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Peppers are such sun lovers I have never tried keeping them indoors for their life cycle. I would expect them to develope spindly plants with weak stems and sparse fruit. Let us know how yours do. I would not expect an odor problem. Al
Thanks everyone, I think Dicot has the right idea. I've been reading about it and I think soil temperatures make a big difference with lettuce germinating. The containers are in the house with the A/C, it's much cooler inside.
Can anyone tell me what's a good soil fertilizer for salad crops? Or something I need to add to insure a good growth? I will try the outdoor crop in a few weeks when the temps get a little cooler.
I have a nice tower of morning glories that just seeded over. I had a variety of colors but only a deep blue with a purple star came back. They are very lush and healthy and a vibrant color! I have to guess that either these are exceptionally genetically dominant or they are the ones that are hardy in zones 5-6.
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Here is a link that might be useful: flowering seeds to sow in the cool-season!
uSE FRESH SEED. Nick seed & soak in water for 2 days..... then store at 70F for 4 weeks then store at 40F for 6b weeks
do not cover seed soil temp 68F taking 21-28 days to germinate
growing time to transplant 4-8 weeks & time to set out 11-1`15 weeks.... Ideal pH 5.0-6.8
I grew ornamental oregano from seeds the Winter Sowing Method. The seeds germinated without any problem. I transplanted the seedlings in spring and they have been thriving ever since.
Please check out the Winter Sowing forum. It's really easy and fun to do. We have no problem with ventilation or damping off. No hardening is necesscary since the seeds are sown and left out in the cold all winter. The seeds germintae when the temperture is right.
I started siberian iris by seed last year doing the winter sowing method, and it worked very well. I didn't do a warm period first. I put them outside in January. They germinated a little later than some of my other seedlings, so don't give up on them too soon.
If the foliage on the iris is kind of grass-like, they're probably siberian iris. Bearded iris have wider, lighter colored foliage that's pretty distinctive.
Deanna
I have taken a paper towel and wet it and fold it several times to where it is the size that would fit in a baggie. You want the paper towel moist but not dripping put the seeds in it then place it in a baggie seal it up and place it in a window or on the counter just somewhere that it want be disturbed. Check it in about a week or so till you see germination has occured then when enough root has formed that you feel comfortable with then transplant it to a small pot as the bulb grows then you may have to bump up the size. Just make sure to keep the papertowel moist during germination.
If you plant seeds from Stella you will certainly not get a plant exactly like Stella. These daylilys are complex hybrids and your results can be all over the map. Although seed from Stella when self pollenated almost always look a lot like Stella, they rarely have the strong reblooming characteristic.
If you want to multiply Stella rapidly, it can be divided up to 3 times in a single season if you give the plants lots of water and fertilize heavily. When I first got, it the year it was released, I went from a small clump to over 200 plants in 2 seasons. I used it to border all my walkways when my garden was on the American Hemerocallis Society National Convention tour in 1990.
George
George
last year i had one grow 2ft over the top of my porch! it was way to awesome!! we are 5a, and my green one came back this year, i winter sowed mine, so i thought that was pretty darned cool!! i will winter sow all of mine from now on!! :'> i'm on the hunt for the black one now!! **big smile** ~Medo
and i coverd mine in 2" of soil when i planted mine, and they did just great. someone told me that if they float they were no good. mine all floated, guess what?? all 12 of them germinated. in the winter, i had 12 castor beans growing in the house as a homeschool project!! Crazy!!! LOL
I started my castor beans in doors and they came up fast. I lost a few thru the weeks of wet rainy rainy (did I mention raily?) weather, but the rest are doing great. I have 3 on my deck in large pots and they look awsome! They're around 8 feet tall. Then I planted 3 down on the border of one of my perennial beds, and they are nearly 10 feet tall. Haven't seen any "beans" or seeds, just weird 'flowers' and fuzzy things. What do the seeds (beans) look like??
Yeah, I used to buy from T & M but generally the seeds I wanted most seemed to always be non-viable. I believe that of the many things I tried from them only about half ever grew and then got some very poor germination rates. Finally stopped ordering from them.
George
I just purchased some seeds from tradewindsfruit.com . I read up on it and it seems to be tough to grow from seeds or from cuttings as they tend to rot before sprouting or sprouting roots. If I don't have luck with the seeds, I may get a small tree that's already started.
Here is a link that might be useful: Planting and Care of Bay
Either way would work. Don't let the seeds dry while waiting for signs of germination. Be sure the temperature is optimum for germination. Al