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bunches o bloom by 6/20/09
Posted by hilmamasouthbend
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hilmamasouthbendUpdated thanks janbanks! I hadn't thought about day length, just temp, good thought. I will def talk to someone at my local nursery, but all the good ones were closed Sunday! What? Here's the list of what's started, what is still in the g...
All American Selections for Vegetable Seeds
Posted by malibugardener
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aboutmoniUpdated I extracted all the veggies: 2008 Eggplant Hansel 2007 PEPPER F1 Holy Mol 2006 PEPPER Mariachi 2006 CARROT Purple Haze 2006 CILANTRO Delfino 2006 PEPPER Carmen 2005 TOMATO Sugary 2005 EGGPLANT Fairy Tale 2005 SQUASH Bonbon 2004 WA...
gerbera daisy (from seed)
Posted by jerome69(6)
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yiorges-z5ilUpdated 1).There is no pretreatment for the seed 2) this is a long day plant...long days required for flowering 3) takes 14 to 18 weeks from seed sowing to flowering... do the math
can all seeds be started indoors?
Posted by hsernulka(7)
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digdirt2Updated And I would prefer to start them all indoors because we are still in danger of frost here in Baltimore. then it is too early to start many - depending on what varieties you have. Again, a list of the seeds you are talking about wo...
Christmas lights? (For heat)
Posted by ms_minnamouse(7a)
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Karen PeaseUpdated Does anybody know if Icicle lights will produce heat? Incandescent? Most definitely. In fact, there's someone up here in Iowa who used to have a mature palm tree in the ground -- in Iowa! -- thanks to Christmas lights. Each winter...
Question about Spot Gro Light
Posted by gardeningharpist17
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ohsillymeUpdated I have a spot gro light, not sure of the watts though - but I do recall directions stating not to put closer than one foot to seedlings - I've got melted plastic seed trays as evidence. At a foot away,they work great and your setu...
more space/less plants, or less space/more plants
Posted by bill8401(9b)
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Karen PeaseUpdated Two years ago I set up a table out in front of my house with my extra seedlings on it and just gave them away. And we're not on a major road or anything, and I didn't advertise. Despite not asking for it, some people knocked on th...
Indoor lighting for seed starting
Posted by topnotchveggie
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hatchjonUpdated I purchased a 12 pack of cool white t12 tubes at Home Depot for ~$13. Jon
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Posted by wren_garden(zone 5b/6)
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digdirt2Updated No need to apologize Elizabeth and I do recognize that your intentions were good ones, just over enthusiastically applied. ;) But forum SPAM, in any form, is a real problem so please do review Forum Instructions and the forum use ...
Long and Leggy
Posted by pduck42(7)
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amna(6 (MA))Updated I had this problem with my cosmos last year - my first time growing from seed. What helped a lot was to move the seedlings into a different container and gently, very gently, curling most of the leggy stem downwards near the roots...
Hardening off Hollyhock
Posted by ohsillyme
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retiredprof(7)Updated Silly: No more lurking! You better high-tail it over to the WS Forum and get posting! ;-) Oh, and BTW, happy to meet you, too! Prof PS: I'm afraid to ask what you know about me...
oil burner room or heating mat for germination?
Posted by mayhem69(zone 6 SE PA)
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ms_minnamouse(7a)Updated That seems a little too warm. They say about 76 usually. 90 is quite a bit hotter than that.
seed starting in gerbil houses ((( works great
Posted by outofmytree(z5chi)
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ms_minnamouse(7a)Updated I use food containers or pots in freezer bags usually, but anything clear that will hold in humidity will work.
Seed starter trays
Posted by tnasus(z6 KY)
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zubababy(6b Utah)Updated Maybe here? Stuewe and Sons
So what is WITH Gerbera seed anyway?!
Posted by triple_b(BC 5b)
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dcrane_hal-pc_orgUpdated Much less expensive Gerbera seeds at sunrise seeds Here is a link that might be useful: Gerberas at Sunrise seeds
stopped growing
Posted by pretty_ize(z5 Ohio)
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yiorges-z5ilUpdated 1) How much lioght is the plant getting. 2) day temp 60-65F night temp 45-50F, 3) water 4) fertilization 5) soil pH 5.5-7.0 Consider each factor & adjust conditions.
santalum album seed
Posted by luvtogrow
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yiorges-z5ilUpdated remove kernel & soak in dilute bleach for 30 min. then use moist wood shavings in a plastic bag at 35F (DARK!) germination in 21 days.... plant is partially parasitic
What am i doing wrong?
Posted by zenobia0000
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tn_veggie_gardner(7)Updated Yep...what they said...preferable sunlight (inside in a windowsil if it's too clod out).
Starting from seeds: Heat pads and lights or just heat?
Posted by willbnewb
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newbie_in_nj(6b E/Central NJ)Updated This is my first year using heat mat and lights. Sowed in 72 pack cell tray. Separated cells into 9 cell packs so I could move off heat when different varieties germinated. The Salvia coccinea 'Lady in Red' and 'Coral Nymph' germi...
fuschia seeds
Posted by hamey(Z9 FLA Pasco County)
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hamey(Z9 FLA Pasco County)Updated Thanks Morz8.. that website has great information.. 'Preciate It, Karen
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