Thank you for your video. So very helpful. I tried wintersowing mine last year with no success. Will try this method with all the wonderful allium seed I have collected. Would be thrilled with 50% germination just to be ablento spread the love.throughout my garden for a more cohesive landscaping scheme. Will be doing this with my poppy and larkspur seeds as well. Love your energy and presentation style. Feels like hangingnout with my best friend in the garden. Will definitely be subscribing to your channel.
it took me some years to clear away all the japanese honeycuckle that had taken over the old family home when i moved in.. i tried to share the property with it for some years to follow, but after some summers of cutting the 8 feet of new growth off most of the large bushes that seemed to see my trimming as a signal to grow more, i knew it was them or me, and i wasnt about to let some sweet smelling bushes run me out of here.. i did keep one in a tiny pot afterwards, and one exceptional one that grew mysteriously from one of the giant trunks id cut and laid near a wall.. its still growing well, now a few years later, tho the log has no roots.. but yes, i keep them extremely tightly pruned and small, i wont let them get berries or roots in the ground.. but i will keep these two to remember our good times
Soleil, I harvested my allium seed heads last week, right before we got some heavy rain. Those seedheads are currently air-drying in my sunporch inside of an Amazon box. I covered the bottom of the box with white paper towels so I can see any seeds that happen to fall out inside the box. I save empty prescription medication bottles along with the caps (especially the darker amber-colored ones), these are great for seed storage and viability. Since I save a lot of different seeds, I always write down what I saved the seeds from and the date I harvested them and put that little note right into the pill bottle along with the seeds. How do you store your saved seeds, that you want to germinate for next spring? ~Margie
That sounds like a pretty good system Margie! There are so many different ways to make it work and it is always interesting to hear what others are doing. I usually just use paper envelopes and it works pretty well, but I like the idea of old pill bottles. 😍🌿🌺
Now I wish save the seed😒 My Allium just bloom for the first time this year. Every year I just get the leaves🐝 I like your shirt. Thank You for sharing .
I have found that there are so many "duds" when it comes to allium seeds. I have tried a number of times to collect seeds to germinate. I have had the same number of allium for about 10 years now. While my neighbour has them overrunning his garden!
@@tracycrider7778 I think the issue for me is that Allium do not compete well with others. Not that my plot is bursting with plants, I just have a feeling that they like to be with similar plants.
Thanks so much this year my alliums all came up and now I have seed. So my others will come back right? And I can scatter the seeds like with my columbines?
Yes, they should all come back. Then you can use the seed where you want to plant a new plant. The germination rate will not be 100 percent, but its pretty good! 🙂🌾🌼
All alliums produce seed, but I only have experience collecting it from the ones I grow. The bulb is the "root" system that grows as the plant gets larger so the bulbs you buy in the store are typically plants that have grown more than one season, had the tops cut off and dried and stored properly in packaging for you to plant. 🙂🍀🌹
You are likely right, this is the time of year when you find out they are in too much sun as the edges of the leaves will turn brown and dry out. You may need to find them a new spot in a shader location! ☺🕶☁️
Beautiful garden. I live in the hot southwest and it’s a beast to try to grow anything. Your hostas are beautiful. It’s hard to grow them here.
This is my first time watching you…you did a great job‼️
Thank you for hanging out with me ! 🥰🍀🪴🌹
“Weeding the path” ty the garden is lovely
Yes! It gets so much easier over time to keep up with. 🥰🌷💐
You have a beautiful garden, I love your info and videos.....
Thanks for hanging out with me in the garden Nell! 😊🌸🌹
Thank you for your video. So very helpful. I tried wintersowing mine last year with no success. Will try this method with all the wonderful allium seed I have collected. Would be thrilled with 50% germination just to be ablento spread the love.throughout my garden for a more cohesive landscaping scheme. Will be doing this with my poppy and larkspur seeds as well.
Love your energy and presentation style. Feels like hangingnout with my best friend in the garden. Will definitely be subscribing to your channel.
Glad it helped, I like to keep gardening fun and casual. Thanks for joining!! 🥰🍀🪴🌻
Excited to scatter my allium seeds this year! Thanks for the info.😁
Have fun making new plants from seed! 🙃🌷💮
Those alliums will be gorgeous come next spring when they come up throughout your gardens! 🙏💚🪴
Fingers crossed I get a bunch!! But that is why I saved some to plant to make sure I have a back up as you never know for sure with our winters. 😉🌱🌿
I so enjoy your channel :) I now want alliums in my garden.
There are so many different kinds of alliums with different sizes and colors and heights. Hope you find some you like! 🙃💐🌻
I'm planning on ordering some allium bulbs for the fall. They are really unique and cool looking . I like how there are so many different varieties
Cool! They are so easy to grow too and the deer and bunnies leave them alone. 🙂🌾🌹
We have many many mosquitos in Mississippi. Uuggghhh. They love me too!
