from seeds I find they have to be started too early.rochefleuriegardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-57808606877052520162014-03-28T15:32:33.016-04:002014-03-28T15:32:33.016-04:00P.S. I let the birds plant the sunflowers. If th...P.S. I let the birds plant the sunflowers. If they come up in odd places I don't like, I just pull them while they're tiny. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-5263504000044724022014-03-28T15:31:28.337-04:002014-03-28T15:31:28.337-04:00I always grow some cosmos and don't find they ...I always grow some cosmos and don't find they self-seed. Being lazy, I just buy a few little plants each spring. What, no Cleomes? They're another standard for me. They do reseed, but tend not to bloom until late in the season. <br />I have some Kiss-Me-Over-the-Garden-Gate to try this year (Persicaria orientale) and also Hyacinthe Bean (Lablab purpureus), both new to me. Have you grown them? Sheri.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-76390819449385315062014-03-28T15:19:43.030-04:002014-03-28T15:19:43.030-04:00In my garden, cosmos self-seeds every year. I didn...In my garden, cosmos self-seeds every year. I didnt even know that it's so easy to grow it. The second year I grew it, I was suprised that I didnt have to sow seeds again :)Dewberry / Amanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15414491661460075503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-17673988139823986532014-03-27T12:19:33.112-04:002014-03-27T12:19:33.112-04:00I don't grow many annuals but I do grow Cosmo...I don't grow many annuals but I do grow Cosmos, it never self seeds though. Opium poppies, Verbena bonariensis, Nigella, Larkspur are all reliable self seeders here.chlorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037607962980090244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-17548700636180110732014-03-27T10:19:12.999-04:002014-03-27T10:19:12.999-04:00This is a good post. It really depends on soil con...This is a good post. It really depends on soil conditions for certain plants. I have tried California Poppy each year too and they are resisting my soil. I toss in whatever I get free from growers and see what happens. Some years a nice surprise and other years nothing. I am going to try Nigella and Nicotiana this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-65760774599177968312014-03-26T21:14:04.234-04:002014-03-26T21:14:04.234-04:00I think the nasturiums need a lot of heat and infe...I think the nasturiums need a lot of heat and infertile, well drained soil but I've never had much luck with them, either. Zinnnias are definitely heat lovers. I'm not familiar with your failures but seed my California poppies in the fall for spring bloom. I'm hoping for love in a mist flowers this year. I threw out a lot of seed so hopefully I'll get lucky.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-91480550257968508822014-03-26T18:44:39.457-04:002014-03-26T18:44:39.457-04:00Pink and white cosmos self-seeded in my garden las...Pink and white cosmos self-seeded in my garden last year, too! The calendula self-seeds, but doesn't always get to flower before winter. The summer savory and dill always come back; they grow near the public walk, and pedestrians smile at the sight of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-72272406327857159472014-03-26T15:03:04.035-04:002014-03-26T15:03:04.035-04:00You've got many flowers I haven't tried. I...You've got many flowers I haven't tried. I'm surprised that California poppies do well for you. For some reason cosmos don't do well for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-42337474249903049022014-03-26T14:39:42.154-04:002014-03-26T14:39:42.154-04:00Thank you Roger and Sue.
