UK gardening - Sungold Damping Off Update

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Sungold Damping Off Update - F1 query

judith

2008-03-26, 9:25 am

From the 23 seeds sown I have finished up with 15 healthy plants
(potted on to 3" post).

2 of the seeds didn't germinate : 4 had damping off.

This leaves two which germinated OK after the others but are just not
growing at all.

It is almost if they were not true F1s - the runts of the crop -
anyone ever had this?

As I said earlier I was very careful clean/disinfectanted trays and
posts - brand new potting compost - used Cheshunt Compound.

The two packets of seeds (average contents 10) cost 6 quid (Thomson
and Morgan - expensive) so not impressed with the success rate.

I will try Unwin's next year - any one have any experience comments on
their Sungold?

Des Higgins

2008-03-26, 5:25 pm

On Mar 26, 1:50=A0pm, judith <judithsm...@live.co.uk> wrote:
> From the 23 seeds sown I have finished up with 15 healthy plants
> (potted on to 3" post).
>
> 2 of the seeds didn't germinate : 4 had damping off.
>
> This leaves two which germinated OK after the others but are just not
> growing at all.
>
> It is almost if they were not true F1s - the runts of the crop -
> anyone ever had this?
>
> As I said earlier I was very careful clean/disinfectanted =A0trays and
> posts - brand new potting compost - used Cheshunt Compound.
>
> The two packets of seeds (average contents 10) cost 6 quid (Thomson
> and Morgan - expensive) so not impressed with the success rate.
>
> I will try Unwin's next year - any one have any experience comments on
> their Sungold?

Just bought a packet (Uniwins) for 4.50 euro approx (I cannot remember
exact price) in Dublin with 30 seeds stated content; looks like 40.
2 years ago, I bought a T+M packet with average content stated to be
10 seeds; there were 15 and I got 15 plants so I was well pleased but
it ended up as an overcrowded grrenhouse. I only had room for about
8.

Des

Pete C

2008-03-27, 5:25 pm

judith wrote:
> From the 23 seeds sown I have finished up with 15 healthy plants
> (potted on to 3" post).
>
> 2 of the seeds didn't germinate : 4 had damping off.
>
> This leaves two which germinated OK after the others but are just not
> growing at all.
>
> It is almost if they were not true F1s - the runts of the crop -
> anyone ever had this?
>
> As I said earlier I was very careful clean/disinfectanted trays and
> posts - brand new potting compost - used Cheshunt Compound.
>
> The two packets of seeds (average contents 10) cost 6 quid (Thomson
> and Morgan - expensive) so not impressed with the success rate.
>
> I will try Unwin's next year - any one have any experience comments on
> their Sungold?

I've never bought seeds from T&M, or other well known (expensive) suppliers.
B & Q, or Wilkinsons for me. Always had a good success rate

--
Pete C
London UK

judith

2008-03-27, 5:25 pm

On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:31:49 -0000, "Pete C" <petcrow@lineone.net>
wrote:

>judith wrote:
>
>I've never bought seeds from T&M, or other well known (expensive) suppliers.
>B & Q, or Wilkinsons for me. Always had a good success rate

Do they sell Sungold?

Pete C

2008-03-27, 5:25 pm

judith wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:31:49 -0000, "Pete C" <petcrow@lineone.net>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> Do they sell Sungold?
Eh..dunno, but I only buy F1
--
Pete C
London UK

Janet Galpin

2008-03-28, 1:25 pm

The message <24bde18a-203d-4270-bfda-0d6fc2deff6d@s8g2000prg.googlegroups.com>
from Des Higgins <dazzhiggins@hotmail.com> contains these words:

> On Mar 26, 1:50_pm, judith <judithsm...@live.co.uk> wrote:
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> Just bought a packet (Uniwins) for 4.50 euro approx (I cannot remember
> exact price) in Dublin with 30 seeds stated content; looks like 40.
> 2 years ago, I bought a T+M packet with average content stated to be
> 10 seeds; there were 15 and I got 15 plants so I was well pleased but
> it ended up as an overcrowded grrenhouse. I only had room for about
> 8.

> Des

Kings Seeds have Sungold at £1.99 for 12 seeds, which is probably a
convenient number and price for many people.

Janet

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