Really nice video I have already started hollyhocks, lupins, foxgloves, canterbury bells in July. They are ready now to be planted outside. It's fun time to see these seeds and many people don't have the idea that they can start perennial plants so easily from seeds instead of buying them.
Yes, I will be able to save these seeds going forward, thank you for watching. I can't wait to see these grow and flower next year. Sorry for the late reply, I am getting so far behind with my comments.
Hi Erica, I grew two varieties of aquilegia years ago and because of cross pollinations I have ended up with about 10 different varieties now.. I find that aquilegias need the least care and stay green for the longest time. They are of course perennials.
Hi Erica, I sowed some Aquilegia a few weeks ago and with a very good success rate by just scattering them on the surface of the compost and lightly watering regularly .... Thanks for another video!
Great choice of bulky perennials Erica. I sowed Lupins in March and planted them out in June and some of them are flowering now! You will have a lovely cottage garden in no time 😊
Good luck with the flower seeds, once you have aquilegia and holly hocks growing they will self seed. I save lots of seeds, vegetables and flowers , and we have a little seed swap box going on in our library, people can bring and swap or take for a donation to library funds .
That's a great cold frame you have. That's given me ideas. Your labelling did look a little haphazard ; I hope you don't lose them.Nice video from a confessed amateur.Oh dear I've just noticed I'm two years late.
I will be trawling through my flower seeds today after watching this. Nice change from sowing veg seeds.I have a narrow bed at tbe plot which I call my flower bed but this year it was left to go weedy..I hope to get it back to its former glory next year.
Lovely video Erica...you asked for ideas...try autumn sown sweet peas, they are stronger than spring sown ones and always come up (you can start them indoors between sheets of damp kitchen roll to be sure! That’s fun! And to stop labels fading, I’ve just heard that if you spray the labels with clear varnish on the marker pen writing, it works! Have yet to try myself....or use pencil, as ‘soft’ one, 2A, is best. Good luck
@@ericaslittlewelshgarden I never buy plant labels and instead cut strips from plastic milk bottles which do the job and use a fine permanent marker pen to weite names on the labels. I also use plastic milk bottles cut in half to start my autumn sowings, put them in the plastic mini greenhouse and just water now and again during winter. Usually get good results with plants ready to pot on.
Thank you for this video, you answered my question - I can now go ahead and plant my seeds in autumn. Lupins coincidentally I also bought them from The Range @ 49p. Nice informative video which is relevant to me as I live just over the border in the West Midlands region.
Watched your video tonight and to go with your flowers try Calendula, they are so easy to grow and thanks for the info as I want to start early next year. I grew fox gloves early 2022 and had a fabulous setting this year.
Great video and it's excellent that Erica's growing plants for wildlife to encourage pollinators & predators of pests which help with pest control. I have a busy day tomorrow putting lime in my soil to reduce the ph from 7(neutral) to around 6.5-6.7 (alkaline).
although many gardeners have mentioned growing veg from seed, now, i've mentioned to them it is not about veg alone, well done, erica, you are the first i've found to cover the subject. we need to attract the predators..........................brian
Foxgloves are amazingly easy to get going, will be covered in bees and provide you with thousands of seeds so they would be my top choice. There is a book called Success with Seeds that gives good advice on planting flower seeds.....
Hello Erica, I too am going to be planting more flowers next year too, I sowed a lot of Dahlia seeds in 30 ltr tubs this year & they've been absolutely fantastic, I've bought a variety of British wild flower seeds to sow for next year & one particular favourite is Dark Mullein verbascum nigrum. Thanks for the tip about sowing bi-annual seeds in Autumn I didn't know that. I believe a trip is on the cards to Wilkco's as they are having a sale on seeds/bulbs, I shall be getting my onion sets if there are any left. Great video thank you.