The one pest I wish I could get rid of, I swear it is the worst!! 🦟🚫🙅♀️
Hey glad to see you. I love the dried seed head I want to grow these just for that
The seeds heads are beautigul and very ornamental! 🙃🌿💮
it took me some years to clear away all the japanese honeycuckle that had taken over the old family home when i moved in.. i tried to share the property with it for some years to follow, but after some summers of cutting the 8 feet of new growth off most of the large bushes that seemed to see my trimming as a signal to grow more, i knew it was them or me, and i wasnt about to let some sweet smelling bushes run me out of here.. i did keep one in a tiny pot afterwards, and one exceptional one that grew mysteriously from one of the giant trunks id cut and laid near a wall.. its still growing well, now a few years later, tho the log has no roots.. but yes, i keep them extremely tightly pruned and small, i wont let them get berries or roots in the ground.. but i will keep these two to remember our good times
Exactly, they have some kind of amazing growth hormone. It sure is something else! 🙂🪴🌿
Soleil, I harvested my allium seed heads last week, right before we got some heavy rain. Those seedheads are currently air-drying in my sunporch inside of an Amazon box. I covered the bottom of the box with white paper towels so I can see any seeds that happen to fall out inside the box. I save empty prescription medication bottles along with the caps (especially the darker amber-colored ones), these are great for seed storage and viability. Since I save a lot of different seeds, I always write down what I saved the seeds from and the date I harvested them and put that little note right into the pill bottle along with the seeds. How do you store your saved seeds, that you want to germinate for next spring? ~Margie
That sounds like a pretty good system Margie! There are so many different ways to make it work and it is always interesting to hear what others are doing. I usually just use paper envelopes and it works pretty well, but I like the idea of old pill bottles. 😍🌿🌺
Love that shirt!!😊
Thanks, Michele! 😍🌼🌻💐
Now I wish save the seed😒 My Allium just bloom for the first time this year. Every year I just get the leaves🐝 I like your shirt. Thank You for sharing .
There's always next year Kelly!! Thanks, my hubby got the shirt for me for a present after I saw it. 😄💚🌷
Hi,
Love your videos!
the tree in front of your house is that a Dogwood tree?
Thanks
Hi there, it's actually a Japanese Maple. 🙃🌼🌸🌷
Thank you so much for your videos! How many years will it take from seed to a flowering allium?
I think it depends. Based on this experience I recommend seeding where there is no mulch and expecting at least a few years until bloom. 😃🌷🪴🌿
Mosquito Bites granular are supposed to be good for controlling mosquitoes in the yard.
I have tried those and unfortunately there are so many tree and grass and puddles everywhere in the neighborhood right now, nothing seems to help! 🤪🌿🌼
Very interested in seeing you plant the alium seed. Hope I have not waited too long to collect my seeds.
I hope you have some good ones to sow! 😃🌱🌸
I have found that there are so many "duds" when it comes to allium seeds. I have tried a number of times to collect seeds to germinate. I have had the same number of allium for about 10 years now. While my neighbour has them overrunning his garden!
I think I mulch too much for them to really seed. 🤔🌼🌸🌴
You could also dig them in fall and divide ❤
@@tracycrider7778 I think the issue for me is that Allium do not compete well with others. Not that my plot is bursting with plants, I just have a feeling that they like to be with similar plants.
We do have mosquitoes but really not too bad so I don’t want to complain but we hardly got any rain at all this whole year
Seems like everyone has extremes too wet or too dry this year! 🤔⚘🌸
Thanks so much this year my alliums all came up and now I have seed. So my others will come back right? And I can scatter the seeds like with my columbines?
Yes, they should all come back. Then you can use the seed where you want to plant a new plant. The germination rate will not be 100 percent, but its pretty good! 🙂🌾🌼
Whst kind of shovel where were you using to move the hosta? It looks smaller and lighter
Hi Nikki, that is a root slayer perennial shovel. I talk about it and have a link in my favorite tools video! 😉🪴🌺
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Hope you enjoyed it Marlise! 😃🌸⚘
I didnt know you could gather seeds from alliums i thought you needed to buy bulbs? Is it certain Alliums only?
All alliums produce seed, but I only have experience collecting it from the ones I grow. The bulb is the "root" system that grows as the plant gets larger so the bulbs you buy in the store are typically plants that have grown more than one season, had the tops cut off and dried and stored properly in packaging for you to plant. 🙂🍀🌹
You pulled one out of the ground but said it wasn't pollinated. How do you know? I couldn't see what you were trying to show
There are seed pods that are visible and have formed at the end of each bloom if it has been pollinated. 😍🌸🌿🏵
I pulled the seed heads off while still green. (I should have researched first) Is it possible to dry them off the plant and still germinate?
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I'm really having bad luck with hostas idk why I think it's too hot and sunny where I have mines they keep drying out any suggestions welcome 🙏
You are likely right, this is the time of year when you find out they are in too much sun as the edges of the leaves will turn brown and dry out. You may need to find them a new spot in a shader location! ☺🕶☁️
Thank u will do
Did you end up having luck with the alliums growing the following spring?
In some areas yes, but we had too little rain and they perished. They do take several years to really establish themselves from seed. 😍🌿🌷🌼
Are the seeds green or black? If it is light beige, is it dead?
The seeds should be black from a beige seed head, which means it has dried, not died. 🥰🌻⚘️🪴