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Is sterilized soil necessary?
Posted by pjames(8/LA)
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jillca(5a/Denver)Updated If you do use your own soil mix - to sterilize it - put into a metal roasting pan (-: and bake at 180F for 3 hours. Let cool and use!! I generally moistened mine to start with - seemed to help with the sterilization - steaming, et...
Do I water my seedlings before or after I transplant them?
Posted by janie58(5a)
6 Comments
jillca(5a/Denver)Updated whatever your method beforehand, you need to water afterwards to settle the soil around the roots and get the large air gaps out so that the roots are in contact with the soil
second posting for help with VINCA
Posted by gardengalkc(5 B)
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poisondartfrogUpdated Vinca is no more difficult than Impatiens from seed, but they do not require light to germinate. I usually cover lightly with jiffy mix. However, I got a packet of Vinca seeds from Swallowtail Gardens this year that instructed tha...
Fertilizer Question
Posted by keriann_lakegeneva(5B WI/IL border)
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sleepy33(5b KS)Updated Maybe it's Diego making them grow! What I did wrong... Well, I started them in containers of a similar depth/size as I would other seeds (margerine tub, or similar). That was too deep, as they are so tiny at first, that maintainin...
Going on vacation- what should I do with my seedlings?!
Posted by sandyman720(NJ)
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tdscpa(z5 NWKS)Updated I'm still giving a neighbor free tomato plants, and tomatoes I grow when she has crop failure, for her help in watering my starts daily about 4 or 5 years ago for a few days when I had to be away due to a death in the family. That...
Monkshood (Aconitum albidum) seeds - when and how to seed
Posted by madrone(VancIsl BC)
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rinomanfroni(7)Updated I am trying these seeds and I sowed them last January, left 2 weeks at 70F, and then I put them in the refrigerator around the end of January. I took them out of the refrigerator today, and this is how the tray looks like as I ope...
Used worm castings in soil mix- do I need more fertilizer?
Posted by bananastand(4b)
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sleepy33(5b KS)Updated The fish emulsion I use is actually certified by OMRI; there's a link at the bottom. So it's definitely organic. Since you started in soil and not sterile mix, and since your plants all seem to be doing well, and you're probably a...
CFL Bucket
Posted by isuhunter
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isuhunterUpdated I am looking at saving some talc buckets from when we plant our commercial corn. We go through many buckets. The buckets are square 5 gallon buckets and would work a lot better.
Help with starting Vinca
Posted by gardengalkc(5 B)
5 Comments
soinspired(6 (Central IN))Updated I'm happy to report I gathered seed from my vinca plants (and many others)last fall. Started them about five weeks ago and they are all doing well. This is only my second year of starting seeds. Thru the winter, I collect food con...
Germination Surprise (and questions)
Posted by mayzu
2 Comments
GawdinFever(z5b/St. Louis, MO)Updated There are so many variables when it comes to germinating seeds. I've had seed that germinated in 2 days (that said it would take 14-21 days!). I've had seed that took 3 weeks or more, and should have germinated in 5-7 days. If you...
What would be some nice companion plants for Poppies?
Posted by janie58(5a)
6 Comments
GawdinFever(z5b/St. Louis, MO)Updated Larkspur, malva???? I actually had perennial oregano behind this. I don't have pictures of that, but it was soooo pretty! Here is a link that might be useful:
Container Comparison (duplicate post)
Posted by armymomma(CenTX 8)
7 Comments
Belgianpup(Wa/Zone 7b)Updated Tomatoes are a plant that will grow more roots along the stem if the stem is covered with more soil. It would kill most plants (esp seedlings), but tomatoes love it. Sue
Seed prep before planting...
Posted by heirloomjunkie(5a)
11 Comments
bugbite(z9a FL)Updated Schedule Here is a link that might be useful: what when
Starting seeds in a cold frame?
Posted by jackie7246
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oilpainter(3)Updated Hi Jackie: I assume you mean a greenhouse if you can walk into it and not a cold frame. A cold frame sits low to the ground and you can't walk into it. It would help if I could see a picture of it, but I'll go on the premise that ...
Need quick help!
Posted by xenofenix(La/ Zone 9)
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xenofenix(La/ Zone 9)Updated I believe I read it after I posted. I tried doing a search and got overloaded with information and it didn't exactly point what I was looking for. Sorry, but thank you for the help :D
Leggy Eggplant Seedlings
Posted by homegardenpa
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tomtuxman(6bNY)Updated While increasing light will undoubtedly help, in my experience any plant in the Solancaea (sp?) family -- tomatoes, eggplants, peppers -- can be transplanted a bit deeper than the original soil line. Tomatoes are a bit more tolera...
should i transplant?
Posted by feethanddooth
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flora_uk(SW UK 8/9)Updated oilpainter - elsewhere you noted that we have different climates so my sweet pea method wouldn't work for you. Now it's my turn to say the your lettuce technique doesn't work as well for me as starting them indoors:) The main reas...
Is it necesary to re-pot seedlings
Posted by michelelc
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ali-bUpdated I'm still very new to this seed starting, but last year I repotted 1/2 my tomatoes (I overplanted big time). The remaining ones I left in the 9-pack starting cells. What a difference. The ones I left in the 9-packs were stunted wh...
how deep to plant?
Posted by WOODSGRANNY(Z9 S LA.)
2 Comments
WOODSGRANNY(Z9 S LA.)Updated thank you keriann
When to Set Out (Daytime only)
Posted by adknorth
2 Comments
oilpainter(3)Updated Yep Dave. I'm in zone 3 and never plant anything outside intil the first of May. Our last frost day is the end of May so they say, but we usually get one the first week of June. That doesn't bother seeds under the soil, or things ...
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