The begonia seeds require light to germinate and in Scotland at this time of year the sun does not get very high in the sky so the more light i can provide the better the chances of success. The seeds were planted on 28th November and after three weeks progress on the left hand tray has been excellent. Seeds first started to germinate after just over a week. The tray on the right has been less successful with only 15 seeds having germinated. There is one rogue French Marigold seed in the begonia tray on the left. The left hand tray is 'Tom Foolery',the tray on the right is 'Destiny'. By planting now i expect that when the light starts to improve noticeably in late February, early march next year the seedlings will develop very rapidly and i should have a good healthy early crop of begonias.
I decided to make an early start on the seeds for 2016. As i had a great deal of success with the propagators and LED lighting last year i decided to do the same again this year but also upgrade the LED lighting to higher power bulbs.
The begonia seeds require light to germinate and in Scotland at this time of year the sun does not get very high in the sky so the more light i can provide the better the chances of success. The seeds were planted on 28th November and after three weeks progress on the left hand tray has been excellent. Seeds first started to germinate after just over a week. The tray on the right has been less successful with only 15 seeds having germinated. There is one rogue French Marigold seed in the begonia tray on the left. The left hand tray is 'Tom Foolery',the tray on the right is 'Destiny'. By planting now i expect that when the light starts to improve noticeably in late February, early march next year the seedlings will develop very rapidly and i should have a good healthy early crop of begonias.
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AuthorAllan Faulds is an Electronic Design Engineer who develops Hardware and Software on a professional basis. He has a strong interest in applying his design and development skills to his areas of interest such as bicycle lighting and plant growing and greenhouse and garden control technology. Archives
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