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 janegreenway Apr 22, 2013 3:04 PM CST |
| I started seeds for m.g. "Heavenly Blue" and "Pearly Gates". I cannot find info on the internet if these specific varieties are invasive or not. Answer anyone? Thanks, Jane |
Name: woofie NE WA (Zone 5a)              woofie Apr 22, 2013 3:14 PM CST |
| No, no, and still more NO! They are annuals. Every once in a while, I'll get a volunteer from them, but it's very unusual. What area of the country are you? I think our cold weather tends to kill off the seeds here. You might get new seedlings next year if your climate is mild, but they're very easy to yank out. Confidence is that feeling you have right before you do something really stupid. |
Name: Joseph Delaware USA (Zone 7a)          Gerris2 Apr 22, 2013 8:23 PM CST |
| No they are not invasive. |
janegreenway Apr 23, 2013 11:22 AM CST |
| Thank you so much for your replies. I live in S.C. and didn't want all of the m.g. on shared fences I have with my neighbors getting into their yards. |
Name: woofie NE WA (Zone 5a) woofie Apr 23, 2013 11:41 AM CST |
Being in S.C. you may very well see new seedlings next spring. But that is what they'll be: seedlings. They CAN get pretty frisky if you don't yank them out when they're small, tho.  Confidence is that feeling you have right before you do something really stupid. |
Arum Apr 30, 2013 7:16 PM CST |
Well, some of my MG's jump out of the ground, others need coaxing. Heavenly Blue is one that I saved seeds from, and the seeds got old fast. I only hope I get seeds from this one that will grow next year. Anyone else have problems getting this one to put out viable seed?  Arum |
Name: woofie NE WA (Zone 5a) woofie Apr 30, 2013 7:19 PM CST |
| I have a terrible time getting HB's to grow! I collected a number of seeds last year, but so far only one has shown any signs of viability, and I'm not too sure it's actually going to grow. And I have trouble with the commercial seed, too. So it's not just me? Confidence is that feeling you have right before you do something really stupid. |
Arum May 1, 2013 5:57 PM CST |
| It just doesn't like us! It was my Mom's favorite, so I am determined to grow it. :) |
Name: woofie NE WA (Zone 5a) woofie May 1, 2013 6:18 PM CST |
Hee hee! My lone sprouted seed has actually broken ground!  Now I gotta see if I can get a few more to sprout. One is most definitely not enough! Confidence is that feeling you have right before you do something really stupid. |
Arum May 2, 2013 5:49 AM CST |
| woofie, I am happy for you. I planted a bag of Heavenly Blues, no germination, but then I got fresh seed and now have sprouts. :) |
Name: woofie NE WA (Zone 5a) woofie May 2, 2013 10:27 AM CST |
| That's great, Arum! I guess the seed doesn't keep well, then. Funny, because the other kinds seem to last a very long time. The I. nil seeds I started are at least 5 years old. Confidence is that feeling you have right before you do something really stupid. |
Arum May 2, 2013 1:15 PM CST |
| Yes, it's just like that for me. I have quite a stash of Mg's and some of them are really sturdy strains. There's some of them I haven't grown in a while, so who knows what will happen when I do. |
Name: Anna North Texas (Zone 8a)      canadanna May 24, 2013 4:19 PM CST |
| Do you have to soak or scratch them prior to planting? |
Name: woofie NE WA (Zone 5a) woofie May 24, 2013 5:42 PM CST |
| Depends on the species. The I. nils and I. purpureas generally do much better if scratched and soaked. I always start them in damp paper towels so I know for sure that they've sprouted before I plant them. Confidence is that feeling you have right before you do something really stupid. |
Name: Roxanne Moskal Near Pittsburgh, PA (Zone 6a)   roxxanne May 25, 2013 7:38 PM CST |
| I have to say that here in zone 6A some mg's are extremely invasive. I have been battleing with milky way and joyce cobb for years. They multiply by the millions and I just can't get rid of them.. I like the japanese, the seeds don't over winter here. |
Name: Linda Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)            LindaTX8 May 28, 2013 1:18 PM CST |
| I've done some mg's with the soak-and-scratch method and it works well! I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad |
Name: stone near Macon Georgia (USA) (Zone 8a)     stone Jun 14, 2013 12:28 PM CST |
| moonflower ipomoea calonyction refuses to come back for me... The heavenly blue also refuses to come back. But... Most morning glories are problematic in a southern garden. While they may be annuals... (some aren't), they produce a lot of seed which all comes up in staggered intervals next year... Generally speaking, avoid morning glories anywhere that you might want to grow something else... |
Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow!      Xeramtheum Jun 14, 2013 4:08 PM CST |
| Every year I have tons of "volunteers" because I grow so many at a time in the same space .. so I hit them with weed killer before they can flower. I use a pair of nail clippers on my MG seeds .. I just clip slivers off of two edges until the seed coat is broken then just plant .. no soaking or anything else and they come up in a few days to a week. The key is to break the seed coat and clip enough off so that the coat doesn't won't get stuck on the cotyledons because the come up so fast the seed coat doesn't really have time to soften. "The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." Albert Einstein |
Name: Joseph Delaware USA (Zone 7a) Gerris2 Jun 14, 2013 6:12 PM CST |
| Collect the seed pods to prevent the volunteer seedlings effect. |
Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow! Xeramtheum Jun 14, 2013 6:31 PM CST |
| I spend time every day once pods start appearing cutting off every pod I don't want I can find - the volunteers show up in the area where I was growing 15 different cultivars in three large containers because I obviously missed some. No matter how vigilant I am I always get volunteers .. since I hit them all with weed killer when they start to show, I've never had any "get away" from me in the last 10 years. Also, now that I've changed the way I grow them using the masonry ladders it will be easier to keep track of them. "The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." Albert Einstein |
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