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Nick Gray wrote:

I've also just thought, that you could try chucking over some
Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) in March - May. Yellow, orange and
red
coloured flowers (amonst others). They are pretty vigorous and
should
self seed quite freely.

I really deprecate this "chuck them over" policy. It just isn't going
to work any more than "chuck it and chance it" will catch you a creel
of trout.

I beg to differ. How do the seeds of your plants get from the flower heads
to the soil? Mine fall, and wouldn't know the difference between falling
from a hand and falling from a seed pod.

And the reason that plants produce so many seeds is because so few
grow to reach flowering stage. If you sow something tough and
adapted to the conditions (like nettle or goosefoot), it will very
probably grow. But the same does not apply to most decorative
flowers.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.