Michael Smyth just trying to show how easy it is, take away the Latin names and all the jargon and anyone can be a top gardener, it’s good for body, mind and soul, keeps me sane in this mad world we now all live in!! thanks for watching Robbie 🍁🍄🍁
I'm I Australia. Other wise i would certainly buy plants from Robbie and the Stinky ditch. 😊 Thanks for the Cyclamen info I'm about to try to grow some from seed... If i live that long. 🌹
Thanks for this. You have me motivated. I've looked all over for clear instructions for propagating cyclamens and finally found you. Adelaide Hills, South Australia.
Thanks Stan, I have been told that my enthusiasm is infectious 🌻 I'm starting to believe this now with the comments on UA-cam and Facebook I'm getting. Glad to be of service, all the very best and happy gardening Robbie
Hi Suzy Scavenger, all the very best of luck with your seeds. It’s a patience game with cyclamen. In our busy 21 century lives they remind us of the gentle, not in a hurry way nature works. It may take a couple of years to get any flowers but when you do the sense of pride makes it all worth the wait. Thanks for watching Robbie 🌻
Can't belive it´s been a year of growth and they're so tiny, I feel good now about my own cyclamen. It has only 2 little leaves and I was worried if I was taking good care of it. I've been looking for this tutorial for months! Thanks! Really usefull. Greetings from México.
I am confused by my cyclamen tbh. I had put 'mother' plant aside on my kitchen bench after harvesting the seeds (followed the great advice/instructions from this channel!). I had put the seeds into potting mix (didnt have any special blend with sand, just regular bought pot mix) and that was somewhat neglected out in a partly open shed/barn. Suddenly had the 'mother' plant growing again which confused me as its still very warm here (Vic Australia), growing before I had even decided where to put it to store for its next season lol......then checked the seeds and omg, they had also sprouted! From research I thought the flowers were meant to sprout first and then leaves but the mother plant and the seeds have both sprouted leaves first....and...I also thought it needed cooler weather (we still have high 20's to 30+ C weather). Seems my cyclamen are thriving on neglect lol and growing during unexpected heat...go figure! NOT complaining though, I am so excited by this as I love these plants and this is first time ever to try and grow them from seed.
Thank you somuch for making the 3 videos. i am new to all this and have just colleced some seed pods and didnt know what to do with them. NOW i know and will try my best to get new plants for my balcony. i have subed to your channle as i am hoping tolearn as much as i can. x
Thanks Hazel, just started collecting seed and getting the next generation going, I'll be doing posts throughout the year, good luck with your growing 🍀
Vicky Spires Lane it’s my pleasure, a little bit of knowledge makes all the difference, I’m out there to fill the world with flowers and any help is much appreciated!! Best of luck with your cyclamen, they can live for 100 years, I always have this in mind when growing them. For me its a great privilege to create something that could well outlive me. When they become a few years old they become as familiar as pets!! I must admit I do have an unhealthy emotional attachment to my plants, selling the older ones is not easy. Again, all the very best of luck with your seeds, but be warned, it can be a very addictive plant to grow 🌻 Robbie
Jane White it’s my absolute pleasure Jane, It was my kid’s idea to put myself on the internet, I’m a pretty shy bloke, you wouldn’t believe it from the vids! But they gave me the push a couple of years ago and I’ve gone with it. Thanks for watching and I’m so glad to be of some help, all the very best of luck with your cyclamen babies, Robbie
I so enjoyed all three of your videos about how to grow cyclamen from seed! I love your friendly chatting and humble manner, and the video makes everything easy to see as well... I do have one question: do you have any suggestion of a replacement for an 'airing cupboard'? I live in the US, so we don't have them, and unfortunately, my water heater is not enclosed either, so I don't have that nice warm area...
