“How Shipwrecked Ducks became Beautiful Marigold Varieties” Once upon a time, during a Winter Storm, a large ship, sailing from Hong Kong to America lost several containers over board. Inside one of these containers were 28,000 bath ducks. No one would have guessed that these ducks would still be floating around the World’s oceans 25 years later...
Finally, the days are getting longer and warmer. Spring is here. Now is the time to sow The AmeriSeed Marigolds, Vinca, Zinnia and Petunia seeds Here are our top 5 AmeriSeed picks for flowers this Spring: 1.African/American Marigolds – “Little Ducks Orange F1” A naturally dwarf variety with huge, orange flowers. Little Duck Orange is genetically compact, Flowers...
Growing Information: A Native to India, Vinca is extremely heat and drought tolerant. Sow to Transplant : 25-30 days First Flowers : 335-40 days after transplant. Types of Vinca : 1. Hanging – Trailing Type Mediterranean Series ...
Germination : Media Use a well-drained, disease-free, soilless medium with a pH of 5.5 to 6.3 and a medium initial nutrient charge (EC 0.75 mmhos/cm with a 1:2 extraction). Plug Tray Size The recommended size is 200-cell or larger plug. Sowing Cover the seed with plug media. Seed can be germinated in a germination chamber or directly on the bench. When germinated...
Most Petunia varieties are available as both raw and pelleted seed. Pelleted seed takes a little longer time (1-2 days) to germinate compared to raw seed and requires more initial moisture. Pelleted seed is easier to handle especially when using seed sowing machines. Germinate seed in a loose, sterile, well draining media, preferably an imported peat,...
Zinnias can be either direct sown in to the final container or started in plug trays. Zinnia seed is large. We suggest using a plug tray of 128 cells per tray, not the normal 288 cells tray. Seeds & Crop information : Seed Count : approximately 100-300 seeds per gram. Available as raw seed. Time from sowing to transplanting...
Viola Growing Information Seeds & Crop information : Seed Count : approximately 700-800 raw seeds per gram. Time from sowing to transplanting : 25-30 days Time from transplanting to first flower : 35-45 days STAGE 1 (3-4 DAYS) STAGE 2 (4-7 DAYS) STAGE 3 (7-12 DAYS) STAGE 4 (12-20 DAYS) Growth Stage Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Visual At the end of Stage 1, germination is...
Salvia Growing Information Seeds & Crop information : General Information Salvia Splendesn Salvia Farinacea Salvia Cocinea Raw seeds per gram : 250 seeds. 900-1,000 seeds. 550 seeds. Plant height : 25-35 cms. 35-45 cms. 35-45 cms. Sowing to transplanting : 20-25 days. 20-25 days. 20-25 days. Transplanting to first flower : 35-55 days. 35-40 days. 35-40 days. STAGE 1 (4-5 DAYS) STAGE 2 (5-8 DAYS) STAGE 3 (8-15 DAYS) STAGE 4 (15-25 DAYS) Growth Stage Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Visual pH :...
Pansy Growing Information Seeds & Crop information : Seed Count : approximately 700-800 raw seeds per gram. Time from sowing to transplanting : 25-30 days Time from transplanting to first flower : 35-45 days STAGE 1 (3-4 DAYS) STAGE 2 (4-7 DAYS) STAGE 3 (7-12 DAYS) STAGE 4 (12-20 DAYS) Growth Stage Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Visual pH : 5.8-6.0 At the end of Stage 1, germination...
Pansy Growing Information Seeds & Crop information : Seed Count : approximately 700-800 raw seeds per gram. Time from sowing to transplanting : 25-30 days Time from transplanting to first flower : 35-45 days STAGE 1 (3-4 DAYS) STAGE 2 (4-7 DAYS) STAGE 3 (7-12 DAYS) STAGE 4 (12-20 DAYS) Growth Stage Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Visual At the end of Stage 1, germination is complete,...
