It's here !!!

I will try to keep you posted as to what i'm progating, the fun really starts next week,
I did sow geranium(pelargonium) last week which came up in 5 days at 22c covered with medium vermiculite.

 

my ivy-leaved pelargoniums were sown earlier this week, and have already achieved a 50% strike - amazing!

 

Seed sowing anyone? :(

 

pic not there......have to try again

 

Lobelia (trailing) pelleted seed tipped from phial into lid approx 5/8 per cell(8x5).Yes you do go cross eyed after a few hours and yes I got the pics round the wrong way.

 

8,000 down 25,000 to go!

 

Wow - I think I'll stay with my little greenhouse and seed trays - all that pricking out, sheesh, no thanks.

 

I never noticed all this before - thanks for bringing it back to the top! I knew it ahd to be propagation on a big scale, S - but I din't quite imagine anything like this!! The word WOW! springs to mind! To think I thought I had a big greenhouse!! :D

 

Our output has actually been reduced from 206,000 in 1999, our highest, to (only) 157,000 this year. The polytunnel (with roll up sides and a top vent)is the same size as the glasshouse but the plants all have to be set out on the floor. Aching knees and back again!

 

you'll be crawling out of bed in the morning too, Strongylodon! I don't envy you at all!

I was looking at that picture with all those plant pots again - am absolutely gobsmacked by the scale of it - and who washes all the pots?? Don't envy them!
:eek:

[ 17. March 2006, 09:19 PM: Message edited by: nixonf23 ]

 

Although I am the supervisor I can't get away from the manual side of things, the other bench is full now .. guess who sets them all out??

 

Now this is what a supervisor should be doing
Strongylodon :D ..and for a change he sets the volunteers the heavy jobs.
Hidcote.Wednesday..
Hope he becomes a member here soon!

 

A few begonias ... and not the last. I delegated setting this lot out!