Hi Loralee Wellington, thanks for your kind words. If you don’t have an airing cupboard any dark place that has a constant temperature will be fine, it’s not so much a question of the right temperature, it’s more about a constant temperature. The back of a kitchen cupboard will do (so long as it is not over the oven!) I have had messages from people that have put them in a box under their beds with great success. So long as they don’t get too hot or too cold they will germinate in the end. I hope this helps Robbie 🌻
Bobbie Chinn when I took over the nursery it was called ‘little creek nursery’ , a highly romanticised imagine of the place that didn’t really catch the smell! Thanks for the sub, all the best Robbie 🌻
Ti mico I don’t know if you are still watching but I’m gonna hit 1500 subs soon, I can’t believe it. Thanks so much for the support, really helped. All the best and happy gardening Robbie
Hi dance k, I keep my cyclamen under glass for their first few years to protect them from critters and the rain mainly. They are fully hardy so fine outside but in an unheated greenhouse I have a bit more control so lose less to nature. Thanks for watching, all the best Robbie 🌻
Hi, love your video's...I purchased a Persicum variety from the local Nursery, just coming into spring here in OZ so plant is dying back,[ it's in the house] I was waiting to see those little seed pods on "springs" but mine don't seem to have curled just stay straight and rot off at the base...is this just a "thing" for nursery bred plants.....any suggestions please!
Hi Sandra Giles, worry not, it’s all natural 🌻 cyclamen persicum don’t do the curling thing, their pod stalks stay straight and just bend over as the pods grow. Some cyclamen varieties start the curl from the pod, others from the corm, one starts the curl at both ends, meeting in the middle! But the persicum don’t curl. I hope this helps Robbie 🌻
Oh, the seed pod stalks rotting at the base is probably just a case of a bit too wet maybe, I let mine dry out well between waterings. I hope this helps Robbie 🌻
Hi Penny, that’s it, just keep an eye on them and only water if they dry out. Stick your finger into the soil to check it’s not just the top drying out. They will become dormant over the summer, they may loose their leaves, this is the time they can rot if too wet as they are not drinking, keep quite dry over the summer. Think East Mediterranean, hot dry summers and a bit of rain in autumn to kick them back into growth, hope this helps Robbie 🌻
Hello!!!!!!! Loved the videos. If I buy the seed from a local hardware store, do I have to do all the soaking in the first steps? Also, I thought if I plant them in June-July, they will flower this year in about 60-90 days in the fall?
Hi Nallely, sorry for the late reply, too much time getting my hands grubby and not enough time answering messages! Yes give them a soaking, if not super fresh seeds they will need rehydrating. I’m afraid to say cyclamen are really slow to mature, usually a couple of years before flowers start to appear. So from seed to flower it’s more like 700 or so days. Sorry to disappoint but if there’s one thing you need growing cyclamen it’s patience. The upside is that when they do finally flower the sense of pride is enormous, they can live for 100 years so you will have created a life that could well outlive us all. Best of luck and sorry it’s gonna be a longer wait than you expected, Robbie 🌻
@@stinkyditchnursery750 Wow, this blows my mind! By the way, love your videos! Sadly, I ordered my seeds and they are literally on the way via CHINA POST. I've read fraudulent seeds from china is common. Who knows what I'll get. I wish I could buy them from you!..... The only thing that occurs to me is to buy the actual plant this fall and get the seeds from there but I"ll have to wait till next year to plant them. Please educate me: If I plant them in the ground when due time comes, the garden they'll be in will require me to plant new season flowers so I'll be digging up the dirt and disturbing whatever's left of the cyclamen. How do I get them to come back in this situation? I"m a newbie at this
Nallely Mejia sorry for the late reply, I do sell seeds! Where are you in the world? I’ve got about 10 different varieties of fresh seed. If you are after a display this fall and winter find some cyclamen hederfolium and cyclamen coum. Online is probably best, I know of a few growers around the world, just a case of finding one in your own country. From seed is gonna be a couple of years wait for flowers but definitely the cheapest way to have loads of them! They do die back to the ground in summer but can be inter planted with summer flowers that die back in the winter. The main thing is to have summer plants that don’t need much watering as the dormant cyclamen corms can rot if too wet for too long if not actively growing. I don’t know where you are but I’ll bet around fall the shops are full of colourful cyclamen, these are the bred varieties that don’t really naturalise , only living for a few years. The natural forms will self seed an live for decades. Any seeds or any advice you can’t find in my vids just message, all the best Robbie 🌻
Hi Nicola Valentine, I keep mine in an unheated greenhouse, you can keep them outside so long as they are sheltered from the rain so the seed trays don’t get water logged. I hope this helps Robbie 🌻
I have watched these videos several times in my journey of growing Cyclamen from seed! What do you do when some of the seeds germinate five or six months later at the "wrong" time of year?
