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Pic's of light stands
Posted by obrionusa(5)
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digdirt2Updated Here's a pic and details on a small light set up I ran across on another discussion. Uses a white plastic bucket and one CFL (compact fluorescent light bulb). You can make the same sort of set up with a cardboard box lined with fo...
Bee Balm - Starting Indoors?
Posted by Julia NY(6)
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tn_veggie_gardner(7)Updated I have one that has been outdoors since last Fall & has weathered several frosts quite fine (still has a lot of green foliage). Is this a normal trait of the plant? When I received it at a plant swap, I didn't know much about ...
what seed can I start now?
Posted by msivala
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digdirt2Updated Here is a link to our FAQs here with lots of information to help you. Dave Here is a link that might be useful: Growing from Seed FAQs
Seed Propagation
Posted by boysselle5(8a)
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digdirt2Updated I am trying to start plants from seeds for the first time this spring...Under lights in my small greenhouse. Please give me helpful hints on prevention of leggy seedlings and the damping off fungus. Thanks Lynda Hi Lynda - all of ...
If this can help any!!
Posted by rosessecretgarden
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sarahbarah27(5)Updated There is another link for that viral eruption thing on a post about grass seed....strange!!!
Probably a stupid question!
Posted by sarahbarah27(5)
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sarahbarah27(5)Updated That is true. I am lucky to have lots of space available, and an unheated greenhouse to move them into when the temperature rises enough to allow me too (sometime in early to mid March). It does take up a lot of space! Especially ...
First Timer
Posted by matthew18(5)
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oilpainter(3)Updated I heat all my soil before starting seeds indoors. I use seed and cutting mix. It not only gets rid of any fungal spores that are in the soil but fungus gbnats too. I do it in the fall with regular pro mix when I bring my plants in...
Starting with fertilizer- harmful or wasteful?
Posted by kayan(10 San Francisco, CA)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated I buy peat by the bale from either Home Depot or Costco if they have it. It takes only one half a bale to fill a 33 gallon garbage can which is where I store it. It contains no fertilizer and is very cheap. Al
Can Alstroemeria seedlings stay outside during winter?
Posted by rinomanfroni(7)
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated If you've moved them inside under lights with heat, you now need to treat them as though they have germinated inside and not been outdoors at all. Hardening them off will be required before they can stay outside again. I've never ...
I seem to be killing my lettuce seedlings!
Posted by stevey_frac
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stevey_fracUpdated It's salad bowl loose leaf lettuce that i'm growing. The dome is only going to stay on this time until such time as the lettuce sprouts. The tomato and pepper, basil and dill are on their own after that... I think. From this point...
where is the best place to buy seeds online?
Posted by jasono3
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wordwizUpdated Not to seem flippant, but you might as well ask "What is a good meal to fix for dinner." Google is great. Type in the plant you want to grow, along with "seed" and check out the links. To wit: I wanted some ban...
My avocado pit has germinated, when should I plant it?
Posted by iluvbotany4life(Zone 5)
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tropicalgrower89(10b)Updated I agree with her. Put it in a small pot and keep the soil moist. I personally would use miracle grow potting mix. Holds moisture and is full of nutrients for the plant. I had an avocado seed in a very small pot with some native sa...
CFL's Compact Fluorescent Lights
Posted by rjgoh(Z6Sou OH)
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csrainUpdated Cool. Thanks for response Mike.
Thunbergia battiscombei seeds
Posted by ladygentian
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ladygentianUpdated Thanks very much for the info.
If a flower produces a seed head, are the seeds viable?
Posted by mary_littlerockar(8a-7b mid Arkansas)
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Belgianpup(Wa/Zone 7b)Updated Sowing your seeds in fall or winter and leaving them exposed to the weather may also produce more seedlings, especially since they are native plants. Sue
Seeds from Compost Volunteer
Posted by armymomma(CenTX 8)
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Belgianpup(Wa/Zone 7b)Updated Give it a try and see. Grow just a few plants, you wouldn't want to end up with fifty plants of the Icky Squash from 'ell. Sue
White Avocado Plant
Posted by dangero
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Belgianpup(Wa/Zone 7b)Updated Are those avocado trees planted in the ground? Since you live in Texas, which soil tends to be strongly alkaline, you could be having a problem with an iron deficiency called chlorosis. If that is what it is, you'd best do somethi...
'last frost date'....what does this mean please?!
Posted by kawaiineko_gardener(5a)
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Belgianpup(Wa/Zone 7b)Updated Cheyboygan's frost dates are 5-30 (last) and 9-25 (first). Traverse City's dates are 6-9 and 9-17. You are between them. Of the two, Traverse City's is the shortest season, so unless you have something that makes your area colder ...
How much light is enough?
Posted by grow-anything
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wordwizUpdated grow-anything, Try this link: light needed and see if the annuals you are growing are listed. Use your light meter and check the readings inside the GH several different times in the next couple of weeks, at whatever level the pl...
Bacopa Seeds
Posted by capebretoner(z4 quebec)
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ohiopeppersUpdated I've grown bacopa from seed. It needs light to germinate. The seed should not be covered but the seed starting cotainer needs to be covered to retain humidity. The seed pellets may need misting, so that the seedlings can break thr...
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