Chris Hogg wrote:
On Thu, 17 Nov 2016 12:46:32 +0000, "Dan S. MacAbre"
wrote:
Chris Hogg wrote:
On Thu, 17 Nov 2016 11:58:09 +0000, "Dan S. MacAbre"
wrote:
Dan S. MacAbre wrote:
I managed to grab a bunch of the berries from a Pheasant Berry bush in a
local wood, hoping to grow one. What ought I to do with them now? Can
the seeds, removed from the fruit, now be grown indoors? Or are they
the sort of thing that needs to spend a winter in the soil?
Well, I mashed the berries up a bit, and sort of prodded the mush into
some compost, and left it indoors. There seem to be lots of them
sprouting now, with the tiny seed cases still on the end of the stems.
The stems are very thin, so I'll have to hope that fungus doesn't kill
them all.
I've also done something similar outside, as a sort of backup :-)
Unless they're in good light, like in a south-facing window (and not
over a radiator), they will get very drawn up and thin. The seed-cases
_should_ drop off, eventually, as the seed-leaves expand. The ones
outside will be slower but probably sturdier, and will be better for
having the frost kept off them on cold nights.
Okay, ta. We only have East-West windows, but they're in a room which
is lit nearly all evening.
Normal indoor lighting is way too dim for seedlings compared with good
Well I'm sort of leaving them in the window in the day, and then moving
them (they're only in a pot) into the lamplight at night. I'll see if I
can arrange for them to get more light.
natural light; you only have to see the intensity of lights used by
druggies growing cannabis in basements or wherever to realise how
strong it needs to be. The light-bulbs themselves are usually of
several hundred watts power, with several of them placed only a couple
of feet above the plants, often with air cooling.
http://tinyurl.com/havroew The ones outside will probably turn out to
be the best in the long run.
I expect so, but I just wanted to see if they would grow at all, so I
offered them a variety of conditions in the garden, the garage, and
indoors. I do sometimes get a bit obsessed like that :-)
I wasn't expecting the outside ones to do
anything until next spring, but I'll keep an eye on them.
If I can keep just one alive, I'll be happy.