Hi Jack G, just plant them out, I’ve had some seeds take a year to germinate, sometimes just a week! Go with the flow and follow the plants lead and you can’t go wrong. I have found that seedlings often stay evergreen for the first year, a few die back but reappear at the end of the summer. I hope this helps Robbie 🌻
Hi Veleria Langbehn, the grit is not really necessary for a healthy plant but I find it helps to prevent weeds and moss from growing in the pot. All the best Robbie 🌻
Hi, thank you for the videos. My cyclamen is covered in these seed pods. If i don't remove them will it still flower next year? Or do they have to be taken off? Thank you
Hi Lorraine, just let the plant grow naturally, I’d allow the seed pods to ripen and split. New flowers will come next year if you leave them on or remove them. I always think the plant knows best, they have been on the planet for a lot longer than humans and done alright so far. We can alter where the plant puts energy though. By removing seed pods less energy will be used in producing them. I hope this answers your question, all the best Robbie 🌻
Hi uncle I saw yr vedios cyclaman 1, 2, 3i like the way you explained very impressive I want one pack of seeds how can I buy uncle can you please help me to get reply me uncle .thanks in advance .im from india.
Grace NewSong Hi , with great regret I haven’t got a license yet, as cyclamen are a protected wild plant I must have a license to export, when our brexit is over in a month I’m getting a license and will do a UA-cam and Facebook post. Hope to be exporting soon, sorry I can’t be more help presently, best regards Robbie
What kind of cyclamen are the fragrant ones? A friend of mine has one that smells amazing and the fragrance fills the room, but I can only find ones that have no scent at all in all of the stores and greenhouses where I live.
Jessica Talanca there are a few scented persicum (indoor cyclamen) and you can get scented hederfolium (outdoor cyclamen) but cyclamen cilicium are all scented. I’m guessing your friend has a scented persicum as it is indoors. I noticed a few scented persicum in the shops over the winter this year but most are without fragrance. So if you want an indoor scented one have a google search for ‘scented cyclamen persicum’ or for outdoors cyclamen cilicium. If you can wait you could grow some from your friends plant when it produces seed. I hope this is of some help Robbie 🌻 (what part of the world are you from?)
Hi Jessica, for the first year of the baby cyclamens growth water when they dry out, stick your finger into the soil to check as the surface may dry but below may still be wet. Sometimes the leaves may die back in the summer during the first year, sometimes not, either way don’t worry this is natural. Once they are mature plants they will die back every summer. When they are dormant only water occasionally when they dry, it’s more lightly to loose plants through corm rot than becoming too dry. They come from around the Mediterranean Sea growing in deciduous forests, so hot summers with shade and a bit of rain now and again when they are dormant and dappled shade in the winter when they are in full growth. If you recreate their natural conditions you can’t go far wrong, all the very best of luck Robbie 🌻
@@stinkyditchnursery750 thank you very much for replying so quickly!!! My friend has had her cyclamen for at least 4 years and so far no seed pod has grown, but thanks to your informative videos that may change in the future. If it doesn't, then I will try finding some for sale on the internet. I am from Pennsylvania. Thank you again for replying and sharing all of your knowledge through your videos!!!!
Jessica Talanca your friend’s cyclamen may not be producing seed as it is not getting pollinated, indoor plants often don’t make seed due to the lack of insects indoors. When it’s in flower take a very small artists paint brush and give each flower in turn a bit of a brush inside. This will pass the pollen from flower to flower and do the insects job. Have a look, maybe with a magnifying glass, at the inside of a flower. The middle bit is the female part and the bits around it are the male parts with pollen. It’s just a question of getting one on the other. I hope this is of some help and all the very best of luck Robbie 🌻
@@stinkyditchnursery750 you are wonderful! Thank you for that info about pollinating! I accidentally pollinated my indoor cyclamen because it has a beautiful seed pod growing!! It has been growing for about 6 weeks and I noticed yesterday that it is becoming soft. The only difference between what I've seen in your videos and my plant is that the pod is growing on a straight stem, it's not curling like yours. I am keeping a close eye on it so I can catch it when it begins to open. I'm very excited to attempt growing a new plant(s) from seed! Thanks to your videos I may actually be successful!!!
