😊 Silly me... I have had a Blogging utility but have not really used it. I have been sharing with a Friend about growing desert roses from seeds and she says I should write a blog. I was trying to figure out ways to make products I work on more interesting. I think my friend has a great idea.
So here goes my adventure growing my own Desert Roses From Seeds... I will follow up with some interesting seed purchases.
Years ago I saw a Desert Rose and fell in Love. In the Harry Potter movies when they were growing and handling Mandrake root, they looked a lot like dessert roses. I keep my desert roses around my pond in the summer and pull them in the house once the temperature drops below 50 degrees.
Some years; I am lucky and I can catch the seeds as they burst from pods. They burst out and fly away on the winds. These are the seeds I captured. Some people seal the pods to harvest all seeds. I have not tried that and I am resistant to do so.
Once you pluck the seeds from the "fuze" it is good to soak for 24 hours in water. I find the ones that do not sink are duds. Those are thrown out. The rest I capture from the bottom of the jar. I plant them in general medium used in most seed starter kits. I have used Jiffy greenhouse starter kits, but this year I have been using Burpee. I like how they capture and distribute water.
I always am always excited when the plants start...like a little kid watching their first seeds grow. They took about 4 days from planting before they started.
This is about a week later this is where we are at. They are going quickly.
I will update as they continue to grow. I hope to have several ready for sale in the spring.
