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Growing seeds under the sun!!!!!
Posted by amshdoc(Caribbean)
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amshdoc(Caribbean)Updated Thanks for your help karen!!!!
Ailanthus germination
Posted by dan_in_oregon
dan_in_oregonHi all, tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima) is the subject of a research project. It's an obnoxious, non-native tree that can grow nearly anywhere with a bit of water, and is perhaps the most-rapidly growing tree in No. America. Question:...
dill re-seeded itself question
Posted by gardenerwannabe6
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Karen PeaseUpdated If you're gentle with the roots and make sure that they're watered immediately after transplant, they should be fine. I do the same with reseeding fennel.
Full time artificial light?
Posted by colcol(5a)
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Karen PeaseUpdated In general, you'll get better vegetative growth with 24/0. However, be warned that some plants need long nights in order to flower.
Brugs from Seeds HeLp
Posted by ncgardengirl
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eternity2669(6a)Updated Hi Fran: I've had pretty good luck starting brugs from seed. I just soak the seed over night in hot water, then remove the cork like outer layer, revealing the seed inside. I use soil less seed starting mix, plant, barely cover an...
Potting lettuce question
Posted by gardenerwannabe6
gardenerwannabe6I have 2 week old lettuce seedlings. I'm wanting to put several seedlings in a window sill planter pot. What kind of soil is best to use for this??? And fertilizer?? Thanks in advance for your help!
Re: tumbling tom and big boy tomatoes mixed up before transplant
Posted by minal(6)
minal(6)Hi, I had seedlings of tumbling tom and big boy in separate peat pellets. Prior to transplanting, I just mixed them up. Is there any way I can identify them or any technique apart from waiting till they grow bigger. I cant tell the...
seed storage
Posted by lodigardner
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Karen PeaseUpdated I just store my leftovers in a drawer. They generally seem to do fine. Older can have slower germination times, lower germination rates, or other effects (like chlorotic seed leaves). However, in general, they'll do just fine for ...
Personal Journals and Records
Posted by patsi(z7-S.Jersey)
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avalonnaUpdated I just found MyFolia via the Square Foot Gardening Flickr group, and it seems very promising! My username on MyFolia is Avalonna.
Starting lilies from seed
Posted by cognitiveblonde
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated I often start lily seeds and there is nothing unusual about the seedlings or the germination. The only reason I don't do more from seed is because it is so slow to grow to blooming size. Starting from scales is easier, faster and ...
Dark green cabbage like mold?
Posted by wildjenn73
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated It is often called liver wart and is caused by keeping the soil too wet. You should be able to peel it off without damageing the plants. The transplants will usually be OK. Al
Problems w/ 5-week-old peppers and tomatoes (and broccoli and...)
Posted by melissel
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melisselUpdated Oh, Karen, we posted at the same time! It's going to be dreary here for the next few days, so keeping them out of the sun should be no problem :-) Thanks for all the extra info. I'm writing it in my notebook right now! And yes, th...
Getting rid of 'onion grass'
Posted by zahzeen(5)
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newbie_in_nj(6b E/Central NJ)Updated Zahzeen, we'd be outside playing all day during summer. We'd hear the tinkling bells of the truck, run inside to quickly gather up our change and run back out to get ice cream for 10 cents...LOL. My mother would be yelling "Y...
Fertilizing Seedlings - how much?
Posted by annabel644
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hatchjonUpdated Sorry about the double post! Water the seedlings when the medium is almost dry. Water until water flows from the bottom of the containers and the medium is saturated. I usually feed every other or every third watering. Jon
Verbena Seedlings - Pinch back?
Posted by Laura Grossmann
Laura GrossmannI get sheer delight out of verbena, which I discovered a couple years ago and have about 60 + little seedlings that are a little leggy (I'm only using window light...and light has not been plentiful lately!). They are a gorgeous vibrant...
Can I grow apricot directly from the pit?
Posted by preppystud
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preppystudUpdated i wasn't sure that it was an apricot tree until i found the half shell yesterday around the same area. and the leaves look the same as apricot tree, so i am just assuming that they are apricot trees. i got the seed directly from t...
seedless watermelon seed help
Posted by saturn69
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greenwood85(6b)Updated I haven't found a seed yet my seed sprouter won't pop.
Help Pole Beans
Posted by littlemidget(5A)
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greenwood85(6b)Updated You could keep growing them as long as you have the space. Next time don't start quite so early. Beans are fast growers as you are finding out. I start mine in a seed sprouter and move them out when I see the first leaves. But you...
To pinch or not - flowers on my peppers.
Posted by hlily(z5 IL)
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hlily(z5 IL)Updated Thanks Jon. I will just let them be and see what happens. Hlily
collected wave petunia seeds...
Posted by dirtbert(z4)
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narm_rn(Z5B CA Sierras)Updated I have collected the seeds of purple wave and planted them the next year.They germinated better than any other petunia seeds I purchased but mostly grew out to be a lilac silver color but retained their spreading habitat. They als...
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