Good luck with your ease keep us posted.Īddendum: you may want to germinate more seeds later on in the season (generally you can plant them from off 3-4 weeks after the last frost), or even in the summer. Personally, I feel that it is a little too early to begin hollyhock germination, because of marginal natural light and the coolness.'You could also use a support to tie the plantlets to.

Note that the use of peat moss and vermiculite. Once they germinate, youll no longer need to keep the dark cover over the seed starting tray. Sprinkle water as needed and mix thoroughly. You should see sprouts emerge within ten days to two weeks. 1/2 five-gallon bucket of fine vermiculite (medium vermiculite would also work), wear a mask. 1/4 cup of dolomite lime to neutralize ph. 1 five-gallon bucket of sifted peat moss. I have double ones in the garden in pink and in yellow and I have some mini ones as well. Queeny Purple Alcea Plant (Hollyhock) 16.49. 2 five-gallon buckets of 1 year old shifted compost. Being a lover on cottage garden, I really like hollyhocks. Creme de Cassis Alcea Plant (Hollyhock) 16.49. In frost-free areas, sow in late winter indoors to flower the same year. Sowing Seed Indoors: Sow Hollyhock seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost. When the plants are 3 to 4 inches tall, remove more seedlings so that the remaining plants are spaced according to their final growing widths. Hollyhock can be grown from seeds when sown early indoors, then transplanted outside after frost or sown directly in the garden in early summer. This prevents the hollyhocks from competing for light, water and nutrients. I am not too sure what you can do about the legginess, because I do not understand your set-up there other than you are located in Canada. Our Alcea plants for sale are shipped with very well-established root systems. When hollyhock seedlings develop their second pair of leaves, remove enough seedlings to leave 3 to 4 inches between each plant. Chances are you’ve seen them alongside a barn, in front of a cute cottage-style house, or gracing the front of a white picket fence. These stately towers of flowers bloom for a long time in summer in a wide variety of colors. I would suggest giving your hollyhocks much less water-they like being in moist but well-draines soil however, they can be too wet and then develop among other things problems such as 'rust.but develop a schedule and give them the same amount on the same day each week or two.and give the water from under, not on top of the soil, as this could lead to rotting off at the soil line. Hollyhocks are the epitome of cottage garden plants. Legginess and a bit too much moisture, I believe.

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