Just subbed! I am OBSESSED with these plants and just germinated my first batch. Question for you - in the year between what happened in the last video and this one, what kind of growing conditions are best? I have my sprouts in a bunch of small containers in a sunny window, can I leave them there for a year or do I need to do something different in the winter? Thank you!!
Amanda Layman I fully understand your obsession, once they get to 4-5 years old I have enormous trouble parting with them and I’m supposed to be selling them to make a living! I’m like a farmer sobbing as his cows go off to market! When growing anything I always look to where they grow naturally, for cyclamen this is around the east Mediterranean and up into Europe. They generally grow in deciduous forests so winter sun and summer shade. They are deciduous themselves, retreating to the corm to escape the summer heat but sometimes the seedlings will stay evergreen for the first year. I keep mine in a shaded bit of an unheated greenhouse and only water occasionally when they dry out. I just let them get on with it, they really do look after themselves. After they have gone into pots they only get potted on when they start to outgrow their pots. Some hederfolium can grow very quickly needing potting on every year but coums tend to grow a lot more slowly and stay in the same pots for years. I hope this helps Robbie 🌻
@@stinkyditchnursery750 Thank you so much for your quick response. This is super helpful. It is so exciting to see those little leaves coming up (so far about 20 of them are growing, it looks like!) I'll take your advice and see what happens over the next year. 🌼
Hi Brutus Admirer, i find the grit helps to prevent moss and weeds growing around the plant. It’s not necessary but just makes life easier not having to remove a coating of moss every few months. Thanks for watching Robbie 🌻
@@stinkyditchnursery750 Thanks. Does the moss actually hurt anything? Reduce air penetration into the soil? And since I have the ear of an expert on these lovable plants, permit me to comment that my experience with them makes me think that their vulnerability to rotting from being too wet must be limited to the period of their summer dormancy. Because our last too winters have been extremely wet, and both the hederifolium and coum have been very happy. Any thoughts?
@@brutusadmirer8043 you are absolutely right, cyclamen can take wet conditions during their growing season, it’s the summer when the corm rot can occur. Many cyclamen have evolved to grow under deciduous trees, they get the winter sun and rain. Then in the summer the tree keeps the ground dry though drinking. No plants really stand alone, they are all part of a pattern/dance with everything else. When planting out cyclamen I always advise not to plant them with things that need a lot of water in summer, like roses 🌹. And yes, the moss stops the soil from breathing, it can also prevent water from evaporating so dormant corms can be sat in soggy soil. I hope this answers your questions, all the best Robbie 🌻
nice video ..i love syclamen too much but i can`t get it`s seeds in my country egypt. so is there any way to send me some seeds different type of it by express .. i wll appreciated to much...thanks
sayed gafar I’ve had so much interest through UA-cam and Facebook that I’m going to get an export license, cyclamen are a protected wild flower in many countries so lots of red tape and with brexit in the Uk everything is on hold for a while. I hope to be spreading the love of cyclamen around the world soon, but alas not yet. Thanks for watching, all the best Robbie
You're a gun bro... Mad informative video, getting the job done without trying to overcomplicate the whole process.
Michael Smyth just trying to show how easy it is, take away the Latin names and all the jargon and anyone can be a top gardener, it’s good for body, mind and soul, keeps me sane in this mad world we now all live in!! thanks for watching Robbie 🍁🍄🍁
I have extra faith in your channel because you have made it to the 3rd video in this series, which takes commitment. Thank you for showing us.
Great videos, concise and to the point. And, no annoying muzak. Thank you
I'm I Australia. Other wise i would certainly buy plants from Robbie and the Stinky ditch. 😊
Thanks for the Cyclamen info I'm about to try to grow some from seed... If i live that long.
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Hi Robbie! Thank for sharing your knowledge! I have a Cyclamen persicum myself and I can‘t wait to put its seeds into the soil. 🤗🌱
I’ve just collected my pods and I’m so excited to get propagating. Love from NZ
Thanks for this. You have me motivated. I've looked all over for clear instructions for propagating cyclamens and finally found you. Adelaide Hills, South Australia.
