"Donna I got your seed"

Hi Donna I received your seeds and since I'm bored to death this winter have already started them in baggies.

Take a look at the photo.

Here's another photo...check out the reserved seeds in your small packet stapled to the large zip lock.

Hi Daisy,

Which Donna are you talking about? lol

I sent you canna's, did I send seeds too? hehe

I hope your seeds do well for you, what ever they are.

Donna - SoCal

Hi Donna - SoCal,

Sorry its DonnaB in Ocean Springs, MS.


DonnaB - Ocean Springs Here are some photos of the clitorea vine you sent me. The are very happy little campers.

DonnaB - Ocean Springs Here is a photo of the three blue shrimp seedlings I told you about. I was so sad only three germinated. But at least I got three.

Wow Daisy you certainly have a green thumb

Donna B of Ocean Springs....you are not going to believe this!!!!

The Red Moon Flower seeds germinated over night!!!! Look at them. I'm doing the rest of the seeds tonight.

Daisy you truly amaze me. O.k. now crossing my fingers for the yellow butterfly vine.

As of 6:00AM the butterfly vines seeds were about double in size on most of them. Will report more on Thursday.

Hey flowerjunkie!!! What method are you using? Whatever it is it surely looks like it is working great for you!!! Come on share ~ he he.

OhioBreezy,

I put the seeds in moist paper towels then inside an unzipped baggie. The baggie is placed on the top shelf of my smallest closet, I leave the light on all the time. The heat generated by the bulb is enough to make the seeds germinated. I check on them in two or three day. If I see seeds have germinated I move the seedlings into individual pots and them put them in the GH. Sometimes I find mold forming, in this instance I remove the seeds from the baggiee and paper towel. Throw away rotted seeds, then start fresh with an new towel and new baggie and back to the closet.

Here's a example of finding rotted Yellow Butterfly Vine seeds. I have removed the good seeds from the rotted ones. The large yellow seeds on the left are still good and possibly will germinate. The seeds on the right are rotted and you can see the mold on the paper towel.

Here's a close up of the good seeds.

Here's a close up of the rotted seeds. This usually doesn't happen.

OK, I am trying this baggie method for he first time, I have some itty bitty none so pretty seeds that are sprouting but too little to move. Help! what do I do?

Thanks flowerjunkie for the info. this I have to try!!
Laurrie

lotsadirt,

If you can try cutting sections of paper towel with a few seeds on it. I usually just lay the paper towel piece on top of the soil then sprinkle a little more soil on top of the seedling and paper towel. Its tough dealing with tiny seeds LOL

Good Luck!

DonnaB
Ocean Springs, MS
Zone 8b


GUESS WHAT?????? Just when I was starting to give up the butterfly vines seeds. I looked at them today. And we have germinated seeds!!!!!! I'm so excited. Here's a photo. I think I'll wait a couple of days before putting them in pots and then I'll make sure to put them back in the closet to make sure the temperature is controlled. Yeepppeeee!!!!! Yes. I have photo's of your babies. Check it out.

Here's another photo....

Thanks Daisy It really makes me happy after such a sad weekend.

DonnaB
Ocean Springs, MS
Zone 8b

UH OH! Sad??? Hope everything is O.K.

Hugs!

Daisy

Oh I'm sorry I thought you knew. The loss of Gloria Lessner. Look at the Brugmansia forum under heading Glory

This message was edited Jan 25, 2004 11:46 PM

I know now. How sad. I'm so wrapped up in my computer problems that I completely overlooked the link about Glory. Is it to late to make a donation? I think its a wonderful idea.

It's never to late. Please do. e-mail me for her addy. She only lived 20 minutes from me and was such a wonderful, generous person. I hate I didn't get to visit with her before the end. I couldn't risk exposing her to my bad cold

DonnaB
Ocean Springs, MS
Zone 8b

Here it is day 01-29-04 and guess what I'll be doing this Saturday? I'll be potting up at least two of the butterfly vine seedlings. See how much they have grown?

Daisy

Oh how I love you Daisy LOLOL!!!! ((((Hugs))))

Here's the largest butterfly vine seedling.

here's another shot

Oh I'm doing the happy dance. Thanks Donna

Here's an updated photo of the yellow butterfly vine babies. I only have two this big. The others are coming along but remember I did them in stages and they grow sooo slow. I hopefull they will all take off like these have.



This message was edited Feb 26, 2004 2:17 PM

Oh Daisy you are the greatest. I sent you some more to try for me and a few for yourself. Everything you sent me is doing great so far. Thanks so much. Come on spring!!!!!!!!!!

Donna,

...I got the seeds in today's mail. I'll start them tonight. I'm ready for spring. Have to fight the urge to put stuff out. I remember last year I got two day in the high 20 that zapped alot of my newly planted perennials. I don't want that to happen this year. Although it seems we are having a rather mind winter. My amarillis are showing signs of spring. The are always the first to bloom.