In The Groundįorget-me-nots can be sown direct from late spring to early summer, to flower the following year. Grow on undercover in a light position but out of direct sunlight and gradually harden off before planting out in their final position, with a spacing of 20-30cm. Once germinated and when the seedlings are large enough to handle, carefully prick out the seedlings and pot on individually into small pots, using peat-free multi-purpose compost. Water gently to avoid dispersing the seeds and place them on a warm windowsill or in a propagator at a temperature of approximately 17-21☌. Gently press the seeds into the compost for good soil contact and cover them with a layer of compost. To sow the forget-me-not seeds, thinly scatter the seeds on top of the compost or sow 1-2 seeds per module. If sowing indoors, fill a seed or module tray or shallow pot with a free-draining seed sowing compost and lightly tamp down.
Pull up the plant or cut the spent flower stems off and extract the small black seeds to store in a dry and dark environment. To harvest the seed, wait until the plant has flowered and allow it to dry until the stems and seed pods turn brown. 1) Harvest Seedsįorget-me-nots self-seed naturally, but their seed can be purchased from most seed suppliers and also be collected to sow elsewhere. Gloves, shallow pot or seed tray, compost, rakeįorget-me-not seeds can be sown indoors in early spring or autumn, or sown directly into the ground in late spring to early summer. This process is explained in more depth below. Sow the seeds into the pots or sow directly into the ground.Fill shallow pots with a peat-free growing medium.Harvest seeds from the pods of existing plants or purchase seeds from your chosen retailer.Here’s a simple process for growing forget-me-not from seed: Growing forget-me-nots from seed can be very rewarding, but patience is required as the plants will only flower the following year. Loved by pollinators, forget-me-nots are often grown as part of informal, woodland and cottage gardens and, since growing best in the dappled shade, are perfect to underplant roses and shrubs with.
Myosotis sylvatica, or forget-me-nots as they are far more widely known, are hardy shade-loving perennials that produce stunning bright blue flowers in late spring to early summer.
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