Thanks Stan, I have been told that my enthusiasm is infectious 🌻 I'm starting to believe this now with the comments on UA-cam and Facebook I'm getting. Glad to be of service, all the very best and happy gardening Robbie
Thanks, Robbie. My seeds arrived today and I'm so excited. Never tried it before, but your videos have filled me with confidence.
Hi Suzy Scavenger, all the very best of luck with your seeds. It’s a patience game with cyclamen. In our busy 21 century lives they remind us of the gentle, not in a hurry way nature works. It may take a couple of years to get any flowers but when you do the sense of pride makes it all worth the wait. Thanks for watching Robbie 🌻
Can't belive it´s been a year of growth and they're so tiny, I feel good now about my own cyclamen. It has only 2 little leaves and I was worried if I was taking good care of it. I've been looking for this tutorial for months! Thanks! Really usefull. Greetings from México.
I am confused by my cyclamen tbh. I had put 'mother' plant aside on my kitchen bench after harvesting the seeds (followed the great advice/instructions from this channel!). I had put the seeds into potting mix (didnt have any special blend with sand, just regular bought pot mix) and that was somewhat neglected out in a partly open shed/barn. Suddenly had the 'mother' plant growing again which confused me as its still very warm here (Vic Australia), growing before I had even decided where to put it to store for its next season lol......then checked the seeds and omg, they had also sprouted!
From research I thought the flowers were meant to sprout first and then leaves but the mother plant and the seeds have both sprouted leaves first....and...I also thought it needed cooler weather (we still have high 20's to 30+ C weather).
Seems my cyclamen are thriving on neglect lol and growing during unexpected heat...go figure! NOT complaining though, I am so excited by this as I love these plants and this is first time ever to try and grow them from seed.
Thank you somuch for making the 3 videos. i am new to all this and have just colleced some seed pods and didnt know what to do with them. NOW i know and will try my best to get new plants for my balcony. i have subed to your channle as i am hoping tolearn as much as i can. x
Thanks Hazel, just started collecting seed and getting the next generation going, I'll be doing posts throughout the year, good luck with your growing 🍀
Thanks Robbie.....great videos 💕💕
Seed came from the gift at Christmas. Now I know what to do. Thanks.
Vicky Spires Lane it’s my pleasure, a little bit of knowledge makes all the difference, I’m out there to fill the world with flowers and any help is much appreciated!! Best of luck with your cyclamen, they can live for 100 years, I always have this in mind when growing them. For me its a great privilege to create something that could well outlive me. When they become a few years old they become as familiar as pets!! I must admit I do have an unhealthy emotional attachment to my plants, selling the older ones is not easy. Again, all the very best of luck with your seeds, but be warned, it can be a very addictive plant to grow 🌻 Robbie
You’ve given a good clear explanation which was very helpful thank you
Jane White it’s my absolute pleasure Jane, It was my kid’s idea to put myself on the internet, I’m a pretty shy bloke, you wouldn’t believe it from the vids! But they gave me the push a couple of years ago and I’ve gone with it. Thanks for watching and I’m so glad to be of some help, all the very best of luck with your cyclamen babies, Robbie
I so enjoyed all three of your videos about how to grow cyclamen from seed! I love your friendly chatting and humble manner, and the video makes everything easy to see as well...
I do have one question: do you have any suggestion of a replacement for an 'airing cupboard'? I live in the US, so we don't have them, and unfortunately, my water heater is not enclosed either, so I don't have that nice warm area...
Hi Loralee Wellington, thanks for your kind words. If you don’t have an airing cupboard any dark place that has a constant temperature will be fine, it’s not so much a question of the right temperature, it’s more about a constant temperature. The back of a kitchen cupboard will do (so long as it is not over the oven!) I have had messages from people that have put them in a box under their beds with great success. So long as they don’t get too hot or too cold they will germinate in the end. I hope this helps Robbie 🌻
Thank u! I subbed. I love the name Stinkyditch lol. As a child I lived near a place called Stinking Creek.
