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What can I plant along with tulip bulbs?
Posted by daisyb(8)
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daisyb(8)Updated Thanks, Lois, for your suggestion. I love cosmos. I haven't grown them in a long time. But I think you are right and the link you gave me shows so many beautiful ones I could try.
How much should I sell this grow light stand for?
Posted by textilejo(5b Nova Scotia)
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textilejo(5b Nova Scotia)Updated Small world Carrie, I live in Windsor, 10 minutes away from you:-) I guess my father-in-law wants to buy it. I didn't even get a chance to put a price on it after I said I want to get rid of it he spoke right up. If he changes his...
Seedlings going to sleep?!
Posted by frostwoman(9)
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated Tiffany, just so you know :) Lavender, depending on which one you sowed, can be erratic and take any where from 3 weeks to 3 months to germinate. Sometimes giving the seed pots a moist chill of 2-4 weeks can help.
lily seeds (Philippine)
Posted by clanross(7b Virginia)
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated Clothiers database: Lilium philippinense , Sow at 64-71ºF for 4 weeks, move to 39ºF for 4 weeks, move to 41-53ºF for germination So a warm, cold, cool germinator. In this 8b (cooler than your own) I would sow, topping the pot w...
Best Seed Germination Kit?
Posted by safaribabe
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brooklyngreg(7a NYC coastal plain)Updated the palm forum is very good at seed germination questions
Propagation of Beauty berry plant
Posted by dclegg_gw
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated Have the berries aged long enough (on the plant) that the seeds are mature? Wondering because I checked my neighbors last week and they were not, breaking open the berry showed pale undeveloped seeds, should be yellowish brown whe...
seed germination temps - soil or air?
Posted by mary_littlerockar(8a-7b mid Arkansas)
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tn_veggie_gardner(7)Updated Yea...soil temp. If they are in slightluy cool conditions where you are having trouble keeping the soil temp around 70 as needed, I usually water with warm to slightly hot water. That helps elevate it some.
paw paw tree seeds
Posted by hammer1hammer(5b)
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yiorges-z5ilUpdated store seed at 40F for 90 days then lightly cover seed soil temp for germination 65-70F
Growing sedums from SAVED hybrid seeds
Posted by Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana(zone 5/6)
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Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana(zone 5/6)Updated Thanks for all the great info. I appreciate it. Sue
Eryngium 'alpinum' - ?where to keep if planted now
Posted by rcharles_gw (Canada)(8a.)
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rcharles_gw (Canada)(8a.)Updated Thank You Morz8, Going to do as you suggest. Keep an eye on the weather. Looks like there are going to be quite a number if they survive. Quite excited. I bought some seeds last year from a supplier (Ms. Whilmot's Ghost and alpinu...
Oil Fern/Microsorum thailandicum sowing
Posted by greekman
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated Ferns produce spores, not seed, and I don't find a lot of information on this one. Ferns in general: You must sterilize the growing medium or you will have problems of competition from algae and mosses. For all species you need to...
Cover Crops Cereal Rye & Crimson Clover not tilled in....
Posted by emyers(8 SC)
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emyers(8 SC)Updated Crimson Clover seems to be doing well actually. Rye is another story. It looks like it DEFINITELY prefers to be covered. All the seed that is sitting on top has roots growing out of it but appears rarely to be actually taking root...
Cardinal flower
Posted by pufftrinket(5MI)
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terrene(5b MA)Updated I winter-sowed Lobelia cardinalis in winter 2008, got many seedlings. Planted some and potted some in small pots. The ones that were planted out were promptly eaten by slugs, because that summer was SO wet, but the potted ones did...
Leggy swiss chard seedlings
Posted by liralen
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rain2fall(8/Oregon)Updated I was wondering about the season. I start swiss chard directly in the garden in the spring. They are easy. We'[re both in zone 8, but you're going to plant these outdoors in October? Rain2Fall
Bottlebrush Buckeye
Posted by karyn1(7a)
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karyn1(7a)Updated Thank you. I guess I'll keep the pots in the unheated GH. It's not warm but remains above freezing.
Lilly of the Valley seeds
Posted by hank2230(z5 Canton, Ohio)
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hank2230(z5 Canton, Ohio)Updated Thanks for the suggestion yiorges-z5il, I will try there.
Should I Bother Trying to Grow Spinach?
Posted by alrightypewriter(9b)
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dicotUpdated It's all about temperature. Now that we've dropped here in LA, it's perfect spinach germinating weather. But I never bother anymore because we inevitably get a winter spell of 85+ that wilts the whole crop and I didn't like the NZ...
Storing potatoes for next year's crop?
Posted by steveluscher(9b)
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sheryl_ontario(Muncho Lake, BC z2)Updated kinda damp and barely above freezing. Also, not where you keep your apples. Here is a link that might be useful: My farm blog
seedlings
Posted by scallionboy
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated Light from a window may seem like good light compared to the rest of the light in the house, but compared to "outside" it is weak and all to one side. Also the window glass is a poor insulator and within a few inches of ...
Daphne mezereum
Posted by brandymulvaine
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brandymulvaineUpdated Thank you yiorges! That was just the info I was looking for! Wish me luck. -B
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