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Seed Starting Tips
Posted by susan2010(6 Massachusetts)
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keriann_lakegeneva(5B WI/IL border)Updated I have not come across any information about Vit C/folic acid and seeds... hmmm.. I will have to look that up! Keriann~
Prens that are SLOW from seed
Posted by whiteoakian(6)
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whiteoakian(6)Updated sleepy and digdirt - Thanks so much! I've made a note of them. I'd like to at least have some blooms this year as the prens grow. Good luck and thanks again! susan
multi-pelleted seed
Posted by veryzer
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digdirt2Updated I've done it both ways - snip thinned with the scissors and just let the clump grow. Either way works, it all just depends on the "look" you are after. We like it in hanging baskets so individual plants don't work all th...
Help Me to Understand Bottom Watering
Posted by my4cowboys
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digdirt2Updated There are an awful lot of people who are enthusiastic proponents of Earthtainers and other self-watering container systems who would argue your point... Ahhhh but there we are talking about established plants, not young seedlings....
Wife's Biology Experiment - Germinations in different mixes
Posted by bencjedi(6 - Central Kentucky)
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bencjedi(6 - Central Kentucky)Updated californian you are missing the point of the experiment.. which is to germinate (or not) seeds from the get-go in a pre-mixed soil medium. The experiment shows strong fertilizers in the soil are not conducive to germination. It's ...
Soil for Transplanting?
Posted by sirgreenchuck(6)
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stanly(Z03)Updated There are many products on the market and a lot of good ones. I have a small container business, making about 100 planter and hanging baskets and I have found Pro Mix the best. If it dries, it is very easy to re wet. Stan
Newspaper Pots and Tragedy
Posted by chrisnance(7)
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vikingkirken(6b)Updated Try a spatula if the pots are too wet? ;) It SOUNDS like it would work well! lol...
Can I do this for less?
Posted by my4cowboys
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vikingkirken(6b)Updated To be fair, you don't really "check on" WSing containers at all once they're set out... I do both WSing and indoor seed starting, generally flowers (especially perennials) and some greens outside, and most vegetables ins...
I couldn't wait for seed to arrive... Now I have questions
Posted by isuhunter
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sleepy33(5b KS)Updated I think he was referring to the post by austinnhanasmom where she said she kept the dome on until the seedlings hit the top of the dome, then pulled the dome off & all the seedlings died.
Seed prices are definitely on the UP!
Posted by started_with_bean(Zone 5--MA)
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vikingkirken(6b)Updated Four for $1?? Where is that store?? =) I'm glad I've switched to mostly open-pollinated varieties, and do a lot of seed trading... I don't have to put in much of an order nowadays to have all I need.
Yet another seedling problem
Posted by armymomma(CenTX 8)
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armymomma(CenTX 8)Updated Ok, first let me say thank you for all the words of encouragement. I think I was scared into not watering the tomatoes for fear of killing them via water. Well I went ahead and gave each one a complete soaking. I checked to see if...
direct sow site 'labeling' or delineation?
Posted by louisianagal(z7bMS)
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franked1Updated lou--For slow starting seed sow a few turnip or radish in the same seed furrow-they germinate fast & you can cultivate close to row if necessary. Remove when you see intended crop
Perennials
Posted by forensicmom
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digdirt2Updated I read before that most perennials, when grown from seed, will not produce flowers the first year. Is that true? As a GENERAL rule, that is true. As it should be, perennials devote their first year to root development for longer l...
Question about vegtable seeds
Posted by forensicmom
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tomtuxman(6bNY)Updated Also the peat pellets themselves don't have an awful lot of nutrients, so potting up enables you to give starts a richer medium. For brassicas in your zone, I would think that the end of first week of April should be earliest for ...
easy annuals to germinate Zone 55
Posted by gardengalkc(5 B)
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digdirt2Updated ~a list of easy to germinate flower seeds~ Easy to germinate indoors or direct seeded outdoors? They'd be very different lists. Dave
Hollyhock (pern.) and Lisianthus hints and advice
Posted by keriann_lakegeneva(5B WI/IL border)
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sleepy33(5b KS)Updated Oh, that's ok; the cool thing is, after you said that about the link at the bottom right, I clicked on it, and that shows you everything they sell that is 'supposed to' flower in the first year, which I didn't know they had a cate...
Direct sow or indoor grow?
Posted by heirloomjunkie(5a)
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naturemitch(3/4 WI)Updated We start our sunflowers inside a couple of weeks before they go out. We use paper cups(ecotainer 8 oz.), and at transplanting, rip out the bottom, and sink them in a bit. We grow sunflowers for large seed heads, and height(county ...
Newbie to Gardening
Posted by sarahjoy94
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sleepy33(5b KS)Updated Hi Sarah, welcome to the forum. Please see the FAQ's posted on the main page; I've linked them here at the bottom for your convenience. Most of your questions are answered there. I would recommend you do some research into the ben...
Pentas - anyone have luck growing red pentas from seed?
Posted by irish_rose_grower(z7 LI NY)
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Belgianpup(Wa/Zone 7b)Updated Here's what it says on the Thompson & Morgan germination database: "Pentas: 25-40 days to germination, surface sow on peaty soil, 70-75ºF, see #5. "5. These seeds should be sown on the surface of the compost and not...
First Time Growing Seeds
Posted by lexiebmax05
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digdirt2Updated Yep tomatoes are very leggy as the lights are way too far away and too much heat. Either switch your bulbs to CFL and lower the lamps to 1" above the plants (you'll have to deep transplant those really tall ones*) or switch t...
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