Bobbie Chinn when I took over the nursery it was called ‘little creek nursery’ , a highly romanticised imagine of the place that didn’t really catch the smell! Thanks for the sub, all the best Robbie 🌻
Thankyou from Rotorua NZ
yey! I'm your 21st sub~ great job, keep it up!
Ti mico I don’t know if you are still watching but I’m gonna hit 1500 subs soon, I can’t believe it. Thanks so much for the support, really helped. All the best and happy gardening Robbie
Hi , should i stop watering them in summer?
i have thee plants of ciclamen.Thanks for sharing with us
Love your videos! Did you keep these inside for the year, or grow outside?
Hi dance k, I keep my cyclamen under glass for their first few years to protect them from critters and the rain mainly. They are fully hardy so fine outside but in an unheated greenhouse I have a bit more control so lose less to nature. Thanks for watching, all the best Robbie 🌻
Do you sell the compost?
My cyclamen flower all year round. Is that normal then?
Hi, love your video's...I purchased a Persicum variety from the local Nursery, just coming into spring here in OZ so plant is dying back,[ it's in the house] I was waiting to see those little seed pods on "springs" but mine don't seem to have curled just stay straight and rot off at the base...is this just a "thing" for nursery bred plants.....any suggestions please!
Hi Sandra Giles, worry not, it’s all natural 🌻 cyclamen persicum don’t do the curling thing, their pod stalks stay straight and just bend over as the pods grow. Some cyclamen varieties start the curl from the pod, others from the corm, one starts the curl at both ends, meeting in the middle! But the persicum don’t curl. I hope this helps Robbie 🌻
Oh, the seed pod stalks rotting at the base is probably just a case of a bit too wet maybe, I let mine dry out well between waterings. I hope this helps Robbie 🌻
Hi, how much water should i give the little seedlings. I just planted my little sprouts into soil. Is it water when dry?
Hi Penny, that’s it, just keep an eye on them and only water if they dry out. Stick your finger into the soil to check it’s not just the top drying out. They will become dormant over the summer, they may loose their leaves, this is the time they can rot if too wet as they are not drinking, keep quite dry over the summer. Think East Mediterranean, hot dry summers and a bit of rain in autumn to kick them back into growth, hope this helps Robbie 🌻
Hello!!!!!!! Loved the videos. If I buy the seed from a local hardware store, do I have to do all the soaking in the first steps? Also, I thought if I plant them in June-July, they will flower this year in about 60-90 days in the fall?
Hi Nallely, sorry for the late reply, too much time getting my hands grubby and not enough time answering messages! Yes give them a soaking, if not super fresh seeds they will need rehydrating. I’m afraid to say cyclamen are really slow to mature, usually a couple of years before flowers start to appear. So from seed to flower it’s more like 700 or so days. Sorry to disappoint but if there’s one thing you need growing cyclamen it’s patience. The upside is that when they do finally flower the sense of pride is enormous, they can live for 100 years so you will have created a life that could well outlive us all. Best of luck and sorry it’s gonna be a longer wait than you expected, Robbie 🌻
@@stinkyditchnursery750 Wow, this blows my mind! By the way, love your videos! Sadly, I ordered my seeds and they are literally on the way via CHINA POST. I've read fraudulent seeds from china is common. Who knows what I'll get. I wish I could buy them from you!..... The only thing that occurs to me is to buy the actual plant this fall and get the seeds from there but I"ll have to wait till next year to plant them. Please educate me: If I plant them in the ground when due time comes, the garden they'll be in will require me to plant new season flowers so I'll be digging up the dirt and disturbing whatever's left of the cyclamen. How do I get them to come back in this situation? I"m a newbie at this
Nallely Mejia sorry for the late reply, I do sell seeds! Where are you in the world? I’ve got about 10 different varieties of fresh seed. If you are after a display this fall and winter find some cyclamen hederfolium and cyclamen coum. Online is probably best, I know of a few growers around the world, just a case of finding one in your own country. From seed is gonna be a couple of years wait for flowers but definitely the cheapest way to have loads of them! They do die back to the ground in summer but can be inter planted with summer flowers that die back in the winter. The main thing is to have summer plants that don’t need much watering as the dormant cyclamen corms can rot if too wet for too long if not actively growing. I don’t know where you are but I’ll bet around fall the shops are full of colourful cyclamen, these are the bred varieties that don’t really naturalise , only living for a few years. The natural forms will self seed an live for decades. Any seeds or any advice you can’t find in my vids just message, all the best Robbie 🌻
Are you keeping your seed tray indoors, in greenhouse or outside for that year while they grow? :)
Hi Nicola Valentine, I keep mine in an unheated greenhouse, you can keep them outside so long as they are sheltered from the rain so the seed trays don’t get water logged. I hope this helps Robbie 🌻
@@stinkyditchnursery750 thank you robbie! Looking forward to starting my seeds ☺️
I have watched these videos several times in my journey of growing Cyclamen from seed! What do you do when some of the seeds germinate five or six months later at the "wrong" time of year?
