MargaretD Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 I'm planning ahead here. What I would like to do is plant my own geranium (pelagonium) seeds to raise red geraniums for our balcony. I've succeeded before in doing normal English style ones, but can't seem to find seed for the type Roi des Balcons! Can anyone send me in the right direction for a website. I've looked at Bakkers, but don't seem to find them.Help, please. Only 5 months to planting date!! Margaret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisb Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 One seed company I have found great is Chiltern www.chilternseeds.co.uk .They don't seem to have "Roi des Balcons" but do offer seed of a couple of balcony type pelargoniums - one below. Of course because pelargoniums are a bit stingy with their seed production (only one seed per flower I believe) seed tends to be quite expensive - especially compared with the cost of vegetively produced plants. PELARGONIUM PELTATUM, F1 hybrid 'Summer Showers'Mixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eslier Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 Save yourselves a lot of trouble and find a wholesale garden centre in your area. Last May we purchased 100 geranium plants for 45€. The choice of types and colours was excellent. We used a mix of two different coloured lierre doubles in our window boxes and they are still doing well. We also purchased bedding plants at 35€ per 100 which have also done well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1938 Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 sorry sort of off track ...is there anyway i can overwinter my geraniums without a greenhouse i seem to remember a programne that said take out of ground and store in bags in the garage...would this work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh4 Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 1938,cut back hard and bury in slightly moist peat (which can be in a plastic sack). Store in a cold but frost free place. We managed to overwinter with about 50% success rate this way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 Another excellent source we found this year was http://www.jardinexpress.com who send the little plugs by mail. Much cheaper than buying the plants from the shops and they have been really great this year. Very little watering or dead-heading needed. Much,much less work than last year's petunias!!1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MargaretD Posted September 9, 2005 Author Share Posted September 9, 2005 Thank you for your suggestions. My next door neighbour has suggested a place to get lots - which looks good from the outside. I'll visit in the Spring. Margaret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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