Because seed formation is the last phase in a plant’s life cycle, you may have to wait until late in the growing season to harvest. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Over theGarden Fence Podcast no. *Finkypops alsways sowed his Nigella in a Sunny spot. yesterday there were advisories to stay off the roads due to freezing rain, accidents all over the place. It was Finkle-Higgledy who put me on the right path to growing Nigella from seed. *The Finkster employed the three row method that we use today at the Higgledy Garden. Saving seeds – funnelling the seeds into an envelope. Plants grow to heights of 12 to 18 inches, with a spread of 6 to 8 inches. Most biennials will die after flowering in the second year, but often Hollyhocks will continue growing, and flowering, for a few more years to come before dying off, behaving more like a short-lived perennial. Plants were hung upside down from the garage rafters, The dried pod starts to crack open revealing black seeds inside. Joy, what is with this weather right now?! Uncle Fink used to prefer direct sowing into the soil in April. It's a pretty plant , I would love to get it established. They were not planted by me...but by the original owners of the farm years before...Nigella just kept dropping their seeds and kept on blooming year after year. The plants can grow closer together than most annuals at 6-8 inches apart. Before storing, remove all the dry casings-I sometimes use tweezers to pick out any small non-seed material. It is a survivor..of the most dreadful conditions as we know them. Marguerite girl you have a great system there for doing the seeds up ! Esther Montgomery Love-in-a-mist plants bloom with showy bluish-violet, white or rosy-pink flowers and feather-like, vibrant green leaves. In my back garden, Nigella seeds are tantalizingly visible in their seed heads and ripe for collecting. I like the screen, very clever idea. Your screen is the perfect tool (love the plug for Lee Valley, though.) Nigella is an annual (grows and flowers in the same year, then dies after flowering), so plant seeds next spring for a gorgeous blue flowers in summer. I must admit though that I'm not usually so organized so often seed gets planted in spring as I'm cleaning up beds. One of the great things about this plant is that the seed pods are as interesting as the flowers are. Most people report Nigella grows like a weed in their garden. I planted Nigella, but the seeds went in rather late. But wait too long, and you may miss out on being able to collect them if seedheads crack open and seeds blow away or drop to the ground. Funny how some plants do incredibly well in one garden and outright refuse to grow in another. *Try not to cut all the flowers…leave some to turn into seed pods…they are amazing…obviously you need to leave them if you want the plant to self seed. Thanks for the comment! Jason, I discovered these some years ago when I volunteered at a Botanical Garden. I don't think they had a chance to set seed before the cold frosts struck. As you point out though, perhaps planting earlier in the year when it's cooler would be more suitable for them. A Prince Edward Island Country Home and Garden. It's a blog about gardening in London throughout the year, with a visit now and then to some fab gardens further afield. Wait until the seed pods are dry and you can hear the seeds rattling inside before collecting the pods. Collect seeds on a dry day - if necessary wait until later in the day when the morning is wet/dewy. Just be careful what you wish for.. in ideal conditions Nigella can self seed to distraction! If you like blue I would definitely add these to your garden. I didn't pull all the plants so I'm hoping some seeds spread around on their own. I finally found a use for the Walmart flyers. So if a plant is making seed and dispersing it at the end of summer or fall that's when you should be planting too. Think here on the east coast..they need a little more help...and your post shows how to help them along. The seed head left behind blows up like a balloon. I didn't even notice the plants until August. They generally change from green in colour to beige, brown or black when they are ripe. In my climate I sowed some in the late fall-- pretending to be Mother Nature. I believe the translation is - In Germany it is called "Evening in the country". Requiring minimal maintenance, Nigella damascena adapts to a variety of soil conditions and is relatively easy to grow nearly anywhere.” Homeguides.com (couldn’t have put it better myself). I still leave a foot between rows however…keeps things neat and shipshape. I'll have to see about making one of those. ), “Nigella damascena, commonly known as love-in-a-mist, is a short-lived annual flowering plant that can be grown as filler between perennials and longer-blooming annuals in container gardens, rock gardens or flowering landscapes. NB This was all in his cutting patch…other nigella in the estate would just simply self seed…but after a few years they would all seem to revert to a pale blue…very pretty though. One of my favorite flowers....I tried so many years on the coast to grow them to no avail...Then this spring I planted some in a pot, nothing, nothing, add another pack of seeds, until finally 3 little seedlings. Tammy, I always forget that those of you in the more southern states are too hot for some plants. Some seeds can be collected The seed head left behind blows up like a balloon. Can't wait to see some posts next summer of your big stand of seed-saved Love In A Mist! Life DOESN'T Begin at Retirement - LIFE Begins TODAY!! I may have to try my hand at this someday :), careful, you just might get hooked on gardening :). A longer germination period might be the reason? kinda boggles my mind that there's plants that don't want to be that hot. I've heard the key is to just enjoy them in early summer and reconcile yourself to their early decline. After administering Nigella sativa seed extract twice per day for 28 days, the result was lower blood pressure, but not to a significant degree. Sowing Biennial Flower Seeds In June And July. by my perennial lust ? I am impressed with how easy you made this seem to collect the seeds. Jennifer, my seeds went in a bit late as well. And with these warm dry days predicted, seed heads are crisp and dry-perfect for plucking right now. Photo Credit Alison Levey. I grow ‘Dark Blue’, ‘Light Blue’ & the marvellous ‘Persian Jewels’…all are very charming and of course can be found in The Higgledy Garden Seed Shop. Write full details of the plant on the envelope, including the date. And I love your vintage screen! The Guides for the Prairie Gardener Newsletter – September 2020. What a wonderfully efficient system you have. I'll be curious to see how these come back next year. Holley, these seeds really are easy to collect and the flowers are so interesting. alohaleya | wearing her heart on her blog, A Seasonal Calendar - The Magic of the Spring Garden, Blogging break from the Serendipity Garden, Northern Gardeners Almanac What's growing in northern gardens, These pretty flowers darken to a purple before completely fading away. Nigella is one of many plants I have on my (very long) wish list for my garden. Agapanthus (above) is also a plant I want to collect seeds from, before they fly off and self-seed in the garden. The seeds must be dry when collected or they could go mouldy in storage. © Nigella is a very simple plant to collect seed from. I love the look of the seed pods! I won’t need all these seeds for myself, but these will be great to share with friends and neighbours.
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