I have had an amazing success this year with a £1.99 packet of mixed bedding dahlias. Dwarf rudbeckias also good but no luck with poppies down in modules
one of my favourite flowers to sow at this time of year are different types of poppy. even from a young age, my daughter was mesmerised at the amount of bees that regularly visited the plants. sweet peas are also a " must " for me. i found aquilegias are buggers to grow from seed yet the seeds readily germinate from seed dropped from the plant. it must be the winter stratification in the soil........................brian
Oh nice I am making a herb and flower bed specifically for pollinators next year. I am also doing bee balm they self seed like crazy and the columbine ask neighbour for seeds they are easy to collect. Looking forward to seeing your flowers next year 🇨🇦🙏🥬☮️🌶🌻🌻🌻
Erica I've never grown anything from seed but earlier this year, couldn't get to the garden centre because of the C-word(!) and then remembered I'd saved a few free packets of seeds from gardening magazines a month or so earlier. One of them was rudbeckias so I gave them a try, just by sprinkling them where I wanted them. They are beautiful, yellow outside with a reddy-brown centre. I'm assuming they're perennials so I'll just keep them till next year and see what happens. Someone also suggested sewing sunflower seeds from wild bird seed - so I tried that and they were beautiful, not big and didn't really last long but all these things were so useful when I couldn't get to a garden centre. Thank you for this video, I've just subscribed.
Thank you its now November and lm sowing my seeds as lve just got my compost but l have a poly and greenhouse so lets hope some come though including sweetpeas
While watching your video - I was noticing all the hard work you put in renovation your patio area. Love the colour of the wall. The floor looks really clean to. You have created the perfect work area. - Well Done - Glad to see you using it so productively. I have a piece of ground behind the house that has wild lupins and fox gloves, which are self seeding now. not sure if I should go and borrow a few seeds or let them grow there and borrow a couple of small plants next spring.
Rudbeckia, if my memory serves me correctly, can get to a sizable clump after a couple years. I really like them but I have to stick with food and medicinal plants for now. Holyhocks are edible!
Doing the same this year ... got so many packets of flower seeds. I bought a magazine sub 6 for£5 or similar & got like 20 packets plus... 🐝💐🌼 I struggle when it comes to watering tho. Usually too little followed by too much
Bulb by Anna Pavord is a really nice book. Obviously not about seeds but a great book for a collection. I first heard about it from Ben Dark, the gardeners log podcast. Also highly recommended
Hi Erica -- just discovered your channel - I will be back for more. How did these seed sowings turn out ? How was your germination ? ....and have you planted any of them out by now ? Failures also helpful I want to know whether its worth trying again!-- I have always been unsuccessful as I usually forget about my seedlings once they come up over the winter and I don't have a cold frame or greenhouse -- so thinking of getting one of those types of frames like you have. I live in central scotland, fairly sheltered so maybe similar to your climate in Wales. Did you do a follow up video on this -- if so have looked all through your channel and can't find it! Thanks
Hi Susan, I think I did do a video of where I potted them on but I can't find it to share the link. The Lupins did the best, they all grew well and flowered this summer but the other stuff got slugged.
@@ericaslittlewelshgarden did they all survive till they were planted out ? I am such a novice and it always seems impossible to me that little plants can survive in an unheated cold frame in the depths of Jan and Feb -- do you need to harden them off before planting out ?
Great video Erica. You have inspired me. Once planted, how long did you leave your hardy annuals in the cold frame. Did you prick them out and re-pot them before planting out or did you just leave them in the seed trays/modules.
@@ericaslittlewelshgarden for an easy yet stunning plant, i just had 15ft tall Harlequin and Chocolat Helianthis ( sun flowers) that give so much insect food. Especially moths.
Thanks Erica - great video! I've been watching videos on Winter sowing and I'm going to give it a try this coming Jan, Feb, March Have you tried it? Bless you mxxx
Hi Erica. I planted my wild blue lupin seeds individually in those cell trays and they’re now producing their true leaves. Can I keep them in the cell or do I need to put them in a small pot?
I'm sure they will be fine, but I guess in an ideal world we should get them potted up into something a little bigger so they have room to spread out a bit before winter hits (if you're in the UK). Then they have room also when spring comes. They extra soil in the pot will also give them extra food. 🙂
