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Growing Hot Peppers
Posted by ninopeppers
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oregonwoodsmoke(5 OR Sunset 1A)Updated There is a hot pepper forum here on Garden Web. The people there TRADE pepper seeds. So if you have seeds to trade, it is a good way to get unusual varieties. It's not a bad place to hang out and learn about peppers. There are ple...
Strange problem with direct sown seed germination
Posted by a_name
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a_nameUpdated Thanks Al You are right, this was a terrible growing season... I guess I have next year to test this out. Would the bad growing season affect direct sown seeds vs. the ones I started in a cold frame that much? Because although the...
Germination databases Dr. Deno
Posted by xaroline(zone 3 Calgary)
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bruce1_2009Updated I just found another reference, this one for germinating tree and shrub seeds. It is the US Forest Service's Woody Plant Seed Manual. You can find it at www.nsl.fs.fed.us/wpsm/ This appears to have a good deal of information about...
Beginner looking for help with seeds
Posted by toronto_girl_zone_6(5b/6a)
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toronto_girl_zone_6(5b/6a)Updated Hey! Thanks for the information. It really helped!
How to harvest stevia seed?
Posted by fluffybonbon(9)
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fluffybonbon(9)Updated I grown them from seeds . I placed the seeds on top of seed starting soil then cover them to get the extra moisture . They sprouted in a week. Hope that help,
Novice - Attempt on bhut jolokia
Posted by valkrit
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cal_mario(9)Updated One other thing be sure to soak the pepper seeds in a paper towel at least two days before you plant them. good luck!
Garden design for seed starting
Posted by melrose
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oregonwoodsmoke(5 OR Sunset 1A)Updated I like a lot of perennials and bulbs-- love those bulbs. Taller with interesting foliage or twigs in the back. Then have patches to fill in with annuals. Enough space to get a variety of flowers in there, but not enough empty area...
Splitting seed orders
Posted by bugbite(z9a FL)
bugbite(z9a FL)Hi, A month or so ago I proposed that 4 people get together including me and buy seeds from a seed wholesaler and split the seeds. The split went extremely well. Met 3 great gardeners and for the price of a regular order from a retail...
Katsura tree seed germination requirements
Posted by bbfan10(5)
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bbfan10(5)Updated Thank you so much! You have really been a real help to me :) As you know I love this tree and just can't wait to grow it. Hopefully I'll post some pictures of them growing when they do. THANKS :)
What to do with Datura seeds?
Posted by greenpassion(z4-z5 VT)
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passiflorapond(9B)Updated Collect as above and then do some seed swapping. Make a post over in the Brugmansia forums, many people there collect the 'Devil's trumpet' (Datura) along with Angel's trumpet (Brugmansia) You could get some lovely brugmansia and ...
Planting Maltese Cross
Posted by tkhooper(7)
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tkhooper(7)Updated Thank you morz8 I appreciate your answering my questions.
Growing 'Golden Rain' tree from seeds
Posted by wfjdi0r
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yiorges-z5ilUpdated cover the pot with soil. keep soil in pot damp ALL winter long... after first freeze mulck the plant... remove the pot & mulch in the spring
Seed ripening
Posted by wendeyzee(z5Wa)
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wendeyzee(z5Wa)Updated Thank you!! I guess I was lucky to get one nice ripe zinnia head from zowie before they froze, but not so lucky with Oklahoma cherry, I dont think I got a single ripe head from it, which is a shame because I havent seen it offered...
Black Reed Peat For tomato seed
Posted by gardengolfer
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yiorges-z5ilUpdated Most seed contain enough nutrients to get them through germination & production of the 1st set of true leafs therefor "fertilizer" is not neeeded untill later... in the peat the roots will grow & expand in size B...
Cypress Vine help
Posted by krickette
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wally_1936(8b)Updated It seems that if you end up losing your plants there is a good chance that some of those seeds won't sprout until next year. Be sure to keep them away from any plants you don't want choked to death as they can pull down a very lar...
Growing California Bluebells
Posted by tkhooper(7)
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nutsaboutflowers(2b/3a)Updated In my zone I had a sea of blue for most of the summer =:) They were in full sun and planted in soil high in organic matter. They do get a little scraggly looking near the end.
Rudbecia Tiger Eye
Posted by a.girl.named.max(4a)
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countrycarolyn(6-7nwTN)Updated Looks like Rudbeckia Tiger Eye is a F1 hybrid. Hybrids do not come true to the parent plant. In other words depending on what all was crossed with the original parent will be what the plant looks like. Though it will look nothing ...
Phlox 'Red Drummond' from seed
Posted by tkhooper(7)
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tkhooper(7)Updated Cool those directions seem much easier for me. I'm disabled and sometimes I can't make sense of things. Thank you so much for sharing the information.
Where to find Basic Instructions for Growing from Seeds?
Posted by onthebrinck(6 Central New Jersey)
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pitimpinai(z6 Chicago)Updated à ¹ Another vote for Winter Sowing. Here's the link to Winter Sowing FAQ. Have fun! I have been winter sowing for at least 6 years. I have never regretted stumbling into this forum. It is a fun, inexpensive and easy way to sow s...
Growing Chinese Houses/Collinsia heterophylla
Posted by tkhooper(7)
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tkhooper(7)Updated Thank you so much for helping me with these. If the seedlings are not frost hardy I think I need to wait until mid spring in my area.
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