Hi Jack G, just plant them out, I’ve had some seeds take a year to germinate, sometimes just a week! Go with the flow and follow the plants lead and you can’t go wrong. I have found that seedlings often stay evergreen for the first year, a few die back but reappear at the end of the summer. I hope this helps Robbie 🌻
What is the purpose of the grit on top please?
Hi Veleria Langbehn, the grit is not really necessary for a healthy plant but I find it helps to prevent weeds and moss from growing in the pot. All the best Robbie 🌻
Hi, thank you for the videos. My cyclamen is covered in these seed pods. If i don't remove them will it still flower next year? Or do they have to be taken off? Thank you
Hi Lorraine, just let the plant grow naturally, I’d allow the seed pods to ripen and split. New flowers will come next year if you leave them on or remove them. I always think the plant knows best, they have been on the planet for a lot longer than humans and done alright so far. We can alter where the plant puts energy though. By removing seed pods less energy will be used in producing them. I hope this answers your question, all the best Robbie 🌻
Hi uncle I saw yr vedios cyclaman 1, 2, 3i like the way you explained very impressive I want one pack of seeds how can I buy uncle can you please help me to get reply me uncle .thanks in advance .im from india.
Grace NewSong Hi , with great regret I haven’t got a license yet, as cyclamen are a protected wild plant I must have a license to export, when our brexit is over in a month I’m getting a license and will do a UA-cam and Facebook post. Hope to be exporting soon, sorry I can’t be more help presently, best regards Robbie
Thank you so much fast reply sir waiting for yr licence sir
What kind of cyclamen are the fragrant ones? A friend of mine has one that smells amazing and the fragrance fills the room, but I can only find ones that have no scent at all in all of the stores and greenhouses where I live.
Jessica Talanca there are a few scented persicum (indoor cyclamen) and you can get scented hederfolium (outdoor cyclamen) but cyclamen cilicium are all scented. I’m guessing your friend has a scented persicum as it is indoors. I noticed a few scented persicum in the shops over the winter this year but most are without fragrance. So if you want an indoor scented one have a google search for ‘scented cyclamen persicum’ or for outdoors cyclamen cilicium. If you can wait you could grow some from your friends plant when it produces seed. I hope this is of some help Robbie 🌻 (what part of the world are you from?)
Hi Jessica, for the first year of the baby cyclamens growth water when they dry out, stick your finger into the soil to check as the surface may dry but below may still be wet. Sometimes the leaves may die back in the summer during the first year, sometimes not, either way don’t worry this is natural. Once they are mature plants they will die back every summer. When they are dormant only water occasionally when they dry, it’s more lightly to loose plants through corm rot than becoming too dry. They come from around the Mediterranean Sea growing in deciduous forests, so hot summers with shade and a bit of rain now and again when they are dormant and dappled shade in the winter when they are in full growth. If you recreate their natural conditions you can’t go far wrong, all the very best of luck Robbie 🌻
@@stinkyditchnursery750 thank you very much for replying so quickly!!! My friend has had her cyclamen for at least 4 years and so far no seed pod has grown, but thanks to your informative videos that may change in the future. If it doesn't, then I will try finding some for sale on the internet. I am from Pennsylvania. Thank you again for replying and sharing all of your knowledge through your videos!!!!
