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To: Diana in Wisconsin

I would like to know more about these two items you have (if you don’t mind my askinig)...

05906 - Ripple Mix Horizon Hybrid Geranium

05243 - Rose W/Bronze Leaf Big Hybrid Begonia


130 posted on 04/27/2009 10:14:30 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: kcvl

Both are an expensive way to get a few flowers, LOL! How’s that?

If you’re in a Zone warmer than I am (4/5) I’m not sure of when your starting times for those seeds would be. We start Geranium and begonia from seed/tubers in January up here.

Geranium seed is not very reliable, and they’re expensive. I have a local guy grow all of the geraniums we sell from cutting stock; even Jung’s doesn’t grow out geranium or begonia from seed; it’s cheaper to bring it to the public via plant cuttings.

Not to discourage you; you just picked two varieties that are hard to grow from seed. It CAN be done, though, or else people would stop buying them, right? ;)


133 posted on 04/28/2009 4:57:57 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
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