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Post by ziggy on Dec 8, 2016 9:09:51 GMT
wow hope you've got a large garden  I am terrible for buying too many seeds and then ending up with loads of plants! I always think they aren't going to germinate! We have got just over 7 and a half acres though in fields but I am hoping to convert some of it into new woodland... I will do my best. |
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Post by ziggy on Dec 8, 2016 10:56:12 GMT
Hi there ziggy, and a warm welcome to the forum. What sort of things would you be thinking of growing in your POlytunnel ? Here are some pics of what is in there at the moment...    |
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Post by grindle on Dec 8, 2016 12:20:02 GMT
Oh a nice bit of ground, I commend you on wanting to make a woodland, the best use of land  |
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Post by ziggy on Dec 8, 2016 12:35:00 GMT
I have a bit of a love of trees grindle. I think I have around 200 birch seedlings at the moment growing here and there in the polytunnel... (I really didn't know they would germinate so successfully! Lol.) |
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Post by grindle on Dec 9, 2016 4:31:32 GMT
they obviously like what you're doing to them I love trees, luckily I can grow Acers in the ground here which have to be my favourites |
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Post by ziggy on Dec 9, 2016 11:36:39 GMT
they obviously like what you're doing to them I love trees, luckily I can grow Acers in the ground here which have to be my favourites I have some acer seeds in pre-treatment at the moment but haven't had any luck with germination yet. I think they like fluctuating temperatures so I am going to "winter sow" them in milk cartons next week and leave them outside... |
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Post by grindle on Dec 10, 2016 5:48:43 GMT
I've never tried growing them from seed, but it sounds fun |
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Post by ziggy on Dec 10, 2016 9:12:16 GMT
I've never tried growing them from seed, but it sounds fun I think I am currently addicted to growing trees from seed... I grow other things from seed as well, in fact I really don't like to buy plants from garden centres too often. I'm not sure what it is that makes it more enjoyable for me and I probably said this before somewhere on this forum but I think I get to know my plants better if I grow them from seed. It's much easier for me to remember what they are and what they like or dislike. Save |
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Post by steve on Dec 10, 2016 12:49:33 GMT
I'm a tree lover too Ziggy, I have far too many for the size of my gardens |
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Post by ziggy on Dec 11, 2016 16:55:20 GMT
Have you been growing any from seed steve? I'm learning all the time and have had more success with some than others... |
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Post by steve on Dec 12, 2016 18:17:16 GMT
Many from seed I have an Acer Palmatum Atropurpureum in the front garden that has seed every year, some of these germinate in the gravel below it and I then pot them up and see which have a good leaf form, I have grown Paulownia, Catalpa and Acacia from seeds recently but I also pot up any seedlings I find in the garden many of these are Holly and Conifers, some of these I keep small like bonsai and then I visit RHS shows a couple of times a year and there is usually a company called larchfield trees who sell small Acers at a very reasonable price, some are grafted and they come in a wide variety of leaf colour and forms......I'm getting a fairly good collection of them now |
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Post by ziggy on Dec 18, 2016 16:44:08 GMT
Wow! Sounds like you have a lot of trees now steve. I have just found an acer palmatum atropurpureum that has germinated for me in the fridge (finally!) so I have potted it on. I hope it grows well, I do love Acers. I want to get some of the really bright red ones for our garden. |
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