That must be it. The seed...Thank you Roger and Sue.<br />That must be it. The seed has to be fresh. Perhaps if I found seeds in a foil packet they would germinate. Otherwise I will have to find someone who grows it (it is not very common around here).rochefleuriegardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-2408204733936982362014-03-26T14:35:55.083-04:002014-03-26T14:35:55.083-04:00I like Verbena bonariensis and it does very well f...I like Verbena bonariensis and it does very well for me (but there are many people who say it gets mildewed, topples over and is invasive). It acts as annual in cold climate but it self-seed in my garden. You are warmer than we are so it would probably self-seed for you. In my garden it is about 1 metre tall, but in warmer places it gets much taller.<br />You are probably right about cosmos self-seeding. It might depend on the winter or snow cover.rochefleuriegardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-3728445755731885842014-03-26T14:00:25.087-04:002014-03-26T14:00:25.087-04:00I'm not very much into an annuals, but I absol...I'm not very much into an annuals, but I absolutely have to have cosmos! I love it. It has selfseed massively like weed on my vegetable plot, but not every year. Maybe it depends on winter?!<br />Now I'm thinking to try Verbena bonariensis for bees and butterflies, wich certainly acts as annual in our climate. But I hope for some selfseed. Do I have a hope?<br />Tistouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836307319549158033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-84767606600321512902014-03-26T13:37:39.469-04:002014-03-26T13:37:39.469-04:00I was thinking the same thing as Roger - a bit lik...I was thinking the same thing as Roger - a bit like primroses. As I said my first plants were difficult from seed but then self seed prolifically which would fit with the theory that the seed needs to be fresh when sown.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-2894483922902619952014-03-26T11:02:50.870-04:002014-03-26T11:02:50.870-04:00I suspect Limnanthes don't like seed packets! ...I suspect Limnanthes don't like seed packets! Self sown seed is extremely easy. Get a friend to give you a dead clump when it has ripened its seed and scatter it round at that time in August!<br />I suspect sowing now with other hardy annuals means its been in its packet too long. Self sown limnanthes seed germinates in August when seed is fresh and soil is warm<br />RogerRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-40872264313645059372014-03-26T09:18:56.267-04:002014-03-26T09:18:56.267-04:00Well, you can't beat poppies! Eschscholzia was...Well, you can't beat poppies! Eschscholzia was a failure for me last year, guess it was even too dry for them under the lime tree. Reseda should be easy to grow. If you're out for scent, why not try Matthiola incana? It's one of my favourites and the night flying moths are mad about it too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-27853116884567225302014-03-26T04:46:49.200-04:002014-03-26T04:46:49.200-04:00I love the ones that seed themselves without any w...I love the ones that seed themselves without any work from me! Hardy annual seed gets saved and sown direct, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16057764572761794703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-22359673458685838972014-03-26T04:41:14.276-04:002014-03-26T04:41:14.276-04:00I started with six plants which seemed the hardest...I started with six plants which seemed the hardest part that is getting the seeds to germinate. I moved the plants under shrub roses as ground cover. They flower and I leave them until the tops grow dies back and shribels up and the just remove it. The ground is more of less left. Its rough soil that isn't fed or watered or dug. They plants have already produced this years carpet.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-2584151064597781852014-03-26T04:18:11.195-04:002014-03-26T04:18:11.195-04:00I love Love in a Mist - you have inspired me to pl...I love Love in a Mist - you have inspired me to plant a few more annuals this year - I don't normally bother because unless they self-seed, they are a chore - hence why I am a perennial fan. But I've planted some candytuft alongside my usual cosmos and zinnia (yes, I love the plastic flower!) and a good few others as well. Love your photos :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-69845843553323167162014-03-25T17:52:10.317-04:002014-03-25T17:52:10.317-04:00Some of my favourites! I love the ones that self ...Some of my favourites! I love the ones that self seed. We have perennials poppies and they spread all over the place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-16399410036879792252014-03-25T14:42:07.877-04:002014-03-25T14:42:07.877-04:00But what would you say are the requirements for Li...But what would you say are the requirements for Limnanthes? Why do you think they like about your garden?rochefleuriegardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-59733454556329610172014-03-25T13:30:24.838-04:002014-03-25T13:30:24.838-04:00You're right Alain: what grows well in one pla...You're right Alain: what grows well in one place that doesn't grow in another. I tried to grow poppies that is said is to easily grow but they don't grow in my garden at all. Other you show as Nasturtium,Iberis and Nigela it's very hardly to grow here , the seeds die in wintry soil.<br />Happy gardening!Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-4904096756372966082014-03-25T10:37:30.974-04:002014-03-25T10:37:30.974-04:00We occasionally have self seeded cosmos appearing ...We occasionally have self seeded cosmos appearing as for limnanthes we have a carpet of them come up every year. I think they would be difficult to get rid of now.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.com