Its Sea Foam Time

[Guest]

Are they edible? (always my first thought):hungry:.

[JR]

Nicely grown Mr Race. What happens next??

Good question ! They need to grow on a bit more, then they can be transplanted into small pots and placed in the green house and some outside. A change to this nice weather is forecast when its will turn colder. :crying::angry:

very nice spouts,should ve a good crop

Thanks Monica.

Are they edible? (always my first thought):hungry:.

Not tried them yet Peter, if things get bad on the cress front I'll bare that in mind:smiling3:

[JR]

Remember the care taken to start these seeds off, and then even more care re the watering.
This is how nature takes it when left alone. This morning while touring the Race Towers green house I looked in some pots of Dahlias that are coming along well, in one corner of the pot I spied this.



and in another pot.
and



Ok self set seedlings, in the wild they come from the cold, dry Gobi desert, Seafoam likes humidity to germinate, followed by dry conditions once established. We like to up the game by using heat to bring them on and by keeping check on the watering produces a far better crop.
Of course many 1000s of seeds in the wild that fell would have perished, hence the great No produced but it just goes to show that nature left on it own will produce

[monica]

there coming along very nicely, quite fast growing as well, :smiling:
have you tried using other plants as well with this method ,like types of junipers ,as they have a nice look to them as well,

[JR]

there coming along very nicely, quite fast growing as well, :smiling:
have you tried using other plants as well with this method ,like types of junipers ,as they have a nice look to them as well,

No Monica, I've not tried anything else. Those ones that have done so well are selfset ! Came up from last year's crop. The seeds get every where .Will have a look at Junipers. :thumb2:

[Steve Jones]

Coming along very nicely during this early summer weather we are having. Keep up the great work

[monica]

No Monica, I've not tried anything else. Those ones that have done so well are sent set ! Came up from last year's crop. The seeds get every where .Will have a look at Junipers. :thumb2:

in away good to see ,save you doing alot of the work,just re pot them ,and your set,

[JR]

in away good to see ,save you doing alot of the work,just re pot them ,and your set,

Hi Monica, I did have a look at some plants, some would be good, and quick :smiling3:

[monica]

Hi Monica, I did have a look at some plants, some would be good, and quick :smiling3:

thyme would be another good one has small leaves and if you look has a nice trunk and branches as well,
just need to keep the leaves,

[JR]

thyme would be another good one has small leaves and if you look has a nice trunk and branches as well,
just need to keep the leaves,

Thanks Monica, some Herbs have great branch structure and texture as well .

[JR]

Percy here, though I should give an update on the Sea Foam.

The seed this year was collected from plants here at Race Towers from the year before. With such strange weather it seems well behind in its growth.

They have been growing away in the warm of the green house.



With the shade netting they unfortunately only get full sunlight in the morning, you can just see some pots on the stand on the left.





A lot slower growth than I had wanted, how ever outside a surprising thing.





In a tub in the garden with full sun a nice collection from self set seeds, no special treatment, rained on and baked dry at times the other month.
Quite pleased, but tall plants would have been better, think the time has come to buy some new fresh seed for next year.

Percy.

[stillp]

Not so much green fingers as 4BO fingers!
Pete

[Steve Jones]

Nice update mate. They have certainly come on well. Great to see

[monica]

Such a lovely green house you have ,you are quite the green thumb,so nice to enjoy your time,
well done

[JR]

Not so much green fingers as 4BO fingers!
Pete

Yes indeed Pete, perhaps you read of my matching 4BO garden paint ?

Nice update mate. They have certainly come on well. Great to see

Thanks Steve, bit slow but will probably have a good few specimens.

Such a lovely green house you have ,you are quite the green thumb,so nice to enjoy your time,
well done

Thanks Monica, being retired gives so much time to work on the things you love .