>>927868The damp tissue method works well for seeds that are bigger than 3mm. The tissue makes it easier to carefully monitor and separate the rooted seedlings. Another way was putting the seeds in a soilless potting medium like cocopeat or sand kept moist via mistings of water mixed with a few drops of hydrogen peroxide. I'm using this method for the chamomile now since the tissue method didn't yield results. The verbena hybrida and echinacea purpurea seeds I've sowed via both methods responded well to those and rooted easily after a week or so. My mum kept mistaking the tupperware I used for these germination experiments for something else.
>bought from a storeAw nice. That sure beats waiting in pins and needles to check if the chamomile seeds have germinated. I got these seeds from a store. This is my first time planting chamomile and other edible flowers. If I ever got these babies established well, the first thing I'm going to do is make loads of chamomile tea to celebrate. The Philippines' tropical weather seems like it would be compatible with chamomile. My calendula and rosemary are having a good time with it. As for my former verbena seedling, I think a bird ate it. My herb garden is sadly limited to two window grills. I think the same culprit chewed on some of my calendula seedlings too. Can't imagine it had a nice time since the calendula leaves are crunchy and bitter. It needs a bit of salad dressing to make it tastier.
