Please find for sale 5 fresh Red Frangipani seeds (Plumeria Rubra) - a stunning houseplant with the most delightfully fragrant flowers. ALL ORDERS RECEIVED BEFORE 8PM WILL BR DISPATCHED SAME DAY SAVE PACKAGING MATERIALS - SEE OTHER INTERESTING & UNUSUAL SEEDS & PLANTS in MY SHOP INSTRUCTIONS - TO SAVE PAPER I NO LONGER SEND OUT WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS TO CUSTOMERS. INSTRUCTIONS ARE BELOW SO PLEASE BOOKMARK THIS PAGE. FEEL FREE TO MESSAGE ME WITH ANY GROWING QUESTIONS. Seed Germination Soak seeds for between 24 hours. Prepare a moist, free draining compost mix - ideally 50/50 compost & vermiculite Sow seeds individually about 0.5cm deep but with the feather end poking out through the compost. Firm around your seeds & then water them in gently Keep on heat mat (I use cheap reptile mats bought online) Germination occurs from 10-30 days Once they have at least two true leaves, transplant them to small pots. DO NOT OVER WATER your seeds or seedlings Established plants need a winter rest period - place in cooler room with less direct sun Olly’s General Guide to Seed Sowing! I love sowing seeds & it runs in the family - dad, grandad & finally my great-grandad for whom the hobby helped him get over his experiences in the Great War. I still get a big kick when I see the first seedling poking through from a new plant that I have never sown before or been successful at. However, even the most experienced gardeners draw blanks from time to time. Whilst I sow all the seeds that I sell so I know that they are viable, some are trickier than others & problems can arise so here are some tips to make blanks few & far between: 1) Dont Rush! Tempting though it is when that packet arrives in the post to simply bung the seeds in some compost! 2) Google & Youtube are your friends! Take some time so see the methods other people use to germinate the seed. 3) Think Nature! What conditions do seeds face? For example a seed from a tropical plant will fall to the warm, wet & dark jungle floor. A seed from the mountains of Europe will fall to the floor in Autumn, then have to endure months of freezing temperatures before germinating in the spring. So as growers, what we are trying to do is to simulate the conditions that the seeds will naturally experience & there are plenty of tricks that can be done to short cut the processes somewhat. 4) Good compost pays dividends . The best investment you can make is to purchase three bags - one of potting compost, one of vermiculite & one of horticultural sand. With these three bags I can make up whatever soil type a particular seed likes (although for most seeds I find a 50/50 mix of compost & vermiculite works just fine) 5) Rot is your enemy. The single biggest danger to seed germination is rot - either before or after damping off the seeds germinate. To reduce the risk, ensure you have good free draining soil mix & that it is moist but not wet. Unless the seed variety absolutely requires it I prefer NOT to cover my seeds
