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SIze of Cow Pots to Use
Posted by adc14
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adc14Updated Cow pots are made from dried cow manure. They are much better than peat pots--hold moisture and decompose in the soil. I like them a lot.
Can I 'Abuse' Marigold Seedling Roots?
Posted by nutsaboutflowers(2b/3a)
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nutsaboutflowers(2b/3a)Updated Oilpainter I knew that plant roots need to be "disturbed" if they're root bound, but thanks for telling me, in case I didn't know. =:) The only annual I've ever had trouble with is marigolds. I posted last year that my m...
Age Old Columbine Seed
Posted by sapphireiris
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tomtuxman(6bNY)Updated Columbine/aquilegia is an excellent candidate for Wintersowing. Check out and search the Wintersowing forum for much advice and opinion.
Morning Glories... these things grow fast!
Posted by heirloomjunkie(5a)
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davemichigan(zone 6a (SE Michigan))Updated oilpainter, in zone 3 you are probably ok even if you grow sweet peas now. I once started sweet peas (the fragrant lathyforus odorata, not the ones for eating) late, like in May, and they were sort of ok. They produced flowers, bu...
Time to plant up! Help!
Posted by heirloomjunkie(5a)
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sleepy33(5b KS)Updated Pinching is what's done, unless you don't see the sucker/get to it in time, and it becomes branch-sized. Of course, you probably run more of a risk of introducing fungus and other bad stuff when you prune off a bigger branch like ...
Losing all my plants to damping off
Posted by jerem(5b)
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nutsaboutflowers(2b/3a)Updated Hi there. I'm just new at this, but unless I was just lucky, cinnamon and garlic water worked for me. I sprinkled the soil right from the beginning with cinnamon. When I discovered a tiny bit of fungus, I took several cloves of ga...
blanched seedling leaves
Posted by gracecar
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momstar(5)Updated The quickest way to learn patience - take up gardening.
timing
Posted by eagle8882000
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susan2010(6 Massachusetts)Updated Not too early for peas. In fact, you may even be a tad late for peas (I'm in Boston and planted mine a few weeks ago). But too early for beans. Or at least it has been my experience that they just sit there if the ground is too co...
Hardening Off Question
Posted by davemichigan(zone 6a (SE Michigan))
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susan2010(6 Massachusetts)Updated For the first few days, no matter what the night time temperature is predicted to be, I take my plants in at night. After a few days of that, if we're predicted a mild night, I'll leave them out. From that point, I'll play it by e...
Either too dry or too moldy -- HELP!!
Posted by mayzu
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greenpassion(z4-z5 VT)Updated I'm wondering about the use of cinnamon when that white/grey fungus or mold is seen on the top of seedling pots. I'm having a hell of a time with disease, dispite changing from seed mix to milled spaghnum moss. I have used a produ...
Zinnia Seed - One Flower Per Plant?
Posted by almax881(8b)
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almax881(8b)Updated Thanks for the sunflower picture Sew. I grabbed a packet of Mammoth sunflower seeds just to see what happens. Thanks for the response Nana. Zinnia is looking to be more favorite flower as well. I really like the Dahlia-shaped head...
A funny story...
Posted by sleepy33(5b KS)
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sarahbarah27(5)Updated I have a similar story about my boy friend. We were out doing yard clean up last weekend, and he had the loppers and was trimming branches. I have this rose bush that came with the house, I think it is a sort of climbing rose, but...
Confused about starting plants ahead of last frost.
Posted by jerem(5b)
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taz6122(N.W. AR.6b)Updated I think this link will explain everything but if not come back and ask your question/s. Here is a link that might be useful: Easy Hardening-Off Method
too much water
Posted by tobaira(5)
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tobaira(5)Updated They haven't been outside at all - they've been inside under the lights. At first I thought maybe the tall one got too close to the lights (darn thing has been growing like crazy lately) but some of the lower leafs on the plant ar...
planting seeds indoors
Posted by nanaclaire(5b)
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nanboUpdated I started pelleted wave petunias (tidal wave, shock wave and easy wave) in peat pellets about a month ago. This was my first time ever growing from seed and I'm happy to say that out of 80 pelleted seeds I have had 71 germinate in...
Who sells plants here?
Posted by ohioveggies
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ohioveggiesUpdated Thank you for the info, I too dont really need to make a lot of money off of them, i had all the seeds I just bought more cups and potting soil to put them in but that doesnt equal to that much. I guess I will ditch the organic la...
frost on the pumpkins
Posted by roseosharon
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jonas302(central mn 4)Updated I would say they are gone and it would be best to start some more seeds incase they don't recover
Flax
Posted by albert_135(Sunset 2 or 3)
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oilpainter(3)Updated I don't know for sure as I have never grown flax, but some seeds require freezing to germinate well. Snapdragon is one like that. It may also be that it likes to germinate at cooler temperatures. If Flax comes back from self seedi...
My Very First Zinnia
Posted by nightnurse21
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nightnurse21Updated same zinnia,now more open,in mixed pack not sure what names is
Starting Bell Peppers with a heat mat and humidity dome?
Posted by david1948(5b Wa)
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susan2010(6 Massachusetts)Updated I've always had really good luck starting peppers (nearly 100% germination). I use a heat mat and a humidity dome, but I always prop the dome open a bit to let air circulate. I keep them dark until the first seeds begin to germina...
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