Sea Holly is beautiful and I love seeing growing in the dunes.

@cottoverdi

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Adam, I've never seen it growing wild but I'm so excited to grow this white one.

Hi Annette, was just sat heer thinking I would love to watch Annette but I haven't had any notification for a new video. I checked my subs and was delighted to find you had just released a vlog about 30 mins ago and now I'm watching. Perfect timing and fantastic subject, yay! A really useful and interesting video. I am waiting for my first e\ver Lisianthus seeds to arrive. I am so excited. Thank you Annette for yet another brill vlog. Happy gardening 🤩 x

@cottoverdi

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Be. That means the world to me. I'm going to attempt to get 3 vlogs out each week this year so hopefully I can keep you entertained! and we can enjoy this gardening hobby together 😊

@bewoodford2807

6 ай бұрын

Ooh! How wonderful. Thank you. I will look forward to everyone!

Thank you for the useful tip on tray size.

@cottoverdi

6 ай бұрын

You are welcome!

I’m trying lisianthus for the first time this year - fingers crossed it will do well. Btw- your cat is precious. Thanks for making videos - I enjoy watching many of them.

@cottoverdi

5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Gail, that's really does mean a lot to me that you're enjoying them. Good luck with your Lisis. I've had patchy results but my seeds were 2 years old...

I like the look of Lisianthus. Hope the seeds germinate for you. I'm trying something new this year after watching Diane's "Down To Earth" gardening channel. She successfully germinated a lot of seeds solely in slightly damp vermiculite. I'm glad that you mentioned the size of seed trays Annette as I used to fill the long ones only to find that I had too many of one variety of seeds. Now I use the half sized seed trays or modules like yours. Gardening is a continual learning curve isn't it?

@cottoverdi

6 ай бұрын

Yes, I'm continually learning and experimenting - it's so much fun and I love to be able to enjoy this hobby all year round - there's always something to sow!! 🤣

I did sow my sea holly a completely different way since they need light for germination and a few times that I had tried to grow them on the soil surface they didn't fare well, I germinated mine in a wet towel to be put at the top of soil as soon it germinated, and I used a well draining soil since the seem to hate wetness and so far they are doing fine. my method did not have any cold treatment since I did not know I should have done so and it still worked.

@cottoverdi

6 ай бұрын

Oh wow. Thank you so much for letting me know. That's really interesting. I'm just following the directions on the seed packet since it's my first time sowing them. To be honest, I don't think it should be that hard to germinate them since the self-seed all over my garden already - just not these white ones that I want!

I really enjoy your videos ❤

@cottoverdi

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Teresa. It means so much to me that you like them. 😊

Ohh, I like the look of your seed trays Anette. Which ones are those please and are they the sturdy, re-usable types? Please could you share the link for them. Many thanks x

@cottoverdi

6 ай бұрын

Hi Elie. here is the link: amzn.to/48ziY7H I haven't shared them before because I wanted to use them for a season before recommending them so that I could make sure I liked them (Which I do!).

Do you have any more videos of the lisianthus and do you fertilise them?

@cottoverdi

5 ай бұрын

Hi Marie, I will be posting a seedling update video later this week but the seedlings are super tiny still so I'm not fertilising them yet. I sow into multipurpose compost so it already has nutrients for the first 6 weeks or so. Hope this helps.

@mariebutler6912

5 ай бұрын

@@cottoverdi at least 70% have germinated, do I take them off the heat and remove the lid or keep them as they are for a bit longer? Thank you you’re a massive help x

Do you need grow lights for the Lisianthus as well as heat? When do you turn the heat off?

@cottoverdi

6 ай бұрын

Hi Marie, yes, it is helpful to use grow lights but I haven;t set up my seed starting shelves yet so for now I'll just hope that there is sufficient light coming through the glass doors (They are pretty big!). I started seeds without heat mats or lights for many many years, so although these things are indeed helpful, and I use them now, it's not impossible to start seeds without them - you just need patience and to pick your timings carefully.

@mariebutler6912

6 ай бұрын

@@cottoverdi i have a heated propagator that I’ve never used and thought I’d give it a try with lisianthus but I’m going to put it on my dining table as I have no where else to put it so I’m a little nervous that it may go up in flames or something 🙈 do you think it will be ok? I don’t have lights yet I’m just hoping the heat will be ok

@cottoverdi

6 ай бұрын

The heat will definitely help - can't give advice on the safety aspect though, sorry!

@mariebutler6912

6 ай бұрын

@@cottoverdi how long do you keep the heat on for them? Well I’ve sown them and switched on now so there’s no going back now so they’ll either germinate or they won’t so fingers crossed 🤞

@janpapworth7956

6 ай бұрын

⁠@@mariebutler6912It’s just a box with a heating element and things don’t get excessively hot, so I consider it a low risk activity. 🫰Good luck with trying it out.