Group Seed Swap Discussion

Moonflower is a name for several plants. Just look at the label on the baggies and google the family/species name, not "Moonflower" or "Moonvine". More than one plant has that name.

I too don't like the netting and also pull it off. But doing so sometimes damages those fragile roots. I like the styrofoam cups and usually the entire soil (and plant) contents of the cups comes out in one piece which makes it very easy to transplant with little damage to the vines. :-)

Do you grow it in peat or soil starter??
I don't care too much for peat. To me it dries out to fast.

Well, I've tried various ways. I've had two methods with good success. I use the peat pots and fill them with either seed starter mix or MiracleGro Moisture Control potting soil. Both of those worked well. But I am leaning more towards the styrofoam cups. Not sure why. I think it is because it keeps the seedlings from going into shock from a major temp change. Or maybe that is baloney. I don't know. Or maybe because it is easier and cheaper. LOL!

I start mine in styrefoam cups. Easy to poke holes in and I cover 'em up with the clingwrap, with some starter soil.

I think I goofed!!!! I got Moonvine seeds sprouting. Ain't it too early. I can't believe it!!!
I'm going to have a jungle!!!!

LOL! I don't know about you but the moonvine I grew one year produced alot of leaves and I did not get any flowers until LATE summer. Does anyone on here have Spanish Flag vine seeds? I grew them one year and love them but I had a hard frost before the seeds were ripe so I lost them. I only need about 3 or 4 seeds as they germinated well for me. Last year, the deer ate ALL of my moonvines.

There are only a few seeds I have a problem germinating - poppies, stephanotis and clematis.

I'll send yu one!!!!

I use these to start seeds

I got a bunch of those. How many seed do you put in each little bottle? 1 or 2 seeds.
I have oodles of those drink btls. thanks, girl.

I did use those last year too, but the styrefoam is much easier. no cutting necessary.

How easy it is to get the plants out of the bottles to move them outdoors or into larger pots?

not too bad. Just scoop 'em out with a hand shovel (whatever it's called).

Hi alll, I just cut the bottoms if they were bottum up and went ahead and planted them, if they were top down, the whole thing went into the ground.. worked for me and has for a few years.. I only transplanted one and that was the creeper and setosa into a pot.

HOW MANY SEEDS????
ONE OR TWO IN EACH POT?
i PUT THREE IN ONE POT, HOPE THAT IS NOT TO MANY.
hEATED ICE PIC AND MELTED A HOLE FOR HANGER.
Hit the darn Cap lock again. Will take a picture tomarrow.

Becky, just got done reading the thread and saw what you said about a notice being left for me to pick my seeds up. No notice on either of my doors or in the mailbox....was the envy larger than normal? I never had that happen before....Not a sub mail man that I know of...I'll check to see what happens tomorrow, the may bring them back. I hope so, I hate the main PO where I would have to go!! BOO HOO!

They P.O. do try theirselves.
There is no telling where they put the package either.

I wasnt sure because we always buy and plant seeds called Moonflowers. it has a real big white bloom with the sweetest smell that only blooms at night. so I wasnt sure if moonvine was the same thing.

the 'moonflowers' were still blooming here in late September. they come back every year at the corner of my Dad's front porch and last year that's where I transplanted some of my JMG and it was amazing. big purple JMGs in the day and white flowers at night. btw, I always knick the seed or hull and soak it in a paper towel over night and once it sprouts, i plant them.

Ronnie - Here is what the tracker link says about your bubble envie. The envie was a standard 8 X 10 inches and everyone else got theirs without any problems, so I don't know why the postman didn't leave it. It did not require a signature.

Label/Receipt Number: 0309 2880 0000 6502 XXXX (I put those x's in there)
Class: First-Class Mail®
Service(s): Delivery Confirmation™
Status: Notice Left

We attempted to deliver your item at 5:00 PM on January 23, 2010 in PHILADELPHIA, PA 19116 and a notice was left. You may pick up the item at the Post Office indicated on the notice, go to www.usps.com/redelivery, or call 800-ASK-USPS to arrange for redelivery. If this item is unclaimed after 15 days then it will be returned to the sender. Information, if available, is updated periodically throughout the day. Please check again later.
Detailed Results:

Notice Left, January 23, 2010, 5:00 pm, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19116
Out for Delivery or Available at PO Box, January 23, 2010, 9:42 am, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19115
Sorting Complete, January 23, 2010, 9:12 am, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19115
Arrival at Post Office, January 23, 2010, 5:02 am, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19115
Processed through Sort Facility, January 23, 2010, 12:14 am, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19919
Processed through Sort Facility, January 21, 2010, 7:33 pm, ORLANDO, FL 32862
Acceptance, January 20, 2010, 4:00 pm, SEBASTIAN, FL 32958

the lavender one is not as big as the white one. I don't remember if the lavender moonvine has a fragrance to them. I love the white mooflower/moonvine (sorry too lazy to look 'em up).

