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greatfulgardner3300
Never heard of a rain garden before. After reading your posting it sounds like a bog garden but maybe dryer? The flower list sounds like the list for the bog garden. I would like to build one where the creek overflows in early spring.
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Sharon
Another method -
"Both male and female plants are required for seed production. Sow fresh seeds in a coldframe as soon as they are ripe in the fall. "Green" seeds that are fully developed, but not yet dry and hard, germinate most readily; they can be expected to sprout in the spring when Fall sown.
If stored, seeds should be warm stratified for 2-3 months at 60ºF then cold stratified for 2-3 more months. It may take them a year to germinate when brought back to 60ºF.
(Seed production can be low/sparse and favored by finches so watch carefully so you don't time it wrong and lose them before harvest)
Whew! I felt like I was playing Operation potting up those tiny seedlings to 16 oz cups, but it is now done. I think I may loose the first one I did. ;) I'm glad they have new homes. The root clusters were pulling out half the potting mix from the Jiffy cups. Anyways, it's done...yay!
Ok, here are the pictures, after transplanting what I had enough soil for, to 16 oz plastic cups. I also did some labelling. :) Still not good enough though, as I lost track of a few of my pellets (Jalapeno's? maybe...Serrano's? maybe). Anyways, I feel better now knowing that all of my tomatoes are in bigger cups. The first picture is a few of my Cherry Tomatoes, started on March 10th. The second picture is my remaining seedlings (all about 1 & 1/2 to 3 inches). Potting up early makes sooooo much of a difference!...
When you remove the dome you are going from 100% humidity to what ever your household humidity might be. Do you know what it is? I can tell if my cuttings are rooted by how they respond to to removing their tent. If they are not rooted the wilting will be dramatic and within a few minutes. This should not happen with seedlings unless the difference in humidity is great, or the area is moving a lot of air, or moisture is lacking in the root zone. Al
I did not mean to imply that a carbon monoxide detector would detect a natural gas leak, but when plants die so suddenly when exposed to the air in the area, it would make one concerned about the air quality, and for gardenwillie's safety, I was just trying to give him a direction to check. O.k.? : )
Same happened to me. I was keeping my broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage a few inches under flourescents for 16 hours daily, yet they still grew leggy and fell over. I re-potted them up to their leaves, which did the trick beautifully, and they have since transplanted very happily.
I DO have a floursescent light in my basement..how close to the light to they have to be?
Preferably inches. Or less. It takes a lot of light hitting those leaves to convince the plants not to go leggy.
I assume 24 hours also?
That depends. There's still a good bit of debate about whether it helps, and it seems to vary from species to species and setup to setup. But in general, it usually helps.
I also chose to not spend money on new equipment. Here is my setup. Note that I am a first timer at this. Notice how I have the shop light bearing down on the seedlings. I go for 16 hours of light per day. When germinating your seeds I would recommend putting them someplace warm until they sprout, then move them to the light. Top of fridge, water heater, on the dryer when it is running... or your basement might be warm enough.
Also as tn_gardner stated, folks have been starting seeds in a window for many years.
Here is a link that might be useful: 
Blooming plants can be had very quickly from cuttings. Soft wood cuttings root really easily with rooting hormones and warmth. Since wisteria needs regular pruning, maybe you can find someone to share cuttings with you.
Not only can seed grown wisteria take a decade or more to bloom, the quality and quantity of bloom can vary highly from plant to plant. I have heard that some plants from seed NEVER bloom... So, I hope you can find cuttings.
kms
