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Are These Leggy? HELP!
Posted by MNnewbie
4 Comments
digdirt2Updated Agree with all the above. Not enough light and lights not nearly close enough. Dave
Cobwebs On Top Of Soil?
Posted by moonwolf_gw
14 Comments
digdirt2Updated What you can take away is If you DO have cobweb-like stuff growing on top of soil, improve air circulation and reduce moisture. The cobweb mold is not the same thing as damp-off fungi. While both should be and can be easily avoide...
HELP! Damping off!
Posted by Desirai(7B)
9 Comments
blowell(5b)Updated There is no cure for damping off once a plant has become infected with the pathogen. Purge all the infected plants and place them in a trashbag. DO NOT throw them in your compost pile. While you pruge the infected plants, DO NOT t...
Too early?
Posted by SouthCountryGuy Zone 4b-5 SE BC(Zone 4b-5 SE BC Canada)
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blowell(5b)Updated I think I've always started too early. I don't do vegetables. I count on my brother for those. I do some annuals and mostly perennials. This year I promised myself I would NOT start until March 21. I'm doing a little experiment th...
Best time to start 2013 seeds?
Posted by houseplantlover86(6)
4 Comments
Poolgoddess67(5b)Updated emcd124-you have plants out already? I'm in Danville, IL and I really really want to start earlier than May. Do you have any tips?
Need Tips on Dragon Fruit
Posted by cwatson89
2 Comments
cwatson89Updated Thanks.
Is a dome really nessesary?
Posted by sugarbee03110(5b)
10 Comments
tanyuu((5/6 - South IN))Updated Glad to hear! :) Part of it all is experimentation. I can't make my basement that hot, so it helps me, but it sounds like you have the perfect setup!
celosia seeds retained in soil.
Posted by x207
3 Comments
susanzone5(z5NY)Updated I live south of you and have celosia seeds germinate all over my garden every year, all different kinds. I pull up the ones that are in the way or too weak and not nice looking. I have some red feather ones that reach over 6 feet ...
Grow Light Survey
Posted by evan610
4 Comments
susanzone5(z5NY)Updated I have a grow light set-up but I don't use "grow lights." They're expensive. I use full spectrum fluorescent light tubes. I am fully satisfied with them when they are 1" away from the seedlings. The light set-up I h...
Where to buy Irish Moss seeds?
Posted by Ravneet
2 Comments
joyerman(z6louky)Updated www.swallowtailgardenseeds.com The seeds are very very tiny. I have found the Irish moss to be a great ground cover. It also divides well and grows extremely fast though not invasive.
Lobelia separation
Posted by jduren(5 MO.)
7 Comments
susanzone5(z5NY)Updated I grow them thickly in cell packs, tear them into clumps, and plant them directly into flower boxes as edging plants when all frost is gone. I don't bother with transplanting into bigger containers before planting out.
Snapdragons: seed source, growing ideas
Posted by allaninminneapolis(4)
7 Comments
dirt_farmer(6)Updated Hi, I have started snapdragons indoors and painfully transplanted them outdoors and baby them all along the way. But late spring I went to look for something at Lowes and accidentally found they were practically giving good lookin...
anybody tried layering over compost?
Posted by Need2SeeGreen(10 (SoCal))
3 Comments
marklucasUpdated If we build compost, which is done with a âÂÂlayer upon layerâ system; it can help accelerate the decomposition process. Hardware stores, garden centers and nurseries; supply the ingredients used for a compost bin. If you thro...
martagon hybrids
Posted by Campanula UK Z8
2 Comments
marklucasUpdated Martagon hybrid is a great choice for those shady spots in our garden. It is normally planted in warmer climates and in a colder climate, should be provided with mulch.
Hardy seedlings?
Posted by ponyexpress_1
2 Comments
ponyexpress_1Updated Thank you Dave. I thought that might be the case. I guess They will sit on my window sill a few more weeks : )
Heat mat
Posted by lovegardening84
4 Comments
digdirt2Updated I use commercial grower's plug trays and six packs since I grow hundreds for sales but the home gardener can use most any thing plastic including all those things rose listed as well as Dixie cups that come in all sorts of sizes, ...
How many seedlings to keep per pot
Posted by paper_crane2(5a)
3 Comments
gjcore(zone 5 Aurora Co)Updated I've had good luck with leaving numerous basil plants in the same container. If you want more plants you could also prick some out instead of snipping them off and move them to new containers. A little transplant shock but most wi...
tips
Posted by panteramatt
1 Comment
digdirt2Updated Rather than re-type all the basic info over again I hope you don't mind if I first refer you to the FAQs here. I'm new to growing from seed, how do I get started? Ok, my seedlings are growing. Now what do i do? How do I determine ...
SnowDay Fun - Growing Cats from Seeds
Posted by blindingbrown(6b)
1 Comment
digdirt2Updated Very entertaining. Quite a personable son you have there! :) Dave
Seed Saving
Posted by dragon9206
2 Comments
wally_1936(8b)Updated When I ordered my tomato seeds from wintersown.org they send me a leaflet that shows how to save tomato seeds. They do not say to let them ferment but they do say to use a disinfectant powder. That could be the same process I do n...
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