GardenGeisha
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Last year I harvested a whole bunch of common milkweed and datura white moonflower seeds from plants in the field. I am sure they were ripe when I harvested them. I thought they might rot in our wet cold winter, so I waited to sow them around March and some later, early May-ish. Not a one came up! I probably planted at least 500 seeds of each!
Since the plants drop their seeds right now, in the fall, is it better to plant them now than wait until Spring? I have grown datura from seed in the spring in peat pots by soaking the seeds and then exposing them to heat, I think it was, and a steamy bathroom, but that is such a pain. I would like to be able to just sow the seeds directly in the ground. and have them come up, with little effort.
I'm in Salt Lake City, Zone 6ish-7ish. Any hits and tips? The plants that came up in the field this year were puny and few. Most got plowed under. But I have collected moonflower seeds from another location, and a friend is mailing me some new common milkweed seeds to plant.
All advice appreciated. What type of soil to plant in, etc? Can I plant them near a Black walnut tree on a mound of sandy soil that has good drainage, for example?
Since the plants drop their seeds right now, in the fall, is it better to plant them now than wait until Spring? I have grown datura from seed in the spring in peat pots by soaking the seeds and then exposing them to heat, I think it was, and a steamy bathroom, but that is such a pain. I would like to be able to just sow the seeds directly in the ground. and have them come up, with little effort.
I'm in Salt Lake City, Zone 6ish-7ish. Any hits and tips? The plants that came up in the field this year were puny and few. Most got plowed under. But I have collected moonflower seeds from another location, and a friend is mailing me some new common milkweed seeds to plant.
All advice appreciated. What type of soil to plant in, etc? Can I plant them near a Black walnut tree on a mound of sandy soil that has good drainage, for example?
