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Posted by ritafg55(8a)
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georgez5il(z5 IL)Updated Have used it to speed up seed germination & for stem elongation & it works
Good Seed Startng Mix
Posted by asam82
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asam82Updated Thanks for your help Dave, it was very informative. I wanted to ask if you know anything about moon flowers? I have some growing in a hanging basket,can they stay in the basket or will I need to transfer them to a box with a trell...
Would I be nuts to try this? Coconuts!
Posted by mersiepoo(6A)
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mersiepoo(6A)Updated I gotta check this out...THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE LINK!!! :) I'll post back later and let ya know if it works!
* Germination of Heliconias *
Posted by big_b_on_tha_beat
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georgez5il(z5 IL)Updated Soak seed in hot water then cool water for 24 hours... lightly cover the seed with soil.... Soil temp for germination 70F
almost dumpster diving
Posted by triple_b(BC 5b)
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digdirt2Updated Sounds like a real find!! Congratulations on the score as they will all come in very handy. Dave
any florists out there?
Posted by happygirl-gardener
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threas(z7 PA)Updated I'm a floral designer. Can you be more specific? Did it have leaves? What shape were the flowers? etc. Theresa
germinating canna seeds in Phoenix AZ inside
Posted by jardinerowa
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jardinerowaUpdated Thanks george, They're coming up great although it seems the roots don't way which way is up sometime lol. I have them buy a sunny window and imagine potting them up in no more than a couple weeks! Thanks. Zach
pictures of flowers
Posted by belleville_rose_gr
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jqpublic(7b/8a Wake County NC)Updated Great job! Should be nice and lush by the peak of summer. :)
mold or fungus on seedlings?
Posted by andre_z(5 (usa))
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tomakers(SE MA Zone 5/6 or ?)Updated I'm betting on the root hairs.
Hardening Off Seedlings?
Posted by wishfulgarden
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monkey665(6a)Updated I picked up some laundry baskets flat kind and put them over the seedlings all day for a week. Then took the basket off just using it during 11 - 2 for a week. Seems to work well. Wednesday if all goes well and the weather coopera...
direct sowing
Posted by monkey665(6a)
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jqpublic(7b/8a Wake County NC)Updated Sow water repeat. Really depends on the seeds though...some of those seed mixes aren't always great.
Deno Method?
Posted by lou_midlothian_tx(z8 DFW, Tx)
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dicotUpdated I too prefer the coffee filters and a spray bottle of water with a weak peroxide solution.
transplant zinnias???
Posted by sla762(z5 WI)
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sla762(z5 WI)Updated Thanks for the responses. I think in my heart I knew they would have to be moved up. Ugh! It is just that I finished transplanting over 700+ tomato seedlings and am tired of dealing with them. I will take your suggestion, Dave, an...
OCOTILLO: growing from seed?
Posted by victorhugo(6)
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albert_135(Sunset 2 or 3)Updated My experience near Phoenix several decades ago was that if you could get them just as they were ripening they would germinate almost immediately, no tricks needed. I only did germination experiments. I know nothing about the soil ...
Marshmallow Nicotiana
Posted by evonnestoryteller(5-6)
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evonnestoryteller(5-6)Updated I did not cover it, unless by watering it I did. All of my other types of nicotiana seeds seem to be coming up. (I looked at all of them today.) I planted the last few seeds I have of these today on an open flat, but there were no...
Is it safe to move these plants....
Posted by missti
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monkey665(6a)Updated Hi I'm not an expert, I just started but I would say move them. I started some inside and outside. The ones I started inside went from the top of my fridge to lights in my laundry room to my porch to outside. They aren't in the gr...
What's eating my cypress vine seedlings?
Posted by buggirl66502(8b)
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evonnestoryteller(5-6)Updated No, but my wild guess would be slugs? Maybe some of these comments on a morning glory raid will help. http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/pests/msg061957091210.html Pest forum.
Transplant Cosmos?
Posted by gardeningwithlcgrace(7 Delaware)
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digdirt2Updated Yep - just did a whole bunch of them today. ;) You can also prune them back a bit if you wish and they will branch out. Dave
Question RE Transplanting
Posted by amna(6 (MA))
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digdirt2Updated Do you know what prevents plants from forming extensive roots in the germination cell? It depends on how technical you want to get. ;) A detailed scientific article is linked below but please note that it is still in development -...
Anyone still indoors sowing?
Posted by amna(6 (MA))
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newbie_in_nj(6b E/Central NJ)Updated Amna, I finally had time to repot the Cosmos just as you said. Never having worked with teeny, tiny seedlings before I must say it took me a VERY long time to tease apart those babies and then match them up, get soil level right i...
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