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Fertilizing seedlings in soilless mix?
Posted by mandolls(4)
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davemichigan(zone 6a (SE Michigan))Updated mandolls, sorry I misread your question earlier. The reason people use fish/seaweed fertilizer on soilless mix is probably because it still works. The breakdown is going to take some time but not that long. The soil is relatively ...
Pansies? I need some help!
Posted by pds5678
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goblugal(7)Updated It would really to help to know where you are - what growing zone you are in. Pansies are a cool weather crop - they don't like heat at all!
mold in seed tray
Posted by princessgardens
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azmarcusUpdated I am using both peat pots and a biodegradable egg carton...no mold on the peat pots, but the egg cartons have a spider-like white mold forming around the edges...I tried the 10-1 hp solution, so will see how that works. Thanks for...
Window sill/shop light comparison
Posted by mandolls(4)
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loribee2(CA 9)Updated Yes, always fun to see the results of experiments. Thanks for sharing! Here is a link that might be useful: my blog
Need help identifying seeds
Posted by desertwest
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gardenweed_z6aUpdated You can upload a photo here--you just need to upload it to a photo sharing website first to get the html code. Once you have the html code, there's some text that has to be added at the beginning and end in order for the photo to ...
laundry basket method anyone?
Posted by patreesh
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tdscpa(z5 NWKS)Updated I use the laundry basket when I pot up seedlings from starter trays to plastic cups, run out of space under the lights on my growing bench/table, and move them to my greenhouse. After several days, I remove the basket, and they ha...
Bianca pepper seeds
Posted by runningtrails
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drewvalhatz_gmail_comUpdated I have some treated bianca seed that I could ship to you. email me with details.
what have you planted so far?
Posted by hillbilly_hydro
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northerner_on(Z5A ONCanada)Updated Blueheron: Most annual Rudbeckias bloom the first year even here up north with our short summers, so you should have no problem. By the way, you may want to check the name: the annual Rudbeckia I know is Cherokee Sunset.
Need help with Baptisia seedlings
Posted by northerner_on(Z5A ONCanada)
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northerner_on(Z5A ONCanada)Updated Thank you for the timing info, Betty. If yours are now coming up in Zone 7 USA, it's probably too early for me to expect any visible activity from mine (Zone 5A Canada). You planted tomatoes today, and I started tomatoes under lig...
Can I start Dahlia Victoriana seed now? Zone 5
Posted by Maxine(5MA)
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Maxine(5MA)Updated thanks jaynine!
experiences with Biodome 18 cell or 40 cell?
Posted by Maxine(5MA)
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Maxine(5MA)Updated Dear foolishpleasure Thanks for your input I am a super bad seed starter. No matter how close I have them to the grow light they are always leggy. I plan on germinating my seeds inside then putting out to the sun. With the biodome...
Help- Seeds on Steroids
Posted by greenthumblarry
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greenthumblarryUpdated I'm answering my own question. They needed to be thinned.
Having problems with peppers (pics)
Posted by ahismah
2 Comments
greenthumblarryUpdated Probably just seed quality. Try dissolving 5-8 tablespoons of Epsom salts in your next watering. Magnesium always works for me. I use it on my Jalpenos from seed and it works wonders on those and my maters. Good luck.
old bag of pro-mix bx
Posted by allsmiles
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californianUpdated I had sone 9 month old Pro-Mix BX with Biofungicide and it had lost its anti-fungus properties after that time, and I could see mold growing on the surface of my seed starting mix, whereas with a new bale of the same stuff I see n...
Germinating California Pepper tree seeds
Posted by jbclem(z9b Topanga, Ca)
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BnB_roadrunner_comUpdated Is there a way of telling whether the tree is a male (seedless) or femail tree (dirty dropping seed and debris?) My experience is seeds begin appearing when the tree is about six feet tall and it would be nice to plant only male p...
Bio Dome advice...
Posted by arborgirl(5 - IL)
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jecoleman78_aol_comUpdated I have used a 60 plant Bio Dome for the first time. I planted begonia seeds. I started them 8 weeks ago. The top of the plugs have turned white like a white fungus or something. The plants that have survived are so small. They hav...
water mellon corn patch
Posted by austingardner
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auntyara(5a)Updated corn 1 or 2 ears per stalk, water melon 1 so you don't stress the plant. You'll have to snap off the others as they try to form. or let it be and see how it goes. The water melons might (hahaha) try to sneak out of a 10 by 10 area...
help, submerged water melon / corn patch
Posted by austingardner
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auntyara(5a)Updated I would only worry if your soil is clay. I don't have clay, so that wouldn't be a problem here. If you just planted them you could move them, put back the soil , replant and they probably wont even notice. good luck newbie :) we a...
Portable greenhouse to harden off
Posted by patreesh
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patreeshUpdated Thanks all. Glad I haven't removed it from the box. Guess I'll try the "laundry basket method." Posted another thread on this. Any of you had success with this? I work all day so can't be carting stuff back and forth eve...
A waste of money
Posted by loribee2(CA 9)
12 Comments
mori1(5b/6a)Updated I have three of them, a two shelf, which is in my unheated garage. I put the plants I overwinter in them. I got a four shelf to start my seeds in and a three shelf that I put the seedlings in to grow in sunlight. I've had the two ...
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