2022 May 7: I started some seeds more than a week ago but there are no sprouts yet. June 7: Ben set out my 3 seedling, in the raised bed. August 20: They have done well and are a very good show,
a tall raised mound on top of the earth mound.
2021 May 19: I planted a row of seeds outdoors. June 7: No sprouts. 22 : Many sprouts.
2020 July 4: There are a few volunteers in one corner of their previous location. 30: One flower. August 28: Many flowers in a nice display.
2019 December 31: One late volunteer.
2013 June 23: No volunteers so far. September 23: Three volunteers, one of which flowered.
2012 September 15: One nice volunteer.
2011 April 3: I started 6 cells, with 3 seeds per cell, using seeds from last year's volunteer plants. June 5: I set my 2 seedlings out in the raised bed. September 27: A large plant and flowering very nicely now.
2010 February 25: I started some seeds in a cloth roll,
6 from last year's package and 10 from last year's garden. March 9: No germination yet. March 21: No germination.
The seed capsules I picked from my garden became infested with fungus, possible before the seeds were mature and dry,
and this may have affected the germination. July 8: I found 3 good-sized volunteers where it grew last year.
2009 January 24: I ordered seeds of the Angel's Trumpet variety from Stokes Seeds. February 8: I planted 3 seeds today, and put them on top of the piano. March 8: No sprouts, so I put 6 seeds on damp tissue in a warm place,
and similarly 6 seeds in a cool place. 16: One seed in the warm place has produced a rootlet with a stem going into the seed.
I planted it in soil. In the cool place, 2 seeds have begun to sprout. 20: The planted seed has sprouted its cotyledons.
I stirred up the soil in the first planted pot.
Perhaps the seeds need light to germinate, and were buried too deep.
I put all the seeds on tissue under the lights. ~25: One of the seeds in tissue sprouted, and I planted it. May 24: They are doing well.
The largest one has a large maturing flower bud at its top. 30: I set out the larger one. 31: I set out the smaller one too. July 4: They were both badly damaged by frost, but have recovered and are coming along fine now. August 3: Doing fine. Many flowers. September 27: Some of the spiky seed capsules have dried and opened and scattered their seeds. I collected some capsules for seed for next year.
~1988
I had some long ago,
but I quit growing it because I disliked the scent of the foliage.
