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Flower seeds

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  • 14-06-2012 10:47pm
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    starlight09
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    I'm a lover of growing flower seeds. I was looking at the Sutton's collection. I was thinking of getting some perennial seeds and overwintering the plants in a greenhouse. Does anyone know if perennial in the UK means frost hardy here in Ireland. It doesn't state on their site if items are frost hardy. I would hate to grow something for my garden only to get severe frost next winter and kill it.


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    looksee
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    Yes, they would be the same for UK and Ireland. Perennial means they should survive anything our winters throw at them though a really exceptional winter might kill a few things that normally would survive.

    You might not do them any favours by overwintering them in a greenhouse, once they are well grown they could grow too 'soft' in a greenhouse, or get diseases. It is getting a bit late to sow seeds now though for them to be well grown by the winter, check the packets for the recommended sowing dates. Some seeds need a cold spell before they will germinate.


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    starlight09
    Registered Users Posts: 263 ✭✭starlight09


    looksee wrote: »
    Yes, they would be the same for UK and Ireland. Perennial means they should survive anything our winters throw at them though a really exceptional winter might kill a few things that normally would survive.

    You might not do them any favours by overwintering them in a greenhouse, once they are well grown they could grow too 'soft' in a greenhouse, or get diseases. It is getting a bit late to sow seeds now though for them to be well grown by the winter, check the packets for the recommended sowing dates. Some seeds need a cold spell before they will germinate.

    Thank you so much for replying and the good advice. You have a good point about they getting too soft. Better to see if they can survive outdoors, again thank you


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