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Almost ready to sow
Posted by egghead2004(5/Central MA)
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egghead2004(5/Central MA)Updated OK, I'll be moving the seedlings to my wine closet after germination. It stays about 60-63 in there, the lights should add a couple degrees. I'll add a small fan also. Thanks for the info.
need help with 1st time starting veggies from seed
Posted by mayhem69(zone 6 SE PA)
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digdirt2Updated Check out the FAQ here for beginners. Here is a link that might be useful: Growing from Seed FAQ's and How-To's
Tree Peony Seeds
Posted by annie1971
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated quirkpod, are you looking at peony under herbaceous plants or further down in trees/shrubs for the tree type. T&M site that you link references their #15, flagging them as a warm/cold/cool germinator. " #15 Tree paeonies ...
Sowing seeds again!!!
Posted by amna(6 (MA))
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amna(6 (MA))Updated Thanks ohsillyme & maidinmontanna! I didn't pull the moss rose plants from last year either (until yesterday). They were completely brown and dried up stems so I don't think they would've bloomed again. Lightly raked away the ...
pinching back sweet peas
Posted by brelewic14
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maidinmontanaUpdated I spose you can pinch them back, but why? Does it make them bushier? I have grown them for years and have never pinched them, maybe I'm missing something tho. I soak my seeds and have them ready to sow either indoors or out on Apr...
Peony poppies
Posted by golden_ca_2000(BC Canada)
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quirkpod(7 Lewisville NC)Updated Here in NC z 7 and where I lived in MA z6, I sowed them in January for their proper freeze treatment needed for germination. See this handy germination guide link. They then germinate in early Spring and bloom in June. From there,...
new to this... need help!!
Posted by aling
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tn_veggie_gardner(7)Updated digdirt makes some very good points about this. I decided to try a Jiffy peat pellet tray this year for a few things. It seems to be working quite well. Being an intermediate gardner, I see a few problems with it though that I pla...
Direct sowed in fertilized bed
Posted by chihuahua6(8b coastal SC)
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chihuahua6(8b coastal SC)Updated No it hasn't rained since I planted them and I haven't watered much at all. Amanda
angels trumphet
Posted by pamdagg
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated Soak seed in warm water for 24 hours, then surface sow, barely cover the seed with a fine sprinkling of sowing mix or vermiculite - don't sow deeply or exclude light, as some light may aid germination. Keep 68-77F until after germ...
Please help - seed problems!!!
Posted by gardenitis(5b)
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gardenitis(5b)Updated Thanks so very much! Lid is off and once it's a little drier, I'll give another dose of "damp off". Seed has not germinated so I'm hoping that everything will be ok. I appreciate the advice!!! Michelle
Sunlight Vs Shop Lights
Posted by homemommy
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homemommyUpdated Thanks for the advice. I know all about hardening them off. For a few years I could not understand why my perfectly fabulous plants dropped dead within days of being planted! This is the first day they are in full sun for most of ...
Any preferred orientation for planting seeds?
Posted by californian
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albert_135(Sunset 2 or 3)Updated The first seed experience that I remember was my grandmother taking a fruit jar, filling it with soil and pressing seed down the side so I could watch the germination. Now we are cluttered with plastic containers that could be use...
Grass Seed?
Posted by joenate
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egghead2004(5/Central MA)Updated joenate, I would post this in the lawn forum, you will get a good answer there for any lawn question you may have. Anyway, the best time to sow grass seed is in early September for cool grass types like Kentucky Blue grass (KBG). ...
Germinating buddleia davidii and butterfly weed in zone 10
Posted by khabbab(10b)
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yiorges-z5ilUpdated Buddleia requires a 2 week cold period at 4.5C then soil temperature of 18-21C Use thermometer to measure soil temperature. Asclepias requires same cold tretment for 8-12 weeks then soil temp 0f 18-21C
Alstroemeria from Seed
Posted by mosineepatti
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated Your refrigerator shouldn't be too warm or your food wouldn't be safe...right around the 40F zone should be fine. Clothiers: Alstroemeria aurantiaca, hookerii, ligtu, and pulchella , Sow at Max. 5ºC (41ºF), germ. irregular, ofte...
Celeriac
Posted by tournesol(Z6 Philadelphia)
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hatchjonUpdated Thanks garystpaul. My seeds sprouted today, that's seven days since I planted them. Good Luck tournesol. Jon
Watering seedlings
Posted by hibiscusfan -Northwest Ohio(5 northwest Ohio)
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homemommyUpdated Are you using peat pots? And are they flopping over because of too much water, or because they are leggy? I have two ways of watering, both seem to work ok. 1.) I water from the bottom, adding much more water then I know they will...
Coleus Seedling with 3 Leaves
Posted by merrymerry(6)
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homemommyUpdated I really don't know, but my hunch is that it is some sort of mutant, just like a 4 leaf clover is not supposed to happen... if you like it you can take cuttings of it to overwinter...
Need watermelon germinating advice from experienced gardeners
Posted by jessicavanderhoff(7 Md)
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homemommyUpdated That is pretty neat! However it likely will not be the exact same as its mamma, but with any luck, will be just as tasty! ;-)
milkweed seeds - cold sand stratification
Posted by Lynn Nevins
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Lynn NevinsUpdated Tku! I have asclepias incarnata (swamp), sullivantii (prairie) and viridis (green).
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