tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post3709203616428152400..comments2024-03-15T00:30:35.103-05:00Comments on MrBrownThumb: How to Collect Viola SeedsMrBrownThumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11326733084344581944noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-91982506809854720012012-06-02T04:32:57.472-05:002012-06-02T04:32:57.472-05:00Hi, violas are actually very easy to propagate fro...Hi, violas are actually very easy to propagate from cuttings. Take non-flowering one, possible the newest shoot, or pinch the flower/bud from it, if it started to flower. You can leave the bud, but the shoot then will spend energy for growing the flower rather than root. <br />I did it with mine as they have been flowering from February and this month they will finish. This is less time consuming method than growing them from seeds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-56662224276704574352011-02-16T23:44:26.126-06:002011-02-16T23:44:26.126-06:00@Rhys,
Yeah, it may be a little difficult but swir...@Rhys,<br />Yeah, it may be a little difficult but swirl it around the center of the flower. You'll have to make sure you really get in there. Try a Qtip or a really small brush. Be vigorous with it to make sure you dislodge the pollen.MrBrownThumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326733084344581944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-34880106169986134572011-02-16T09:41:12.529-06:002011-02-16T09:41:12.529-06:00@mbt where on the flower did you put it? i am find...@mbt where on the flower did you put it? i am finding it hard to get pollen as well lol looks like i will have to try harded!Rhys Connellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-79329281389398886352011-02-16T00:25:58.417-06:002011-02-16T00:25:58.417-06:00@Rhys, In this example I put it on the same flower...@Rhys, In this example I put it on the same flower but I also put it on the other flowers to make sure there was plenty of cross pollination.MrBrownThumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326733084344581944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-686106665979759092011-02-15T08:09:51.192-06:002011-02-15T08:09:51.192-06:00hey mbt, i was wondering once you have the pollen ...hey mbt, i was wondering once you have the pollen on the hair was is the basic process after that? do you have to put the pollen you collected from one flower onto another or one other part? thanks mateRhysnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-65284447298729889752010-09-01T19:11:10.690-05:002010-09-01T19:11:10.690-05:00@Garden Girl, I'm hoping they plants next year...@Garden Girl, I'm hoping they plants next year come true to seed. I do really like this bloom. <br /><br />@That Blooming Garden, Make sure to check so you don't miss any seeds.<br /><br />@Julie, That's too bad. Viola wouldn't even grow in your fall garden?<br /><br />@Laura, Yeah. Desperate times call for desperate measure. :0)<br /><br />@Walk2Write, No. I just hadn't shaved and couldn't find a brush small enough. Even a Q-tip which I use to hand pollinate in a pinch was too wide. <br /><br />@Liz, Seems like our gardening philosophies are aligned then, 'cause I took like free things. <br /><br />@MaryC, Good luck with saving seeds from your violas. <br /><br />@Rainforest Gardener, Thanks. I try to make the gardening advice as simple to understand without dumbing it down.MrBrownThumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326733084344581944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-17760319529901055992010-08-26T21:37:29.971-05:002010-08-26T21:37:29.971-05:00I really like how you include text in your images ...I really like how you include text in your images to describe the scene better. I wish more people did that.<br />I'll probably be trying violas myself this winter, since I'll be trying cool season annuals for the first time this year. Thanks for the tips!Steve Asbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00095474295719758914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-85476468172937885922010-08-26T16:30:56.891-05:002010-08-26T16:30:56.891-05:00oh good advice since I'm hoping to collect suc...oh good advice since I'm hoping to collect such seeds in a couple of months :)Mary C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00119966558876842164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-44963491061570889532010-08-26T09:33:49.257-05:002010-08-26T09:33:49.257-05:00I think seeds make great gifts. But then, I'm ...I think seeds make great gifts. But then, I'm a big fan of free, haha.Lizahttp://goodtogrow.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-80377773229839410412010-08-26T07:23:38.762-05:002010-08-26T07:23:38.762-05:00Hmm. Interesting pollination technique you have th...Hmm. Interesting pollination technique you have there, MBT. Did you let your beard grow just for this purpose and did you snip or pluck a hair? I wonder what your neighbors heard and thought if it was the latter.walk2writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-6028609591249965002010-08-26T01:15:17.078-05:002010-08-26T01:15:17.078-05:00Now thats an interesting way to do it. Beard hair ...Now thats an interesting way to do it. Beard hair you say? ;)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15152576863110442101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-17298660235473917682010-08-25T19:03:24.210-05:002010-08-25T19:03:24.210-05:00What a beautiful flower! I don't think they g...What a beautiful flower! I don't think they grow here...boo hooo hoo!!!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04402220963886597754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-59316224843964461582010-08-25T14:15:26.951-05:002010-08-25T14:15:26.951-05:00I love the viola. One of my many favorite plants. ...I love the viola. One of my many favorite plants. I must go check mine to see if I can collect seed.That Bloomin' Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07096928762209765281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-55306120554677834462010-08-25T10:43:16.884-05:002010-08-25T10:43:16.884-05:00Very cool MBT! It's such a pretty bloom - def...Very cool MBT! It's such a pretty bloom - definitely worth the effort.garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.com