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website for seed starting timetable?
Posted by susanzone5(z5NY)
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sewobsessed(Zone 5a)Updated You're welcome, g'nut! Yup, an entire table would be nice. I just grab a calendar and keep changing the date on the guide forward a week so at a time until I have the entire planting and transplanting schedule done and attached to...
growing Echinacea Purpurea from seed
Posted by henrydx(9)
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated If starting indoors, buy a bag of seed starting mix. It will be sterile, often made of fine peat and vermiculite. You can use the potting/container mix if starting outdoors. Top the pot with a little chick grit (in a pinch, look f...
starting seeds inside?
Posted by grow-anything
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wordwizUpdated From banana seed sites! I have about 22 different types, none of them seem easy to germinate, at least not in 8-10 weeks. Balbisiana Banana Giant Nepal Banana Thomson's Edible Banana Royal Sweet Banana Giant Yunnan Banana Musa Coc...
they don't sprout, but ....
Posted by halfhardy(z6 CT)
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armymomma(CenTX 8)Updated I came here to ask that very question myself! should the affected cells be removed and reseeded? I have about 6 out of a 72 cell tray that have some white fuzz on top, and since they are peppers have not sprouted yet. they are on ...
valueseeds is no more!
Posted by sleepy33(5b KS)
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sleepy33(5b KS)Updated Lucky you!! Enjoy :)
making mini greenhouse from 2 liter bottles
Posted by abc123simba
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pitimpinai(z6 Chicago)Updated Here you go: Making mini greenhouse from 2 lt. bottles
Trouble Sowing Tiny Seeds?-A neat, cheap trick
Posted by Monte(6-NE NJ)
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Monte(6-NE NJ)Updated There ya' go. Innovation. I've found that "damping" is a matter of how far down the channel you grip. A little pinch slows the action down if need be. Website is blowin' up. 6000+ page views and counting in a few days. C...
Pelletized Begonia Seed
Posted by ohiopeppers
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ohiopeppersUpdated Thanks for the link. Karen
Temperature?
Posted by grow-anything
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated Many seeds do very well germinating even better as a result of winter temperatures, and the fluctuating of those temperatures. Look into the "winter sowing" forum. Al
seed cover not popping off
Posted by mary_littlerockar(8a-7b mid Arkansas)
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mary_littlerockar(8a-7b mid Arkansas)Updated My thanks to everyone who replied. Your comments have been very helpful to the health of my little seeds. I kept my hands to myself and as you said, the little cotyledons are pushing the seed coats smack dab off! :-) woohoo, every...
Orange coral bells from seed?
Posted by kimka(Zone 6B)
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digdirt2Updated Both are hybrids and new ones at that. FAIK they are not old enough to have stabilized and are primarily sold only as plants - no one seems to offer F2 seeds but they may breed close to the original. If you have seeds about all yo...
Old seeds?
Posted by suewith4cats
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suewith4catsUpdated Thank you all for your responses. I feel so much better investing my time in these seeds with your advice.
Is this a good seedling plan?
Posted by whiteoakian(6)
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whiteoakian(6)Updated Oilpainter - hey, thanks for the post. I hadn't thought of the heat in the tin. That could be a big problem. I suppose I need to clear out and till some areas and plant them in the ground after all and just move them as I get the ...
Jiffy Seed Starting Mix, California Blend?
Posted by jjblanche
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dicotUpdated It is fine for germination, but as it's a sterile, soilless mix blended for drainage and some moisture retention with plenty of pore space for oxygen, there are essentially no nutrients that the seedling can depend on once it has ...
Rudbeckia maxima
Posted by sarahbarah27(5)
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sarahbarah27(5)Updated I chilled mine for about a month. Then put them in a sunny winter, where it stays cool. And up they came!!!
seedling transplants
Posted by kawaiineko_gardener(5a)
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kawaiineko_gardener(5a)Updated The stuff I'm planting won't be being grown in the ground. I plan to do container gardening; unfortunately I don't have room where I live to set up and prepare a plot in the ground. I plan to use earthboxes, which are a self-water...
Seed starting indoors vs greenhouse
Posted by bwright(6)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated In the winter I use HID light in my greenhouse. Having no heat(can't afford it)in the greenhouse, I use a heat mat to maintain 70 degree soil temperature. I run the light(400 watts)as little as possible to keep costs down. Natural...
growing Adenium obesum from seed
Posted by paxmom(zone 5)
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paxmom(zone 5)Updated THANKS FOR YOUR HELP ANNETTE
Growing Gloriosa from Seed
Posted by sleepy_gecko
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yiorges-z5ilUpdated aLSO REAMBER THAT THIS IS A LONG DAY PLANT NEEDING 16 MOURS OF DAY LIGHT TO FLOWER
Seed Starting Mix - Make Your Own?
Posted by aztomn(SE MN 4a)
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dirtdiver(6)Updated I do pretty much as Al does, except that I've been using perlite instead of vermiculite. (I might add some vermiculite this season if I get around to visiting the local Brew & Grow.) If you use perlite, it can send up huge clo...
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