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Saving Landreth Seeds
Posted by bi11me(5b)
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yiorges-z5ilUpdated Sounds like a plan
Tips on hazelnuts or almonds from seed in AZ?
Posted by tamtrible(9)
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated I don't know, really - no experience there. I've only seen them used as a soil additive for plants with roots.
Linden trees from seed & KCT seeds
Posted by marricgardens
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compogardenermn(4- Twin Cities, MN)Updated I've had success with Kentucky Coffee Tree germination by scarifying the seed coat with a Dremel. I planted 3 non-scarified and 3 Dremel scarified seeds and the 3 scarified seeds all germinated while none of the non-scarified ones...
Is astilbe fairly easy to grow from seed?
Posted by weedlady(Central OH 6)
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated Yes, the seed is fine and surface sown, covering the seed pots with plastic wrap and removing that at the first sign of germination is one way of keeping them moist until they can germinate. A. chinensis comes up like lettuce and ...
Need Seed Suggestion for Shady Area (pic)
Posted by dtownjbrown(6a-CintiOH)
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weedlady(Central OH 6)Updated Just came across your old post when searching for info on growing astilbe from seed... I am curious as to what you decided to do and what the area looks like now,a year and a half later. I must say your honeysuckle seems to be the...
clematis seeds
Posted by ibartoo(z8 sc)
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yiorges-z5ilUpdated PRETREATMENT. use seed within 6 months of harvest.... SOAK SEED FOR 24 HOURS CHANGING THE WATER 3 TIMES then STORE AT 40F FOR 2-6 MONTHS. Do NOT cover the seed as light required. soil temp 65-70F taking 21-28 to germinate.
Brown spots on cotyledon
Posted by milocrab
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Tiffany, purpleinopp GardenWeb, Z8b Opp, ALUpdated Your pic: The formula for including a pic is: [IMG SRC="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y151/geckosmiles/collard_seedling.jpg"] Substitute for [ ].
How will things be different?
Posted by jimla(Z6 PA)
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albert_135(Sunset 2 or 3)Updated Monitor the temperature in the greenhouse carefully. Temperatures inside the greenhouse can shoot up quite quickly when the sun is at a just the right wrong angle.
Fertilizing question
Posted by chele519(5)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated You don't give a clue where you live and garden. Starting lettuce in a packaged mix makes me think you are planning to grow to harvest in a container. If that is the case I would not fertilize until the shoots were about 2 inches ...
First time germinating seeds: Spinach and Lettuce
Posted by kennybellew
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art33(6)Updated They may have suggested a "blooming formula" because it would be fairly high in phosphorous (aids in root development). But 200 ppm of phosphorous would probably require a couple of tablespoons per gallon when using a 0-...
I can't get spinach to grow
Posted by zzackey(8b GA)
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rjs55555(5b)Updated If you are like me. I thought I had the same problems, found out it germinated, but the slugs made it disappear as soon as it came up. I can start it in pots but it is impossible in the garden.
Annabelle Hydrangea seed
Posted by margarita10(7Batl)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated All my hydrangea are started from cuttings. When I saw your post, I started looking for hydrangea seeds, and could not find any supplier or even a reference to them. Maybe someone with a different experience will show up. Al
From seed pineapple, grapefruit ,lemon ,tangering and apples
Posted by black-thumb
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erictUpdated calistoga, he just wanted to show off! :) Also, your baby tangerines look like they need a little more light. And I'm drooling at the apple. I want to try a Prunus specimen now!
Northern Catalpa
Posted by marricgardens
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albert_135(Sunset 2 or 3)Updated I observed some seed will germinate almost immediately when quite fresh. I don't know about norther catalpa but you might find it interesting to take a few seed, nick or scratch them and plant them right now.
Soil temperature at night or day or??
Posted by ginjj
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated I have a greenhouse with a 70 degree heatpad that I use for starting cuttings and seeds that ask for that temperature. For poppy seeds and lots of other native seeds, they start better if I start them outside the greenhouse with o...
Fuyu Persimmon Seeds
Posted by cahrles
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typhunUpdated I wonder persimmons need to have male and female plant to bear fruit??? I have only one plant and it has plenty of fruits.
Talinum paniculatum from seed
Posted by sophiera
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goblugal(7)Updated Perhaps the problem is the seed that you harvested. Maybe it wasn't ripe, or isn't viable for some other reason. Good seed should germinate quickly.
Liatris - Meadow Blazing Star - grow fr seed
Posted by mary_littlerockar(8a-7b mid Arkansas)
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zzackey(8b GA)Updated Wow! I sure got a lesson in Liatris! Thanks! We have some growing in a patch we let go wild in our front yard. I always wondered why there weren't more of them. We recently went for a drive and saw tons of them growing near the di...
Will Zinnia seeds grow flowers that are true to color?
Posted by highlandernorth
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated I don't really get enough summer heat to make them truly happy and only grow them occasionally, but - "Zinnias will cross-pollinate. Gardeners should only grow one variety at a time to save pure seed, or isolate varieties by ...
How do Echinacea and Portulaca seeds look??
Posted by doriswk(5)
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated The ripe pods would be open, they would split if they have spilled their seeds. Look for some intact, and while not completely brown and dry looking, look for those at least more yellow green than green. Open one, see if the seeds...
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