On Wed, 14 May 2008 15:52:12 -0700, "Val" <ya-shur@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>I always soak Moon Flower seeds overnight before planting. I've heard
that
>nicking the seed also helps but those suckers are so hard and slick, when
I
>tried this I just about lost a hunk of meat from my thumb.
The Datura seeds are too tiny to hold and nick. The Ipomea are
nickable.
>I have excellent
>luck just soaking them. My Moon Flowers are just now coming up.
Which? Bush? Vine?
Are you in the US? What region?
>I'll put
>them out the first weekend in June. I've found that if the soil or nights
>are too cold when I plant them out they just sit and do nothing or wither
>away.
>
>Why don't you dig a seed out of one of the pots and see if they are
>sprouting. If they haven't done anything I'd pull them out of the soil,
soak
>them for a day and replant them. What have you got to loose?
Just add seeds to a glass of water overnite? Piece of cake. I had to
pitch the pots (too moldy), but I got lots of seeds.
Thx,
P
>
>"Puddin' Man" <puddingDOTman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>> 'allo,
>>
>> I am in St. Louis, MO, USA.
>>
>> Last season I managed to grow some nice Ipomea Alba ("Moonflower vine")
>> in the summer months. Saved lots of seeds.
>>
>> Also managed to transplant a Datura Inoxia ("Moonflower bush") from a
>> neighbors yead. It was in intensive care for about 10 days but finally
>> took hold. Saved lots of seeds.
>>
>> That notwithstanding, I've got a near-black thumb: am not at all
>> handy and well-versed in growing plants.
>>
>> I put some potting soil in plantable pots, add seeds from last season,
>> water and fertilize for 10 days and ... Voila ... Nothing, Nada, and
>> Zilch.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Puddin'
>>
>> " ... and the bees made honey in the lion's head."
>> - from "If I Had My Way", Blind Willie Johnson
>
" ... and the bees made honey in the lion's head."
- from "If I Had My Way", Blind Willie Johnson
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