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Does anybody have this grow shelf/mini green house thing?
Posted by ms_minnamouse(7a)
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thistle(ontario 5b)Updated I have been using one of these for years and I would be completely lost without it. I did use lights in it for a couple of seasons.My D.H. attached short grow lights to each shelf and I was happy with the results. However this yea...
too hot for palm seeds???
Posted by jojofshby(9b/10a)
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bUpdated Why didn't you just plant them in the ground? They would have been happy! I just took a ton of suckers from golf course trees while we golfed, and our temps are over 100 degrees. I stuck them in the ground (root hormone first), an...
Zinnia true leaves folding
Posted by skinnyhoops(9B Altamonte Springs, FL)
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skinnyhoops(9B Altamonte Springs, FL)Updated I will also add that the folded leaves shown above feel very crispy and hard. A week ago, when the first true leaves were beginning to show, I fertlized the water with a dilluted 25% strength fertilizer. Did i fertilize too soon?
autumn olive from seed
Posted by pablo665
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goldminer1872Updated Don't know about the seed but they are easy to propagate from cuttings. Take a cutting from new growth before it gets to hard(1st of July here in Tennesse) Dip it in water and then dip it in some rooting hormone and stick it in so...
Excitement!! My new cell packs
Posted by naturegirl_2007 5B SW Michigan(5B SW Michigan)
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medontdo(8)Updated LOL OMGoodness!! i'd be thinking, well, realistically, maybe 100 might die with the heat, because when i go to the next town for shopping if i don't water them good, they might die, ya know, sometimes things can happen, so the amo...
Direct sowing in outdoor pots?
Posted by robynpa(5/6 Pgh)
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zubababy(6b Utah)Updated I'm surprised that no one has mentioned winter sowing to you. I sowed many seeds in pots outside, this winter. I am still sowing seeds in pots outside. Check out the Winter Sowing forum for lots of information on sowing in pots ou...
Spouts y peat pots
Posted by midwesternerr(5)
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mayberrygardener(z5a, Broomfield, CO)Updated midwesternerr, I'm not too familiar with tropical milkweed, but I can tell you this much about any seedling started inside under lights: they're gonna need to be hardened off before they go outside permanently, which can take as m...
Pulsatilla!!
Posted by amna(6 (MA))
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amna(6 (MA))Updated Hi Aniya, I didn't do anything special - just kept them moist and warm (75-80F) until they poked out. I have to say that my germination rate wasn't spectacular. Only got 5 or 6 plants out of more than 20 seeds. I wanted to try som...
spider mum seeds
Posted by roundaboutfarm
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated Sow 70-75F for germination in 3 - 21 days, seeds for perennial species appreciate lower temperatures at night.
growing butterfly weed from seed
Posted by marsha1208(7)
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated Not all ascleplias have the same germination requirements and butterfly weed can refer to more than one, if you have asclepias tuberosa - Sow at 39F for 4 weeks moist, move to 68F for germination
Anyone know where to get 4 light flourescent shop lights
Posted by chilipete(7)
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coffeehaus(7a Central VA)Updated What about this one from Lowes? I might buy one or two, myself! Here is a link that might be useful: Shop light
Do moonflowers do well from seed?
Posted by hsernulka(7)
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vikingkirken(6b)Updated Funny you mention that about training the vines back down the trellis... I have read several posts of people whose moonflowers didn't bloom until they were headed back down the trellis, and mine did that exact thing too, when I gr...
Is this a virus?
Posted by jimla(Z6 PA)
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Karen PeaseUpdated IMHO, viruses are often "pretty diseases". They can make your plant look neat or unusual as they kill or maim it. Random examples: The tomato spotted wilt virus: Cucumber mosaic virus (closeup; from a distance, it looks ...
Turning Red before Maturing
Posted by Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9b
Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bMy Jalapeno is 2 years old and about 4' tall. It has never been without blossoms and peppers. This year something strange happened. It is so prolific that several peppers grow about the size of a garbanzo bean (kind of round) and a...
what is the best way?
Posted by east459(4)
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Karen PeaseUpdated what i wanted to know is if i put these seeds in a damp paper towel inside a ziplock bag and put them in the refrigerate would this accomplish what is needed for the seed's cold needs Yep, that's the standard method. Check the rec...
Zinnia seedlings - germination in 48 hours???
Posted by heather_gardener(7)
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fishwhisperer(5)Updated Ah Ha! you are using an aero garden. I planted mine yesterday around noon and was totally shocked to see seed roots this morning. Hope I can keep them going indoors til June 1 as that is the traditional safe first day to plant out...
When to sow flax seed
Posted by nycowboy
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yiorges-z5ilUpdated sow seed after danger of frost has passed..... If live in zone 5 then the average frost free date is April 15 3 days ago.....
Perennials from Seed -- Need help! Next steps?
Posted by graficaamy(6)
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susan2010(6 Massachusetts)Updated I rarely wait more than the next growing season to move them, so they haven't gotten too big. And if you're generous about spacing, it shouldn't be much of an issue, or at least it hasn't been for me. But my biggest reason for pla...
Transplanting from 72 cell tray to Peat Pots?
Posted by egghead2004(5/Central MA)
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tn_veggie_gardner(7)Updated I wouldn't recommend potting up to peat pots. They suck the water out of the soil. Seedlings want a bit more water when they're in that stage. I would get some 16 oz plastic cups (semi-clear so you can see the roots). Poke a few g...
starting lettuce 1st time
Posted by gardenerwannabe6
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Karen PeaseUpdated Yes, keep them covered until they sprout, then remove the cover so they don't rot. Once they sprout, at those temperatures, I'd move them outside. Lettuces are generally fairly cold hardy and very light needy. Let them enjoy that ...
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