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| HI, I've been around a while but mostly lurk and learn but I'm losing my mind. I have tried everything, new seed and all. I am lucky to get 25%% germination in anything melon,cabbage like and tomato. I have gone to putting seed in just water and waiting to see which ones start germination and transplant them. Even then only a very few sprout. I've also tried light,dark, indoor , outdoor,greenhouse.
I've tried peat pots, toilet paper tubes with potting soil,manure, fine and course blends. The seeds are from five very relibale companies. Shumway,Pinetree,Gurney,Fields and store bought |
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- Posted by gardenweed_z6a 5b/6a N CT (My Page) on Mon, May 30, 11 at 6:33
| I purchased tomato seeds from Diane's Flower Seeds and Romaine lettuce seeds from Hazzard's Greenhouse, winter sowed them in recycled milk jugs using Fafard professional growers mix and set the jugs outside in the snow back in March. Germination was about 95%. If you aren't enjoying success with traditional, generally-recommended growing methods, perhaps a different approach will work. Gurney's has more than 50% negative customer feedback on the garden watch*dog; Henry Fields has 60% negative ratings so they may not be as reliable as you think. Winter sowing is a USDA sanctioned growing method. There is a winter sowing forum here on GardenWeb where you can learn more about the method. It's very simple & inexpensive but highly successful. Here are a few photos of my winter sown sprouts from this year: Heuchera/coral bells Phlox Persicaria Snapdragon I hope you find what works for you. Good luck! |
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| I've recently grown (indoors 20C, windowsill) melon,squash,cucumbers what I did was use a peat/perlite/vermiulite mix in those 4x3 plasti trays, with a lid. They should sprout in a week, and be ready for transplant soon after. Hope that helps. |
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