DeSpise
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Germination Advice
despite whats said on the net on several sites, scarification of the seed is NOT neccissary or even desirable. simply soak the seeds in water overnight and they will swell up, causing the seedcoat to 'burst'
then sow them into soil at a depth of about 1 cm. i used equal parts potting mix(highest quality i could get), vermiculite and 'seed raising' potting mix (contains peat ans coarse sand). keep them moist but not too wet, you know the drill
temps at 20 degC are ideal, but mine germinated fine at about 10 so yeah they should pop up in a few days. If the seedling has not shed it seedcoat when it pops up, wait until the leaves are formed, and if its still there then moisten it repeatedly for about an hour, it should go very soft and can now be easily removed. i damaged som plants trying to remove a dry seedcoat, and one seedling couldnt break the coat open (must have dried prematurely) and after i cut it off, the plant is pretty dead looking.
so keep em warm and moist for best germination! keep the seedcoat wet to prevent problems here.
i have lots of little pots ready to go with the above mix, but an equal part of coconut peat to give the soil some structure. eventuall they will be transplanted to large pots with coarse sand and perlite added to the misture, so they drain well. (morning glories produce few flowers and therefore seeds if you keep the roots wet)
since i desire vertical growth i will let the plants become rootbound, as otherwise they tend to sendout runners instead of growing upwards.
then on to the final pot, a quite large one that will hopefully allow the plant to grow big and flower well. cannot plant in the ground as the area im puttin them is caprock and the soils like 1-4 cm depth !! lol
i read that morning glory is a perennial vine grown as an annual. its drought resistant, frost tender and native to mexico.
this leads me to belive that its the cold winter period that kills the plant, and therefore they should be given as much time as possible to mature before the cold gets them... ive started them indoors and they will be going outside at the start of spring, once they are established. this should give me the maximum time possible for the plants to mature and hopefully my theory will yield sme results
despite whats said on the net on several sites, scarification of the seed is NOT neccissary or even desirable. simply soak the seeds in water overnight and they will swell up, causing the seedcoat to 'burst'
then sow them into soil at a depth of about 1 cm. i used equal parts potting mix(highest quality i could get), vermiculite and 'seed raising' potting mix (contains peat ans coarse sand). keep them moist but not too wet, you know the drill
temps at 20 degC are ideal, but mine germinated fine at about 10 so yeah
they should pop up in a few days. If the seedling has not shed it seedcoat when it pops up, wait until the leaves are formed, and if its still there then moisten it repeatedly for about an hour, it should go very soft and can now be easily removed. i damaged som plants trying to remove a dry seedcoat, and one seedling couldnt break the coat open (must have dried prematurely) and after i cut it off, the plant is pretty dead looking.so keep em warm and moist for best germination! keep the seedcoat wet to prevent problems here.
i have lots of little pots ready to go with the above mix, but an equal part of coconut peat to give the soil some structure. eventuall they will be transplanted to large pots with coarse sand and perlite added to the misture, so they drain well. (morning glories produce few flowers and therefore seeds if you keep the roots wet)
since i desire vertical growth i will let the plants become rootbound, as otherwise they tend to sendout runners instead of growing upwards.
then on to the final pot, a quite large one that will hopefully allow the plant to grow big and flower well. cannot plant in the ground as the area im puttin them is caprock and the soils like 1-4 cm depth !! lol
i read that morning glory is a perennial vine grown as an annual. its drought resistant, frost tender and native to mexico.
this leads me to belive that its the cold winter period that kills the plant, and therefore they should be given as much time as possible to mature before the cold gets them... ive started them indoors and they will be going outside at the start of spring, once they are established. this should give me the maximum time possible for the plants to mature and hopefully my theory will yield sme results
i ate 20 of these seeds and smoked a couple of buckets and was WRECKED so yes they do work :D
they have popped out a large heart shape leaf and are growing their second. starting to show signs of rootbound, so im going to transplant them tonight, from thier seedling punnets into the small pots. hopefully i have the heating and lighting required to handle them!!! 
