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Posted by emily_aust nsw,aust (rbieman@bigpond.net.au) on Thu, Apr 27, 06 at 7:47
| anyone know the best time of year, and if they need cold treatment? |
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RE: sowing alliums
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| Emily, some need cold, others a cycle and some just 20oC. What species are you sowing? |
RE: sowing alliums
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| allium hair, a sport of a. vineale, and a. purple sensation, and a. schuberti |
RE: sowing alliums
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A. schubertii and A. aflatunense 'Purple Sensation' may need stratification. Sow at 20oC for a few weeks then cool them down to 4-5oC for 5-6 weeks then move to a higher temperature. If you are in a cold area then just leave them in the weather to do their own thing.
Usually A. vineale is a weed but the variety is probably not like that. It may not come true from seed though. Will probably germinate at 20oC?
Where did you get the seeds? I think fresh is best. |
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| thanks for that lomatia, i'll give them a go. i get all my seeds from garden web traders, so they have just arrived from a cold climate overseas, so i guess i should just leave them outside, temperate climate here. |
RE: sowing alliums
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| They may need the cold after they have been sown. i.e. after they have imbibed water. |
RE: sowing alliums
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| oh good, because this morning i took them out of the hothouse (just there long enough to get some water)and into the fridge, so with a little luck that will be the cyle, i have heard that sometimes they even germinate in the fridge! |
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