Jessica Talanca your friend’s cyclamen may not be producing seed as it is not getting pollinated, indoor plants often don’t make seed due to the lack of insects indoors. When it’s in flower take a very small artists paint brush and give each flower in turn a bit of a brush inside. This will pass the pollen from flower to flower and do the insects job. Have a look, maybe with a magnifying glass, at the inside of a flower. The middle bit is the female part and the bits around it are the male parts with pollen. It’s just a question of getting one on the other. I hope this is of some help and all the very best of luck Robbie 🌻
@@stinkyditchnursery750 you are wonderful! Thank you for that info about pollinating! I accidentally pollinated my indoor cyclamen because it has a beautiful seed pod growing!! It has been growing for about 6 weeks and I noticed yesterday that it is becoming soft. The only difference between what I've seen in your videos and my plant is that the pod is growing on a straight stem, it's not curling like yours. I am keeping a close eye on it so I can catch it when it begins to open. I'm very excited to attempt growing a new plant(s) from seed! Thanks to your videos I may actually be successful!!!
Just subbed! I am OBSESSED with these plants and just germinated my first batch. Question for you - in the year between what happened in the last video and this one, what kind of growing conditions are best? I have my sprouts in a bunch of small containers in a sunny window, can I leave them there for a year or do I need to do something different in the winter? Thank you!!
Amanda Layman I fully understand your obsession, once they get to 4-5 years old I have enormous trouble parting with them and I’m supposed to be selling them to make a living! I’m like a farmer sobbing as his cows go off to market! When growing anything I always look to where they grow naturally, for cyclamen this is around the east Mediterranean and up into Europe. They generally grow in deciduous forests so winter sun and summer shade. They are deciduous themselves, retreating to the corm to escape the summer heat but sometimes the seedlings will stay evergreen for the first year. I keep mine in a shaded bit of an unheated greenhouse and only water occasionally when they dry out. I just let them get on with it, they really do look after themselves. After they have gone into pots they only get potted on when they start to outgrow their pots. Some hederfolium can grow very quickly needing potting on every year but coums tend to grow a lot more slowly and stay in the same pots for years. I hope this helps Robbie 🌻
@@stinkyditchnursery750 Thank you so much for your quick response. This is super helpful. It is so exciting to see those little leaves coming up (so far about 20 of them are growing, it looks like!) I'll take your advice and see what happens over the next year. 🌼
Why the grit on top?
Hi Brutus Admirer, i find the grit helps to prevent moss and weeds growing around the plant. It’s not necessary but just makes life easier not having to remove a coating of moss every few months. Thanks for watching Robbie 🌻
@@stinkyditchnursery750 Thanks. Does the moss actually hurt anything? Reduce air penetration into the soil?
And since I have the ear of an expert on these lovable plants, permit me to comment that my experience with them makes me think that their vulnerability to rotting from being too wet must be limited to the period of their summer dormancy. Because our last too winters have been extremely wet, and both the hederifolium and coum have been very happy. Any thoughts?
@@brutusadmirer8043 you are absolutely right, cyclamen can take wet conditions during their growing season, it’s the summer when the corm rot can occur. Many cyclamen have evolved to grow under deciduous trees, they get the winter sun and rain. Then in the summer the tree keeps the ground dry though drinking. No plants really stand alone, they are all part of a pattern/dance with everything else. When planting out cyclamen I always advise not to plant them with things that need a lot of water in summer, like roses 🌹. And yes, the moss stops the soil from breathing, it can also prevent water from evaporating so dormant corms can be sat in soggy soil. I hope this answers your questions, all the best Robbie 🌻
@@stinkyditchnursery750 Thanks so much!
@@brutusadmirer8043 it’s an absolute pleasure to get the little knowledge I have out there 🌻 thanks for watching Robbie
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nice video ..i love syclamen too much but i can`t get it`s seeds in my country egypt. so is there any way to send me some seeds different type of it by express .. i wll appreciated to much...thanks
sayed gafar I’ve had so much interest through UA-cam and Facebook that I’m going to get an export license, cyclamen are a protected wild flower in many countries so lots of red tape and with brexit in the Uk everything is on hold for a while. I hope to be spreading the love of cyclamen around the world soon, but alas not yet. Thanks for watching, all the best Robbie
thanks sir.hope you can send me some seeds soon.bye