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what's your germ rate with petunias??
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beachgrub 4 (
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Mon, Jan 30, 12 at 7:19
| Anyone keep track of their germination rate (a good guess even) in past years of their petunias? |
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RE: what's your germ rate with petunias??
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| I don't count seeds but my germ rate is very good with 'tunias. Karen |
RE: what's your germ rate with petunias??
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| Karen, i have admired your petunia pics in another post and i so hope mine will be that great! Do u use milk jugs? How many seeds do u put in each container? Do u plot a HOS in your planters and just let them be? Please do share your method! Thx |
RE: what's your germ rate with petunias??
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- Posted by pvick z6B NYC (My Page) on
Mon, Jan 30, 12 at 15:50
| Like Karen, I don't count the seeds, but usually sow a (very) small pinch of them. Germination is great. 
When planting out, I just put a small hunk in each spot, and let them do their thing (got maybe a dozen hunks out of the container shown above). PV |
RE: what's your germ rate with petunias??
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| Woow!! Now THAT'S encouraging! Thanx for the pic! Ok, small pinch it is. |
RE: what's your germ rate with petunias??
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| Me, too. With tiny, raw seeds I just sprinkle in the milk jug, then plant out HOS. If I have pelleted seeds, I space those out better. For some of the really big ones, like tidal waves, I only use a few pellets per jug, maybe 5 or 6, because they need space to spread as they grow. Tidal waves spread up to 4' at maturity, they're big plants! Karen |
RE: what's your germ rate with petunias??
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| Could someone clarify what HOS means? Thanks!!! Christy :) |
Petunia's
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| Never mind, got it :) Hunk-o-seedlings. Clever!!! :) |
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