What are your favorite sources of germination information?
For me, good standbys are:
The Ontario Rock Garden Society http://onrockgarden.com/
Tom Clothier http://tomclothier.hort.net/index.html
Jelitto https://www.jelitto.com/haupt_en.html
Gardens North, good basics on many subjects http://gardensnorth.com/site/
Seed Germination Researching
Nice links! I use the ORGS site all the time and have seen Tom Clothier mentioned here often.
I had the pleasure to meet Norm Deno a few years ago and bought his books. I use them too.
(I actually went to high school with his daughter and was so surprised when I kept seeing his name
in horticultural literature w.r.t. seed germination).
Thanks!
Tam
ORGS and Tom Clothier are the two main sites I use as well. It's so good that these people have posted this info as so many alpines have such complicated germination requirements. I'll soon be disowned as I have pots of seeds in the fridge, cool basement, windowsills...don't some to visit for long or I'll have one set on your head! LOL!
ROTFLMAO Todd! I actually had to bye a cheapo refridgerator for all my seed pots. I know just what you
mean! Its all so fun to see what's germinating each day and then always something to do in the dirt when its
time to prick out and put the little babies in the own little pots. But my oh my - I have to keep in good shape
to prepare for all the planting I need to do in the spring.
Todd - those Incarvillea & lynchnis seeds you sent me have germinated and are now in their own little pots.
I can't wait to see all the rest of them germinate & eventually bloom!
So Todd, if I come and stay too long, I go home with a gift on my head?
Considering it's planted by you, that seems like a good deal to me. Be ready for an onslaught of visiting wellwishers! LOL
Tammy, you are going to love the Incarvillea...its a knockout. It will probably take 2-3 years to reach flowering size but well worth the wait. The Lychnis will bloom next year.
I got my ORGS seeds a while ago so the Aquilegia and Penstemon are potted individually. Last Sept. I was in Colorado and collected some alpines. I planted a few inside under lights and they are well up...some unknown Erigerons, Asters, Townsendia, Geum rossii and a tiny dwarf Trifolium. They were collected at Fremont and Guanella Pass.
Leftwood, make sure you sit near a window if you want a gift on your head!
I'm off to the NARGS Winter Study Weekend in Victoria, BC in 3 weeks. No doubt I will pick up a few goodies...yet more window space to take up since I won't be able to plant the new babies for some 3 months.
Yep I have all of those bookmarked as well. ORGS and Tom Clothiers have the most information on a wide variety of plants in one place. I also refer to the following sites as well.
Rock Garden Database http://www.kadel.cz/flora/ I like this site because it lists where the plants originate and also a description of their habitat/cultural requirements.
Nativeplants Propogation Protocol Database http://www.nativeplantnetwork.org/network/search.asp?SearchType=Continental I wish this site had more plants listed. I like the detailed infomation that is given.
Rocky Mountain Rare Plants http://www.rmrp.com/
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