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Better luck than I planned
Posted by honnat
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honnatUpdated Thanks for that info. I did mis-speak. Planting out usually isn't 100% safe until mid May which is more like 10 weeks instead of 6. (wishful thinking I guess). I am determined to get a bloom on the echinaceas; but I realize that d...
sowing mistakes
Posted by cygnus-x1(7b - 8a)
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david8n(4)Updated i made the same mistake with my peppers this year and lost all my hot peppers I plan on restarting them tommorrow I thought that I was supposed to leave them on the heat untill the true leaves not when they broke the soil
Seedlings slow growing
Posted by Higgsr1
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Higgsr1Updated Lights are about 1 - 2 inches. Also I am usuing 3 shoplights thats 6 total Ge 6500k with about 3050 lumens each bulb. Seed trays are side by side not end to end so I can fit 4 under the 3 4' shoplights. Side note: After picking a ...
Does a dome has to be air tight on a plug tray ?
Posted by nissy12
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carino2010(8)Updated My "dome" is covered air tight and after a week, I open it about one inch for one or two days than I seal it again. I have had 85 percent success with this method.
How to start various vines
Posted by JParadise81
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JParadise81Updated Thanks for the response Dave, and the link in particular. Not sure how I missed that section the 100 or so times I visited these forums! so Im going to take your advice and direct sow these seeds, this morning I put each seed type...
Watering Seedlings?
Posted by BioTomato
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digdirt2Updated Bottom watering. There is a FAQ here about it and I linked several discussions about this question below. Scroll down to the ones with the blue border. Dave Here is a link that might be useful: How to water seedlings discussions
Show your light setups
Posted by franknjim
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fixerupperinnh(5)Updated This is the set up I have in my basement. My hubby installed the utility sink for me last year. It makes life a whole lot easier.
direct sow or have to start indoors?
Posted by wren_garden(zone 5b/6)
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athenainwiUpdated You might want to look into wintersowing. I've wintersowed columbine and it worked very, very well. Now it sows itself and I just pull up the ones in bad spots. Wintersowing costs very little and gives you a bit more control over ...
Yellow Tabebuia seedpod
Posted by Brandee.1969(9)
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Brandee.1969(9)Updated Excellent! Thank you both for the direction and info!
a shout-out to Pepper Joe..
Posted by bonoschild
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gltrap54Updated Yeeep........... Started my Scorpion seeds today!
Seedling Water Question
Posted by gltrap54
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keriann_lakegeneva(5B WI/IL border)Updated I have about 3 jugs that I fill up and then wait to use them the next day. I have never tried using water right out of the tap as my city water is full of chlorine. I leave it out for 8 hours and it doesn't stink like chemicals an...
Started 35 seeds indoors
Posted by TheAnticlimactic
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TheAnticlimacticUpdated Trishcuit, I find the convenience unparalleled, and I usually try to minimize transplanting, so their perfect for me to just germinate directly in the cup. I found out last year though that transplanting isn't all that bad... I th...
moss?
Posted by dba1954(6 - Buffalo area)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated I think a large part of the difference between your success and your wife's problems, is related to the fact you are growing seeds that germinate in three days, while hers takes three weeks. Al
Will Chamomile from the supermarket produce good looking flowers?
Posted by mccommas(z5CT)
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flora_uk(SW UK 8/9)Updated mccommas - feverfew needs to be taken in large quantities to have adverse effects. It is not in the foxglove league. Here is a link that might be useful: Feverfew discussion
Hoophouse Tomato seeds?
Posted by marketGrowingJeff
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digdirt2Updated Too many variables to know. Weather - some nights it will be plenty of insulation with no added heat, other nights you may have to double the cover on the low tunnel or up the heat. Some nights it may even be too hot in there. It'...
Sowing Spring Veggies and Succession Gardening
Posted by highwaygardener(5)
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highwaygardener(5)Updated Thank you Keriann, you have helped a ton. I think that you're right--I need to just plan that the Spring and Summer crops will be in the same ground for a short time. I think it will be okay because tomatoes always take about four...
chili pepper farming for all!
Posted by gabrielfollis
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blufloyd(5 cent. il.)Updated Just back into the gardenweb. Not far from anywhere in Illinois. Didn't knw a chili farm was even in Illinois.
Solanum wrightii/macranthum.... seeds sources
Posted by bronxfigs
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bronxfigsUpdated Dave... I'm guessing the same thing. But the nursery industry/plant retailers are in business to make a buck, and I believe that they would sell anything if there was a demand. Being a tropical plant, I would think, means little, ...
Cold Frame use vs Starting Indoors
Posted by shelley_t(z5 IL)
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t-bird(Chicago 5/6)Updated gjcore - that frame looks awesome! What is your protocol for turning on the lights? And I assume that your temps for opening etc. are for daytime highs?
help
Posted by perrynewbegining
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keriann_lakegeneva(5B WI/IL border)Updated I think it was because the dome was left on after germination. Right after the seeds show sings of life of break the surface the dome should be removed. The plant went into shock in my opinion. From super humid and hot under the d...
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