Picking our own Agapanthus seeds and sowing them in winter

[@msbettymb]

Update on the agapanthus seeds? Did I miss it? Following from South Carolina, USA for your information as well as your accent!

[@rogthegardener1]

Thanks😀👍, there were germinating last time I was in the school garden (2 weeks ago) due back in tomorrow, so will probably put a picture on the community area of my KZbin channel - and then do a video in a few weeks time (complete with accent!) when they are ready to transplant.

[@selfmademanicure5662]

I want to know as well!

[@rogthegardener1]

Hi, thanks for your comment, the young seedlings have been transplanted into pots and are growing more leaves, but a few have been eaten by slugs. I will put a picture or video update on the channel soon 😊👍

[@rogthegardener1]

Actually, I just checked … I did put a picture of the seedlings starting to grow on my community tab on my KZbin channel, you can see that if you scroll down on the community tab … but I still want to do another update as they have grown a bit since then 🌱

[@peterrobinson8588]

Here on the Suffolk coast the ‘evergreen’ ones that I have in pots have self seeded in the cracks of my scruffy patio. We had some frost , one night down to -8C, and a fair bit of rain but they have never sat in water. I have potted some up ....but suspect it will be a few years before big enough to flower.

[@rogthegardener1]

Thanks Peter, that's interesting yes I can imagine them thriving over there with your drier climate, apparently they can flower with 2 - 3 years .... which is quicker than I would imagine ... we shall see ...

[@rogthegardener1]

Hi - just to let you know that I have just put a picture of the seedlings on my community section on my KZbin channel

[@cathysmith-h2e]

How long did they take to germinate

[@rogthegardener1]

Hi, thanks for getting in touch, there is a link below to our 'follow up video' .. in short we started seeing seedlings appearing in early spring ... so about 3 months after sowing the seeds .. but then we had a few challenges! as explained in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnTJqYGkrpdsmac

[@capitalme5559]

Please let me know the result of plant agapanthus when the start showing in March please!

[@rogthegardener1]

Hi, thanks for your comment - we just uploaded an update a few days ago - here is the video kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnTJqYGkrpdsmac

[@vince581]

Did it work?

[@rogthegardener1]

Hi thanks for your comment Yes it did - here is the follow up video kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnTJqYGkrpdsmac

[@stevenvitali7404]

I have agapanthus African Queen, it produced 9 flowering stalks this year and now the flowers are fading I see loads of pods and wondered if you could grow them easy

[@rogthegardener1]

I don’t see why not … only one way to find out?!😊. We here are you living? … if you are in the uk you may need to wait a few months until you can see the seeds ‘bursting’ out of the pods …

[@user-vy6fk3rh6z]

I cut the pods when they were still green and closed. Do you think it will work? I let them dry out and now starting to open them myself to get the seeds out. Very flaky. Is that normal?

[@rogthegardener1]

Hi, thanks for your comment, the seeds were quite thin and papery…they may have needed a bit longer to fully ripen… but I would definitely try sowing some and see what happens?

[@lyonheart84]

Lol they self seed all over the place in my garden Roger 🤪🤪

[@rogthegardener1]

😀👍

[@timothycrowley5065]

Hi i'm in the emerald isle i stole seed pods from a neighbour didn't know what to do with them put them in ordinary seed and potting onto a propagator and 3 managed to survive out of probably 6 seeds

[@rogthegardener1]

Hey - well done you! We have had about 30 seedlings I think, and have transplanted them into individual pots ... great to see them growing eh?

[@timothycrowley5065]

@@rogthegardener1 do agapanthus normally grow from bulbs or are they a different species ?

[@rogthegardener1]

@@timothycrowley5065 They are often sold in bulb catalogues or bulb departments but they are not strictly bulbs ... more accurately roots with a dormant growth bud ... I think!

[@rml3wood]

A tripod and two hands would do the trick.

[@rogthegardener1]

Thanks 😊