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rosemary slime ?
Posted by trixi884
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jaynineUpdated I don't know what the 'slime' is called, but it's normal. Basil (and probably other) seeds react this way when wet also.
kochia scoparia
Posted by kaesgarden(Wa Cascades Zone 7)
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kaesgarden(Wa Cascades Zone 7)Updated Wow, what a nightmare zensojourner, i can literally feel your frustration from here and rightfully so. I have a Hedera helix vine that spreads along the back of my garden and twines around my fence and my tree's. This stuff is ins...
Gonna try seeds again...
Posted by CEFreeman(DC/MD Burbs 7B)
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CEFreeman(DC/MD Burbs 7B)Updated I'm sorry. I guess no one has direct sown seeds as the packages indicate. I'm not looking for germination. I'm looking at seeds that would normally have to be in the fridge for several weeks, or the ones you nick. I'm just going t...
Growing Poncirus Trifoliata from seed
Posted by peat23(6a)
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peat23(6a)Updated Now about a year ago, by sheer coincidence, I found not one, not two, but THREE trifoliate orange trees in the woods that were probably carried there by deer. There is now a profitable business relationship between us in which I c...
Best commercial soilless mix?
Posted by arlene_82 (zone 6 OH)
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zensojournerUpdated Arlene - for just starting seeds for transplant out, honestly, any halfway decent commercial soilless potting mix will do. I tend to avoid the ones that contain coir just because I feel the jury is still out on the safety/efficacy...
Wave Petunia Seeds
Posted by Grace (Sugi_C)(9a (Northern California))
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zensojournerUpdated At lows in the 40s, my bet is the seed would just blow away or rot before they can sprout if you tried the "overwintering" thing. Wave petunias are a tad expensive for that! I had temps getting up well over 100F (soil te...
sedum from seed?
Posted by adidas(6/7)
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adidas(6/7)Updated Thanks Zen and Morz for your help! Slow is fine...I'm doing sort of a hybrid winter sowing experiment this fall.....digging deep holes, cutting bottoms out of water jugs and sinking them directly into the ground.... almost like di...
Strawberry Spinach Seeds Won't Germinate
Posted by nordfyr315(5)
2 Comments
BuseyGirlUpdated May I ask, how small were the strawberry spinach seeds you planted?
Seeds Stop Growing After Germination
Posted by bruiz720
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zensojournerUpdated Overwatering, too cold, or too hot. My money is on "too hot". Even if you get the air temp down around 80 or so, the soil in your flats could be significantly hotter. I have never grown in a green house at all. However I...
Amazing sprouted apple seed?
Posted by klange
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AutherUpdated Have you read the history of the Granny Smith Apple? It grew from a seedling in a scrap pile in the corner of an old Woman named Smith. It might grow into a nice apple tree or it may not. Most apple cultivars today started from an...
Weed? Flower?
Posted by jtboyd
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AutherUpdated Looks like Lamb Quarters. Weed.
what to with sprouted apple seeds
Posted by speedster1
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AutherUpdated You just answered your own question. Keep them indoors in a sunny location and take care of them until Spring.
Growing Beets from Seed...HELP
Posted by FarmerJohn87
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AutherUpdated Beets have to grow tops before the actual beet forms. It takes a while for this. If the little plants look good then they are growing and the beet will follow. You can also eat the beet tops that you pull to thin fixed like mustar...
Hydrofarm thermostat
Posted by zensojourner
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zensojournerUpdated The mat itself apparently can't handle things. It just won't heat up more than about 7F above ambient. However it is usually sunny here all day and the sunlight plus the heat mat usually keeps the soil temp right around 80F. It dr...
Seeds missing
Posted by vidyut
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zensojournerUpdated If the flats are outside, it's a matter of a few seconds for a bird to come along and grab a few seeds. Peck-peck - given the small surface area of soil in a seed starting flat (per cell) chances are good they'd get a few. You kno...
Questions: Starting perennials (seed) - 11" x 21" x 2.4" flats
Posted by njbiology
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ontheteam(5a-6 (S.Eastern, MA))Updated I would winter sow them ..native perennials do really well this way . You can space them by seeding thinly and they can stay in the milk jugs for a whole season cycle. Here is a link that might be useful: Winter sowing FAQ
Growing rose plants from seed
Posted by joyfulflowers
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floral_uk z.8/9 SW UKUpdated You realise I am sure that a rose grown from seed will not be the same as the parent plant unless it is a species rose. The plant will take some years to flower and until it does you will not know what it will look like or if it w...
Petunia seedling fertilization
Posted by Chellam
2 Comments
ChellamUpdated Thanks for the link morz8. It is very helpful
Italian cypress seeds
Posted by xkittenx(6)
7 Comments
raul_kender(England zone 8b)Updated Hi, I have just collected a few cones of cypress. Should I store them in a dry place until spring? and then do the 60 days fridge process?
Growing Lantana from seed? (Newbie here)
Posted by Sonia.RJ
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cold_weather_is_evil(9)Updated Does the 26 degree soil have to be in the ground? Pots? Cups?
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