ok to sow flower seeds now?

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ok to sow flower seeds now?
« on: February 05, 2011, 08:08 »
Hi i'm planning on trying to grow some flowers from seed :unsure: it says on packs pack sow between Feb -March So can i sow them now? They will be sown indoors and the moved out to heated greenhouse and eventually into pots/flower beds outside, I'm in Enfield,Middx
seeds i plan to sow below Thanks
GERANIUM      
PENSTEMON      
TRICYITIS-LILY   
DAURA         
COSMOS      
SCHIZANTHUS   
GAZINIA         
ASTER         
PANSY         
COSMOS      
MIXED ANUALS   
CORNFLOWER   
ARGOSTEMMA   
MARIGOLD(VAN)
MARIGOLD(AFR)   
NICOTIANNIA   
STOCK         
PHLOX         

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Re: ok to sow flower seeds now?
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2011, 08:29 »
They should be fine, espicially if they are being moved out to a heated greenhouse :)
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Re: ok to sow flower seeds now?
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2011, 08:40 »
I hope you've got a big greenhouse, as they're going to take up a lot of space!

I'm not a flower expert, but I do know that some of those do not require raising indoors first, e.g. Cosmos, Cornflower, possibly the mixed annuals etc.

I'd check the instructions on the packet, as you're going to need all the room you can get.
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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Re: ok to sow flower seeds now?
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2011, 09:36 »
yep have a huge greenhouse 50ft x 50ft :D thanks

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Re: ok to sow flower seeds now?
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2011, 18:49 »
I'd hold off planting the hardy annuals for now as I have planted them this early under glass before and they just seem to become too spindly from the heat.Be carefull with all of them as too much heat too soon will make them all spindly and will make them weak plants that will be knocked about by the wind

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Re: ok to sow flower seeds now?
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2011, 14:27 »
I think you may be a bit early with a lot of them, they will end up weak and leggy looking for light. Leave them till March when the light is stronger and in more abundance.
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