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Gladiolus from seed?
Posted by heyitzbenny
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dicotUpdated I've grown a number of them from seed, but some hybrids will revert back to chracteristics of a parent and be less showy.
aquilegia vulgaris
Posted by heyitzbenny
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ohsillymeUpdated You will get foliage this year (great foliage too!), leave them in the garden, they will somewhat die back (I have new growth with this mild winter weather) and bloom the next season.
Growing Bald Cypress from Seed?
Posted by ryan_tree(7aVA)
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yiorges-z5ilUpdated Some times a seed will require a second cold period to germinate..... does require a soil temp 0f 65-70F & takes 114-60 days to germinate. Are you sure the seed was viable I also store the seed at 40F from harvest to ready to ...
Xanthoceras sorbifolium
Posted by kms4me
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yiorges-z5ilUpdated I store the seed at 40F for 2-3 months....... NOW if they do not require a cold treatment it will not harm the seed if you use the cold treatment anyway. Your pretreatment (scarify & soak) worked so make your choice it appears...
Sowing in Al's Gritty Mix
Posted by gardenerme(z9/21 inland socal)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated If you are looking for something that will NOT do well in a good fast draining mix with lots of air in the root zone, maybe you should try some bog varieties. Al
Getting BIG tomato transplants from seed
Posted by yotetrapper(7)
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dirtbert(z4)Updated I'll add one other suggestion that may help as well. I find that if I continuously replant my tomoatoes (every couple of weeks) into larger pots, planting them deeper and deeper, they seem to grow faster as well. I'll clip off the...
Looking For Curry Leaf Seeds to buy
Posted by jean-claude
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jimmy11000Updated is it possible to buy murraya koenigii seeds or cuttings in south west France?
Black walnut seed which end should be up?
Posted by katabaticwind
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wally_1936(8b)Updated One thing nice is the squirels always planted them for us and they just don't care which end is up, but the pointed end should be the top.
black walnut seeds should they sink right away?
Posted by katabaticwind
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wally_1936(8b)Updated I wouldn't worry about them being viable. If you start them in pots you will know and won't have to replant. 20 years from now you could have a tree worth about $5-10,000 or great eating, either way it should all be worth the effo...
Baggie Method
Posted by ohsillyme
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ohsillymeUpdated Thanks for the responses. I did throw some in baggies, I will let them sit in the fridge for a week and then take them out for warm germ. I just have this urgent 'need' to see first year blooms, so I wanted to start early!:) I wil...
Growing Rosemary from Seed?
Posted by heyitzbenny
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sarahbarah27(5)Updated I got mine to sprout inside last year. Heres what i did: Spread germination mix in a shallow container,sprinked the seed over the mix, and did not cover the seed up. Then i used a spray bottle to mist the seed and covered the top ...
Any experiences with 'CherryGal'?
Posted by mark4321_gw
mark4321_gwI'm curious whether anyone has any experiences--positive or negative--with a seed company called "CherryGal". They have quite a variety of interesting seeds and they sell them for small amounts of money--however each packet...
Variegated Allamanda
Posted by karyn1(7a)
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karyn1(7a)Updated Thanks
Started sowing too, II, two, jr, uh
Posted by tom_n_6bzone(Western Maryland 6b)
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yiorges-z5ilUpdated Have started the following seed the last two months asparagus fern, gerbera, rosemary, cineraria, dracaena, campanula, cyclamen, begonia, crossandra, pansy, lavender,heuchera, aquilegia, exacum, eustoma, artichoke, cuphea, black e...
freesia & gardenia from seed? Newbie questions...
Posted by tumblingtomatoes
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yiorges-z5ilUpdated Gardenia. .. lightly cover seed soil temp 65-70 F taking takeing 25-30 days to germinate. Freesia. lighty cover seed soil temp 65F taking 21-25 days to germinate.
lemon trees from seed
Posted by chicha
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yiorges-z5ilUpdated This is what I would expect to happen. From seed they are slow to flower & often the fruit is hard & knoty with little juice or flavor. The seedling is best used as grafting stock. You could still graft on to it from a kno...
started sowing
Posted by belleville_rose_gr
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belleville_rose_grUpdated Last year I started on New years day and when planting time came I had blooms on some of the flowers which did well all summer
viable seed set on figs
Posted by boizeau(7a)
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digdirt2Updated I think you'll find you'll have better luck with specific details such as this if you post over on the Fig Forum here. I linked it for you below. Dave Here is a link that might be useful: Fig Forum
sunshed redo
Posted by tom_n_6bzone(Western Maryland 6b)
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tom_n_6bzone(Western Maryland 6b)Updated I'm sorry, I meant to post this in Greenhouse Structures. ~tom
I must not be doing this right... (Light set ups)
Posted by clumsygrdner
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clumsygrdnerUpdated I managed to get a shelf at Lowes. It was really supposed to be some sort of green house. A plastic cover came with it but I've put that aside for now. I have the shop lights ($9 each. Yay!) hanging on the shelves and it seems pre...
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