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Remove the hood?
Posted by perezjuanf(10a)
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blowell(5b)Updated Yup. Remove the hood and just make sure the seeds that have yet to germinate don't dry out.
Soil for starting seedlings
Posted by jennieboyer(8)
3 Comments
digdirt2Updated Two stages to growing seedlings - germination and then growing on. Under some conditions different mixes are used for the 2 stages. So when you title your post with "starting seedlings" it isn't clear which stage you are...
Purple Stems on Tomato Seedlings - Advice Needed!
Posted by NevadaMama(7)
7 Comments
digdirt2Updated If you are looking for info on how to grow from seed then check out all the FAQs here. They cover all the basics. Just click on the blue FAQ button right by the forum instructions near the top on the forum front page. Dave
squash seeds
Posted by harleyhappy
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harleyhappyUpdated Hi Dave, Thanks for the reply. I guess I'm just a gambler and I don't mind trying some new varieties ; ) I was just hoping that I could find a way to give the Ronde de Nice a little extra space, since that plant might be a bit big...
Are These Impatiens Healthy?
Posted by paper_crane2(5a)
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Ohiofem(6a Ohio)Updated Is it possible they are infected with the downy mildew that was devastating impatiens last year? It is apparently not passed on through seeds, but it can be passed on by soil and containers. It stunted my impatiens in hanging bask...
When to transplant
Posted by sjd181(6b)
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susanzone5(z5NY)Updated You'll have to transplant them. 4" pots are any plastic pot/cup with drainage holes in them. Next year you can start them in bigger cell paks. At this point in the growing season, you can transplant them into 3" pots bec...
Spotting on Lemon Balm seedlings.
Posted by Gorky
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blowell(5b)Updated Sounds like damping off. Seedlings are exceptionally susceptable. Several common fungia are capable of causing damping off, including Rhizoctonia, Alternaria, Sclevotinia, and water molds Pythium and Phytopthora. Symptoms can incl...
Seeds in Turface fines - fertilizing schedule?
Posted by Grace (Sugi_C)(9a (Northern California))
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Grace (Sugi_C)(9a (Northern California))Updated Ohio, sorry - typo! I actually do around 1/8 tsp -- but I am not measuring, really -- I use like two little droplets into the spray bottle. It's ABOUT 1/8 tsp, give or take. I hadn't made this to foliar feed, really, though that w...
Pepper seedlings not thriving
Posted by RollingFogFarm
9 Comments
SouthCountryGuy Zone 4b-5 SE BCUpdated Too much to read to know my $10 heat mat does peppers, Sorry.
Sweet pepper rate of growth
Posted by beephoto(6A)
1 Comment
gjcore(zone 5 Aurora Co)Updated Peppers always seem to grow slowly especially at first. They should pick up their growth rate in a few weeks. Room temperature is little low for peppers but acceptable.
Vegetable seeds indoors
Posted by John_JJ(5)
15 Comments
John_JJ(5)Updated how much times do i feed my plant till i put them in the garden
What are these?
Posted by cwatson89
2 Comments
cwatson89Updated Thanks! Another question, how would you use these? would you just put them in and then add seeds and let it grow? no soil involved?
Scratching hard seed coat
Posted by ponyexpress_1
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digdirt2Updated Your first post is just a couple posts down the page. If you can't see it you are viewing a cached page - just hit refresh. Dave
Scratching Cana seeds
Posted by ponyexpress_1
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated I do quite a lot of Cana specie seeds by rolling them between two coarse sandpaper blocks until a white spec shows. Al
Happy Onion Grower Here!
Posted by bcskye
14 Comments
tommyr_gwUpdated Thanks for the tip dsb!
peat pots. ARRRGH!
Posted by thistle(ontario 5b)
21 Comments
dsb22(z7 VA)Updated I have very good results using peat pellets with a heat mat and thermostat set at 75 degrees. I'm currently using the black plastic pots and styrofoam cups when I pot up, but I've been tempted to try the peat pots. Geneo74, any id...
Seedlings crushed, some missing leaves; can they regrow?
Posted by Becky(6a)
4 Comments
Becky(6a)Updated Thank you very much Dave! I was afraid for the peppers, I'm swimming in Jalepeno but the Habeneros pretty much got crushed. I'll look into buying new plants, since it's a tad late in my zone to start them from seed again.
Starting Seeds for early August wedding
Posted by bobzitt
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digdirt2Updated You will need annuals of course rather than perennials and the red color choice limits you some but then you already know that. Still I would also post this over on the Annuals forum here for more suggestions since that is the foc...
First year questions (with pic album!)
Posted by fossill(6)
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SouthCountryGuy Zone 4b-5 SE BCUpdated I am no expert and don't know if there is an exact time to snip back or not. For me it depended on how many seedlings I had in a cell. With no rhyme or reason I often cut back to two in each cell before potting up. After potting u...
Yellow Sprouts -- something is wrong
Posted by runswithscissors(MT 4/5)
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runswithscissors(MT 4/5)Updated Dave, Thanks so much. What you say makes sence. Germination mix is alot more important than growing mix, isn't it? 45* at night....Really??!! Brrrr. And keeping the hse at 70* or below during the day would be impossible with the s...
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