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Old 30-03-2020, 12:39 AM   #11
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I struggled to find sow thistle seeds, any ideas?
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Old 30-03-2020, 02:09 PM   #12
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I struggled to find sow thistle seeds, any ideas?
I have never bought any sowthistle seeds, I collected from flowering plants around my area, sown the seeds in Autumn and in pots. Plenty growing now in my garden:0)
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Old 30-03-2020, 03:35 PM   #13
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I think they could be in the SW med mix and/or quick growing mix as I sprinkle a bag of each into the enclosures and weed patch each autumn and the Sowthistle and Cats Ear tend to come up the best.
I find sowthistle turns up the most in the garden and hanging baskets for some reason and I love it as it gets so tall and with big fat leaves. I think once you get it, it must germinate itself quite well.
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Old 31-03-2020, 03:21 AM   #14
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Yes I think it also likes recently distributed soil Emma. Ive got one doing very well right outside Hermanns greenhouse door in a big pot which has just appeared!

Ive brought all kinds of seeds this year. Hoping they will take better. Now that they don't have to compete with the giant conifers!!
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I find sowthistles very temperamental and always have a job to get them to grow in any quantity.
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Old 01-04-2020, 09:45 PM   #16
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I find sowthistles very temperamental and always have a job to get them to grow in any quantity.
Thats odd Mary, as I have them growing like weeds:0)
I have not had to sow seeds sowthistle for the last couple of years. I do let a couple go to seed which must help.:0)
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