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Are my seedlings salvageable?
Posted by badmajon
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digdirt2Updated You can salvage them by transplanting them DEEPLY into new containers if you wish. You bury all that exposed stem right up to just below the leaves. New roots will develop. Then set them under the light and lower it so that it is ...
Why are my leaves on my pepper plant-ling closing?
Posted by moralesiiia
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ryseryse_2004Updated I wouldn't worry about the little guy until he get his true leaves.
heat mat necessary indoors?
Posted by badmajon
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ryseryse_2004Updated BTW I suggested that a heating pad from a pharmacy was cheaper than a mat from a nursery and I was right but the one I just bought for $17.99 has a automatic shut-off after one hour. We rigged a stone with velcro to fool it but if...
Gardenia seedling with three cotyledons
Posted by abot(5)
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digdirt2Updated It happens now and then with most any variety of seedling. Fairly common in many vegetable seedlings and in larger vs. smaller seeds.. It is apparently tied to conditions at the time of pollination and subsequent seed formation. I...
Cheap containers for seedlings?
Posted by mooserider(8)
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jduren(5 MO.)Updated About a 1/2 from bottom...Jack
First try and stuck
Posted by jduren(5 MO.)
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jduren(5 MO.)Updated Just checked the internode, about 1.5 .
Winter Sowing
Posted by pabas
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digdirt2Updated Here you go, a direct link in case you have difficulty finding that forum. Dave Here is a link that might be useful: Winter Sowing forum
Dwarf Poinciana seeds
Posted by shear_stupidity(9B)
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shear_stupidity(9B)Updated Good news! (Especially for me with seeds) I nicked, soaked, and planted 20 seeds. 6 of them are doing great! I gave two of the seedlings to my sister in Tampa, and she says those are still doing well, too. Here's a pic. And thanks...
Starting over.... Step by step advice?
Posted by wreckitriz
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digdirt2Updated First, I have to ask why starting over? What did you do before and why didn't it work? Second, have you read through all the FAQs here? They are linked near the top of the forum page and are pretty much step by step. Third, all th...
cutting flower annuals
Posted by katkthms
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mandolls(4)Updated I'd suggest you post this in the annuals or cut flower forum. I am in a very different weather zone than you, but my take on it is that snap dragons and zinnia will be mostly over by mid August, unless you start them in the late s...
Slow, slow seedling growth, mildew gnats?
Posted by jasminehearted(8)
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Edie(5 NY (Finger Lakes))Updated Jasmine, I noticed that the lamp reflector in your picture is round. Can you tell us more about the light you are using? In other words, is that an old-style incandescent? A cfl? Something else? One bulb? Many? A saying I've seen ...
Planting pots
Posted by hibiscusfan -Northwest Ohio(5 northwest Ohio)
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digdirt2Updated Check out these 2 discussions on suppliers from over on page 2. Dave Here is a link that might be useful: Where to buy supplies
Solar Fire
Posted by garf_gw
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garf_gwUpdated I put 2 seedlings in peat to see what will happen. We'll see. Here is an update on the original seedlings. This post was edited by garf on Thu, Feb 21, 13 at 15:34
Underground PVC irrigation ~ any thoughts?
Posted by katkeeper36
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oregon_veg(8)Updated I would go with something like this: Here is a link that might be useful: Running water to raised beds
Transferring and thinning seedlings from peat pellets
Posted by wreckitriz
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mandolls(4)Updated You may be starting those cucumbers to early. I dont know when you can plant them out, but 3-4 weeks is the longest you really want to have them in pots. They are susceptible to lots of fungal diseases and will also stunt easily i...
Starting seeds in WA
Posted by feldon(z7 WA)
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digdirt2Updated The heat mats will come in very handy for germinating the seeds but they won't help you once the seeds sprout as they must be removed from the mats as soon as they break the soil surface. That's when the air temps become important...
Yellowing leaves on Petunia Seedlings
Posted by mandolls(4)
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digdirt2Updated Like mandolls we live on wells and have very hard water but have never had a problem with using it for plants. All our greenhouse plants and garden plants are raised on hard water and while we do get some lime build-up in the soil...
Heat source for seed starting
Posted by japus
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wally_1936(8b)Updated Lights are a good source of heat. Here in Texas when we expect a freeze that could kill some tender plants we wrap a cage around that plant using what ever kind of structure that will surround and cover the plant most wrap this wi...
Butch 'T' Trinidad Scorpion
Posted by gltrap54
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arthur08Updated I just got some seeds & the sites I'm looking at say the seeds germinate between 80-85 degrees. The room I'm thinking about using is 75 degrees. Somone above mentioned a warming pad, would a heating pad work just as well? Also...
Fertilizing in self watering containers
Posted by BioTomato
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BioTomatoUpdated Thank you very much Digdirt, This year I just wanted to try it.
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