News coming here soon

Seems I have been busy. Most of my Japanese seedlings are coming up in the new test planting and I have some plans for the infills where they do not make it. Also some new seedlings coming anyway. Waiting for seeds from Siberia to see if there will be some edible honeysuckles in there as well.

Cinderella and some babies

Bought Cinderella at the Garden Show from D'nA Gardens who are from Alberta. I am trying to pollinate the flowers but I need to do more reading about them! Also have some babies from several sources.

Update

Well the propagation is going well and I am getting a cutting from nearly every seedling. New ones coming as well. Still no seed from other places in the world but hopefully there will be some folks in far places who will collect seed for me and send them. Bought Cinderella from DnA Gardens at the Saskatoon Gardenscape.

New plants from cuttings

Well I have been cutting off my seedlings and dipping the cutting in a rooting gel and then putting them into peat pellets. They seem to be doing ok but time will tell.

Update on seedlings

Seedlings of Blue Velvet.

Seedlings are growing

Well the seedlings are continuing to germinate and grow. Amazing how they can bend their neck and get the 2 first leaves out of the soil.

Some pics and thoughts

Well the seeds continue to germinate and grow. Wow! I am amazed at the fact that so far one population is showing 100% germination. The second population is just peeking out so hope they do as well. Planted some old seed from the Japanese collect so we will see how it does. I am trying some new ideas for germinating in Jiffy pellets. I bought some 8.75 X 14 X 1.75 Styrofoam trays and you can get 28 pellets in each tray. You can use a second tray as a cover if you want to keep them moist for the first while.