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Tue, Jan 4, 11 at 22:25
| Hi,
Need your help with starting salvia patens seeds. I'm totally inexperienced at seed-starting. Do I need a heating mat? I do have a grow light and seed starting kit. All advice, including most basic, will be most appreciated. How many hours should I leave the grow light on, when should I start the seeds, etc...... Thanks so much. Patreesh |
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- Posted by yiorges-z5il (My Page) on Wed, Jan 5, 11 at 9:13
| lightly cover the seed Soil temperature for germination 70F taking 4-30 days to germinate. pick a desired flowering date & count back 10-12 weeks to sow seed. lights not needed till germination. Heating mat very helpful since soil temp needs to be 70F |
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| Wait till spring. Salvia is a warm temperate plant and needs good light as well as warm temps to germinate well, 70 deg F is too warm, try 60. |
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