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Growing hibiscus from seeds
Posted by wdc202(Wash. DC)
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leslie_pz(5b NH)Updated Fairfaxwatch Are you starting these seeds the same time of year? This time of year the window may be cooking your seeds. I believe I cooked my second round of pottings by putting them in baggies. The difference was the height of t...
starting seeds that just matured?
Posted by maps31(5 salt lake city, UT)
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albert_135(Sunset 2 or 3)Updated I have just started my kale and collards from seed that just matured a couple of weeks ago. An interesting tangent, I have see agave and saguaro actually germinate while still in the fruit on the plant.
bad weather equals slow growth?
Posted by baxb
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baxbUpdated Sorry about the double post! Kept crashing whilst trying to submit.
Oriental Red Poppies
Posted by laagarden(5)
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated laagarden, Papaver orientale is perennial, established plants come back from the roots each year. They often go dormant in summer heat, send out a flush a new growth as weather begins to cool in Fall so I hope you planned for that...
T5 Grow Lights For Veggies
Posted by adc14
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GreenThumb90(7)Updated I have seen people use t-5 with excellent results! I personally have bought 4 grow lights at walmart for 10 dollars each and saved myself money and alot on my electric bill. I just add heat when needed with a clamp on lamp.
When do I fertilize seedlings?
Posted by CHRIS_in_NEPA
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GreenThumb90(7)Updated I always fertilize after 4-6 true leaves develop. A regular slow release or a weak Miracle Gro starter fertilizer or even an 8-16-24 to prevent shock.
Lupine wilting problem
Posted by scaly(6)
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SarahLeeSUpdated Tried growing lupine from seed... planted about a dozen 3 yrs ago in sunny sandy location. One survived and looks healthy but have never had a bloom yet. One source I saw said they are annual and require seed to come back but appa...
spindly snapdragons
Posted by kelley4180(7)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated I have been very pleased with the performance of Snapdragons. I planted four inch pot size last October in full sun and they bloomed all winter until I took them out in June and replaced with Lantana for the summer months. The rem...
spindly carrot seedlings falling over
Posted by Chereew
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated Do not mistake a pre-emergent with a herbicide. The best known herbicide is sold as Roundup. It only works by being absorbed by growing foliage, it does not affect seed which has not germinated. During the 1950s herbicide was spra...
Germinating seeds from Calycanthus floridus Athens
Posted by kimka(Zone 6B)
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yiorges-z5ilUpdated The seed if it germinates will NOT yield "Athens" Store seed at 40F for 3 months then lightly cover seed soil temperature 65-70F for germination..takes 14-35 days to germinate Good Luck..... Cuttings will yield "Ath...
help- my zinnia leaves are turning brown and curling
Posted by emlovestogrdn(6B)
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lagunalion_aol_comUpdated my zinnia leaves are turning brown and curling
Good places to buy non-hybrid seeds
Posted by jcaho
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JakenBakeUpdated There's nothing better than a nice garden! Okay, well maybe I can think of a couple things, but that's besides the point. This year we decided to do more of the Heirloom and Non-Hybrid varieties so we can learn to save our seeds y...
purple rose of sharon
Posted by mmstorms
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mmstormsUpdated South Dakota USDA zone is 5A
Star magnolia
Posted by Water-can-girl
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Tiffany, purpleinopp GardenWeb, Z8b Opp, ALUpdated You could post a picture to the "name that plant forum."
pre-chilled flower seed
Posted by prhart
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gardenweed_z6aUpdated prhart - there's a link to the Winter Sowing forum on the Growing from Seed page. Just scroll across the row of Related Forums near the top of the page.
Apple Seedling and Grow Lights
Posted by mcubb
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scotlfs(Zone 4)Updated Outside definitely...Even in a hurricane the seedling is likely to be unaffected unless a tree drops right on it and crushes it. The wind just plain isn't going that fast that close to the ground and the seedling is tiny and has n...
Is their something wrong with my avocado seeds???
Posted by Chris538
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carolineturtle9Updated I recently started one in water as well. It took about a month and a half before any activity, but now there's a root just now poking out. Be patient, it will happen!
wigelia seeds when and how to pant
Posted by john4291(Alabama)
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated The Clothiers site says only to direct sow weigela seed. Druse (Making More Plants) states simply 'seed - outdoors in Spring' so from that I'll assume they germinate at coolish temps but don't need a prolonged moist chill. Plant W...
Delphinium Seeds ... now what?!
Posted by MsTreen
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated Freshly harvested Delphinium seed will usually germinate without the chilling requirement of stored seed. Al
How long from sprout to flowers?
Posted by ramatheson
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ifraser25(z11 Brazil)Updated Summer is a bad time to sow seed in hot climates. Many plants go into a kind of dormancy when temps are high, even if they have enough water. You could speed things up by sowing in late winter/ early spring. My late sown peppers u...
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