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yellow spots, just 1 more week ..
Posted by tobaira(5)
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keriann_lakegeneva(5B WI/IL border)Updated Sleepy is right on the money. I use 1/4 of what is stated (on the fert. conatiner) what I first start fertilizing. so if they say one tbsp per gallon I would use 1/4 once a week. I do not pre-water and then add fert. It is one pro...
Save Seed - Propagating Bolt Tolerant Varieties?
Posted by gardenathome(9B/10)
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oilpainter(3)Updated You can not save seeds to make bolt tolerant varieties, unless you do like the plant breeders do. They pick 2 that are naturally that way. Hand pollinate one plant with the other. Make sure that plant is not pollinated with any ot...
Can I Save Seeds from Osteospermum ?
Posted by nutsaboutflowers(2b/3a)
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digdirt2Updated I assume you meant to post this on the Saving Seed forum, right, since it has its own forum? It is linked at the top of this forum's front page in the set of Related Forums links. Dave
Unfortunate News
Posted by moonwolf_gw
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moonwolf_gwUpdated Soozeesully, I'm in Central PA and I live in a valley out in the country. It's beautiful here but it can get very cold in the winter and extremely hot in the summer. They're calling for thunderstorms tommorrow and a chance of snow...
Moonflower Momma!!!
Posted by soozeesully(4)
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keriann_lakegeneva(5B WI/IL border)Updated Great job! What kind are they? 'Moonflower' can be used to describe a lot of different flowers such as morning glories to daturas. FYI for next time, the dome should have come off on April 9th when they germinated. I would get the...
Growing Chrysanthemums (Mums) from Seed - Ah!
Posted by jazzib
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keriann_lakegeneva(5B WI/IL border)Updated Sorry.... I am in 5b as well. WI/IL border. Keriann~
green slime
Posted by ptreebs(z8WA)
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated It's likely algae and shouldn't hurt your seedlings. Do not spray with bleach, the ph of household bleach is somewhere around 11 and would be fatal to plants. Water less, increase air circulation around your trays. You must be clo...
Sprouted Seedling and Sunlight
Posted by aztomn(SE MN 4a)
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oilpainter(3)Updated It may have been too hot for your broccoli where you had it, put it at the back. Sunlight coming through the window will be the strongest and hottest near the window and it can raise the temperature by 20 or 30 degrees even if the...
Mystery Seedling
Posted by sleepy33(5b KS)
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cottage_garden(Z10 CA)Updated Looks like petunias to me - very healthy and happy petunias at that.
seedlings still not ready. whats the deal?
Posted by feethanddooth
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digdirt2Updated It's still too early to plant tomatoes and especially peppers in your zone anyway so there isn't any rush. You still have a couple of weeks and assuming decent growing conditions they will kick into high gear in plenty of time. Me...
Why can't I grow from seed?!
Posted by Maxine(5MA)
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taz6122(N.W. AR.6b)Updated Yes a timer can be bought for less than $10 @ Walmart. They have all kinds from basic mechanical hourly ($6) to more advanced mechanical 15 min ($10) to electronic digital($19) I would set it from 12-16 hours.
seedlings not moving
Posted by cbfindlay(z6 OH)
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sleepy33(5b KS)Updated I'll give it a shot! At this point, I'd try dancing backwards around a campfire carrying the seeds if I thought it would help. :) Thanks for the input!
Best way to keep seedbed moist?
Posted by nygardener(z6 New York)
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nygardener(z6 New York)Updated Thanks for the good advice! I planted this morning, and we'll see how they do!
Discouraged by First Seedling Experience.
Posted by nutsaboutflowers(2b/3a)
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sjc48Updated Hi, I'm from the wintersowing forum; I was reading some of the posts here, because I too, sow seeds indoors on HL/GM. After moaning on the WS forum, that I had absolutely no luck with sowing inside, I did a re-think, and actually ...
Am I too Late?
Posted by horseflysgarden
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tyranodetteUpdated Started mine on Sunday in North Iowa
Do roots develop on buried stems?
Posted by janny
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digdirt2Updated They do on woody stem plants - those whose leaflets sprout directly from the stem itself. Tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, trees, etc. But they don't from those plants whose leaflets sprout directly from the core, root ball. They don...
Zinnias started indoors? Yes or No?
Posted by keriann_lakegeneva(5B WI/IL border)
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keriann_lakegeneva(5B WI/IL border)Updated Thanks ya'all! I just started 3 different kinds yesterday on my heat mat/germination station. They are cutting varieties: white, purple and lime green. And I have plenty of lights on stand by, ready for their heads to poke through...
What was your biggest seed 'oops'?
Posted by heirloomjunkie(5a)
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heirloomjunkie(5a)Updated Ali, that's hilarious! Frustrating, I'm sure.
help starting seeds in a hoop house
Posted by vschlaff
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digdirt2Updated Then why not just germinate them in the house where you can supply the heat and then move them to the hoop house once they are sprouted? That would be the easiest way to go since they are in trays. Dave
Trouble With Mini-Greenhouse Germination
Posted by eicher
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eicherUpdated The seed starting mix that I had doesn't say anything about fertilizer. it just says 100% organic. And I am still currently waiting on some 4 o'clocks, zinnia, and Dahlia. I have had some zinnia and 4 o'clocks sprout already, but ...
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