I dont hear much about starting Brugs from seeds is there a reason for that? Do they not start well or are cuttings just much easyer?
I have found a site that sells them but I want to know if it is worth my time and money before I jump in head first.
Brugs from seeds?
It is my understanding from reading the posts of all these fine people here that a Brug seed will not be identical to either of the parents. If you want a particular color/type/variety, you need to get a cutting. A cutting will be a clone of the plant it came from.
Barb
Thanks Barb. I knew there had to be a reason!
If you hang out here for any length of time Caren, not only will you be growing brugs seeds but you will be cross pollinating brugs to get your own hybrid seeds. That is what makes brug growing so much fun! They can flower within one year seed to flower. Instant gratification!
So these are so much fun to try hybridizing with. Unlike harder to hybridze plants like Clivia, 4 to 5 years from seed to flower.
If you look thru the threads you will see the most excitement comes from people showing their newest seedling blooms for you never know what you will get as they do not come true to the parents.
I am now getting more and more into crossing brugs that no one else even has yet. My own crosses. I find ones I really like better than the ones that are now becoming so common, and I cross these. Of course my crosses were originally made from the ones that are so common now, Rosamond, Butterfly, EP, RK, L'A etc. So mine that I am using now are from the next generation.
I am trying for a brug with the characteristics that I find most pleasing. It is so much fun!
Hi Kell,
I just finished reading you thread on the Persian cat flower. It is really beautiful.
I know there is a forum for propagation but what do find is the best way to start your brugs from seed. Any special tricks? or just dirt and water?
~Caren
There is tons of info on this forum. People start their seeds about now in Nov thru February. So there will be more talk about it. We are talking now about it on this thread:
http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/556655/
Everyone has their special way that works for them. You just need to try a few ways until you get your own way. Usually it is a combination of several ways I find. I will tell you it is fun way to get thru winter watching your little bruglings grow!
Sorry, Caren, I didn't intend to mislead you. What I should have said was that if you wanted a particular one, you should get a cutting and not expect a seedling to be a duplicate of that plant. I'm going to be one of those who will try Brug seeds this winter. And I will try the rockwool, too. Here's hoping! ! !
Barb
Its ok Barb, If I have learned anything in my short time here it is that asking a question will get a wide vairty of answers. What you said made perfect since to me. if I want a specific vairty I need a cutting but If Im feeling lucky I can go with seed.
Really Ijust wanted to know if they grew well from seed. Now I got much more info that I expected so either way Im a winner!
:o)
caren, i am a newbie and i love starting seeds! such a thrill to grow them. they grow fast, and when they bloom, wow. my first seedlings took 7 only months to bloom.
i hope you become a fan of seed starting, too.
=)
Hi Moonglow,
What seeds did you start with and how did you do it?
One could go broke buying all these elaborate set ups. I like starting seeds even though I dont do it often. Then my idea of starting seeds is tearing opend the package and give the seeds a good scatter fallowed by some dirt and water. Nothing that resembles anything I have seen in this forum!
Ill give it a shot and well see how it goes! Maybe in a year from now Ill be sending in photos of my set up or maybe Ill just plant some more Four O'colocks who knows!
~Caren
caren, i've tried a few: jiffy pots, rockwool, plastic pots. my latest baby that sprouted germinated in soil (plastic pot), but i've started new ones in rockwool for mess-free, easy set up. it boils down to preference, i think - - - and individual success rate.
you have d-mail.
Moonglow, Checked d-mail nothing new or am I confused?
ooops, i forgot to hit SEND. duh! it should be there now. lol.