Seed Purchase

[S.Ahmed]

I also visited saddar and bought 35 packets of around 25 different plants(23 flowering + green & yellow capsicum)

[Farhan Ahmed]

Nice. Remember acquiring good sowing media is as essential for successful growing

[S.Ahmed]

Can you point towards a topic in which sowing media has been previously discussed?

[Farhan Ahmed]

don't grow in garden soil. Get some commercial mix....saeed store also has seed sowing media which is cheap and of good quality.

[Izhar]

S. Ahmed, i will post a pictorial post soon on sowing media i make which gives me very good germination rate... by the way sowing season for summer annuals will be by March..

[khabbab]

Cerastium tomentosum snow in summer has less chances of success in lahore specially in summer.


@Rafique, germination of passies is easy in lahore specially in summer. Do not discard just for fear of germination.

@Izhar, you earlier tried lapagaria, how was the germination? I think these chilean climber need sea fog to grow good and require challenging after care. Did you try purple bell vine http://www.tandmworldwide.com/seeds1/pr ... 143/1.html ? Its germination was good in lahore but i lost seedlings in last winter rains. I would love to see a pictorial post on sowing media

@Farhan Catananche cupid dart i would like to buy too. i had 5 plants all died during my relocation of house., Also include this evening primrose http://www.tandmworldwide.com/seeds1/pr ... 831/1.html Izhar also ordered a primrose but that does not seem to be fragrant and i want to buy the fragrant one.

If you guys could find angelonia plant then do try it as it is very heat and humidity tolerant , as mentioned in book of Mr A K Khan. But i could not find it except on summerhill seeds.

BTW it hailed in lahore today.

[Izhar]

@Izhar, you earlier tried lapagaria, how was the germination? I think these chilean climber need sea fog to grow good and require challenging after care. Did you try purple bell vine http://www.tandmworldwide.com/seeds1/pr ... 143/1.html ? Its germination was good in lahore but i lost seedlings in last winter rains. I would love to see a pictorial post on sowing media

none germinated but this was the same case with most Chiltern seeds i bought, so i am trying it again... i havent tried the purple bell vine yet..

[Farhan Ahmed]

Lets make this a mega purchase. We select, discuss our nominations. Look for members willing to share(if seed count is good) to bring the cost down. Then wait for right moment (maybe some offer anon) and go ahead. BTW our current order size is big enough that we are getting free Postage.

Till now the situation. Hamad K and Rafique Bhai further input from you if any.

[Farhan Ahmed]

correction Zinnia aztec (farhan instead of Izhar)

[rafique]

ok. just drop passiflora then. its germination is also very difficult.

Passiflora bloomed for me within a year... you can try it...

@Rafique, germination of passies is easy in lahore specially in summer. Do not discard just for fear of germination.

Thanks @Izhar and @Khabbab.
@Farhan please