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Hydrangea Seeds

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  • 11-05-2016 11:45pm
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    Strawberry HillBilly
    Registered Users Posts: 380 ✭✭


    Got some hydrangea seeds from eBay and they all failed to germinate. I contacted the seller and they are sending out another batch FOC, hopefully I get better results next time around.

    I placed 1 seed per compartment in a propagater in seed sowing compost and kept them on a south facing windowsill. The seed sowing compost seemed to go dry quickly so I kept watering and the seeds seemed to absorb water. I think this is what did for them.

    Anyone had success growing from seed ? Tips and hints gratefully received.


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    Strawberry HillBilly
    Registered Users Posts: 380 ✭✭Strawberry HillBilly


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    Sgt Pepper 64
    Registered Users Posts: 9,627 ✭✭✭Sgt Pepper 64


    Strawberry HillBilly wrote: »
    Got some hydrangea seeds from eBay and they all failed to germinate. I contacted the seller and they are sending out another batch FOC, hopefully I get better results next time around.

    I placed 1 seed per compartment in a propagater in seed sowing compost and kept them on a south facing windowsill. The seed sowing compost seemed to go dry quickly so I kept watering and the seeds seemed to absorb water. I think this is what did for them.

    Anyone had success growing from seed ? Tips and hints gratefully received.

    I find cuttings is easier but you are not supposed to mix soil with the seeds! You just sprinkle them on top of a nutrient rich soil and then "mist" rather than water!

    Try getting seed yourself, its free! ;)

    found a good video for you! Good luck!

    and yes I use salad containers as well!

    http://www.marthastewart.com/246304/hydrangeas


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    Strawberry HillBilly
    Registered Users Posts: 380 ✭✭Strawberry HillBilly


    Thanks Sgt. Pepper, that was a really interesting. The seeds I got were nothing like those in the video and were more akin in size to lemon pips ! Could be I have been done. Gardening Noobe alert.

    Anywho I will look out for cuttings later in the summer and try both seed and cuttings as an experiment.


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