[Jamie Butterworth]

I sowed some foxgloves about 3 weeks ago, not a sign yet, do they normally take a while?

[viettaclark]

Are you sure you've got the sowing time right?
I collected self-sown seedlings from the garden in March and potted them up. They've now gone out but might not flower till next year.. The mummy plants flowered last Spring/Summer so the seed must have fallen then and I noticed it germinating in Autumn and the baby plants over-wintered.

[Jamie Butterworth]

Says on the pack to sow late april to may

[viettaclark]

They might take a while then......

[spottymint]

Hi

I sowed many last november, over wintered inside & just planted out.

Some I planted a month ago, take a couple of weeks to come up.

The beat way to sow, i find is to take a small pot of compost, firm down, water.

Sprinkle lightly over the seeds thinly (Joke, not easy to sow them thin) 

Cover with a light dusting of vermiculite, as I think they need light to germinate.

I normally let them get quite big, before thining & transplanting, as tiny, minute seedlings.

Have just finished pricking out 40, another 100 to go ! 

If they fail, I know I have some home grown seeds to spare, bought them on fleabay.
Man said, a few hundred seeds, MILLIONS in the packet ! Colour unknown, so if yours fail, PM me. 

[mumofstig]

All the seed from last years plants, which I sprinkled over the border seemed to germinate quite easily in April, then when it turned very dry I struggled to keep the border damp enough for them   but I'm sure that a few will eventually grow as there were thousands of seeds.

[JayG]

My volunteer foxgloves have appeared up to 20' away from my neighbour's single plant having seeded either over or through a 6' hedge. They are every-bloomin'-where!   

[Trillium]

Could be much worse, Jay, they could be dock or dandelions or goutweed. I'd happily take free foxgloves and I'll send you the dozens of hollyhocks I have growing everywhere.

[Jamie Butterworth]

There through

[spottymint]

Hi

I'm glad they are through, they are great to grow, the seeds are so tiny, yet they grow into magnificent plants. & so many colours, shades & types to grow