Is this the Moonflower vine we are talking about? I. alba?
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/893/

mine is still in processing. hmm

Thanks Nicole and Debra for explaining how to get the plants out of the bottles. :-)

yes. Love those white moonvine, but we got some lavender ones in the swap, I believe. If I remembered correctly, they are very large seeds.

I've sorted through some of my seeds that I'm going to plant. I won't be able to plant 'em all this year. I think I have abou 10 or 12 selected now. So hard to choose. I labeled them and attached photos to the pouch and also saved posted photos on my hard drive. Yeah! I'm going out to buy styrefoam cups tomorrow. I had some but my DH used them for tennis yesterday, 'cause it was so cold and they drank hot chocolates.

Becky, I might need you to help me to determine if they are invasive or not. That way, I can determine which will go in the front or the back, etc... I don't know how I'm going to plant them, by color? decision decision decision...

This message was edited Jan 24, 2010 8:56 PM

hmm you could always cut down the sides of the bottle with scissors too

Or a box cutter! Good idea, Marie. Well, hopefully, your envie will be delivered tomorrow.

Is this the lavender Moonvine vines? http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/69456/

Thanks Becky, I went out and looked in the box again...no notice, nothing on the ground or on the porch. Only thing I can figure is it was a sub mail carrier and the dogs carried on and they wouldn't put it between the door. I have a regular post mail box with plenty of room. I filled out the redelivery order form online. I'll wait a few days and if it doesn't show I'll take a ride over to the dreaded PO!!

Debra posted a photo above of a bloom. She must be the one that sent seeds for it! :-)
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=7490752

Debra, do you remember if those hot pink MG's came back the next year? Did you have yours in a flower pot? The reason I'm asking is because I may want to plant something else in that container and I'm concerned about what is coming back....

Nicole - Which ones are you considering growing this year? We got a LOT of seeds in this swap which should be enough to last everyone several years! LOL! Of course, you can never have enough variety of MG seeds! LOL!

gracious....all these photos are gorgeous. do ya'll normally start them indoors in January?

Phyllis - I would say to start them about 2-4 weeks before your last frost date. But a number of folks here grow them indoors in containers in winter. And then just move them outside when the weather warms up. I. nils like warm weather. I. purpureas handle cool weather just fine as long as it doesn't freeze. :-)

Here is a picture of what I sent...excuse the typo on Hoge Mix!! Should be Hige!

Beautiful collage, Ronnie! Thanks for creating it and posting for all to reference to your seeds! :-)

got my seeds yesterday thxs so much i am looking them all up thxs again and thxs for the paintbrush too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Melisa - Thanks for verifying that you got your envie! :-) Enjoy them and try your luck at hand-pollinating this year! ;-)

i wonder if anyone has counted exactly how many different seeds we did get? I still cant believe how many there were.

I still havent cleaned up the cardinal climber vines on my back porch. i wonder if its possible that the seeds would still be good? we collected so many seeds at my Uncle's that I didnt think we'd need more.

Becky, I haven't really gone through ALL the seeds yet, so I'm sure they'll be more to add and some to take out!

Milky Way
Akatsu no Mai
Blue Jishi x Ten Ten
Cardinal Climber
orange MG
purple flaked
Blue Asagao Willow
Rebecca (this one is for my daughter 'cause it's her name)
Hana Fubuki
Ble/Purple Striped Henka
Mutant Blue Needle
Alamo Vine (trailing in a container)
Keiryu
Mauve Splash
Indigo Feathers

I also got some other seeds (not from the swap) that I also want to plant:
Kikyo Ice
Aomurasakizyouhantenshibori
and a Dainagon from Joseph
oh, so many more.... but I haven't decided. I have to narrow it down to about 10. Where could I put them all??? My DH is going to kill me!!!

This message was edited Jan 24, 2010 10:46 PM

Hi just got back from taking college girl back to her dorm for the week.. whew! hour there and hour back.. anyhoo.... I use a hole punch to make holes in the tops to hang with, and those plastic water bottles are easy to cut with scizzors.. the two litr bottles I melt with a lighter and punch with a screwdriver when melted for drainiainge, the little ones I just snip the bottom edges in four spots for drainage, sometimes when I plant them outside the roots go thru there and they are fine, the lav moon vines flowers did not have an odor, and the white moonflower is a a datura if it comes back here every year, the moonflower alba does not come back for me, and yes those pinks will come up everywhere, I just pull them out when they pop up.

9/13/09 my vines had this color. Does the varigated leaves mean anything?

looks like an i. nil to me, but I am just a newbie..
Ronnie, great pics of great blooms there!