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Seedlings turning red
Posted by singingtrees
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digdirt2Updated Agree - likely they were transplanted into soil that was still far too cool. Always a good thing to check your soil temps first as they are so much more important than air temps. ;) Once the soil temps warm up they will likely bou...
Extral Large Peat Pots online?
Posted by prosodygardener(5a)
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davidinctUpdated Novosel also carries deep ( 3.5") seedling flats (18, 32 & 36). Great for tomatoes and peppers. That extra depth really helps out without taking up more space under lights.
Have rose hips, now what?
Posted by Baylady(Z8 Va)
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quiltingfoxUpdated If you are wanting to collect the seed, does the rose hip have to be fully dried before removing it from the rose bush? Is the seed fully grown if the rose hip is still green?
help id please
Posted by dimples31312(z8Guyton,GA)
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origami_master(5b)Updated Dimples, looks like a maypop to me (passiflora) mine has the same leaves as yours
Snapdragon Seeds
Posted by joytwo1839(z6 TN)
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georgez5il(z5 IL)Updated fopr germination cover the seed as darkness required for germination. soil temp 65-75F & takes 10-15 days to germinate. growing on ttemperature 50F plus time to flowering 15-17 weeks SO based on this suggest start seed outside...
germinating pomegrante seeds
Posted by pennys2006
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burlgirlUpdated What if the seeds mold while in the potting soil? Does that mean no plants will grow?
Sunflower seeds: How deep to plant germinated seeds
Posted by kanuk(Zone 5 Qc Canada)
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kanuk(Zone 5 Qc Canada)Updated Excellent! Thanks so much for your help cindjo2! I truly appreciate you taking the time to help. Now maybe I'll see sunflowers in bloom in my garden this year. Happy gardening!!
Thinning and transplanting seedlings - to new containers?
Posted by pianist(7)
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pianist(7)Updated Thanks for the advice - much appreciated.
using old windows to make a greenhouse...
Posted by lissawick
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linda44Updated This is my first posting in many years but when I saw this I had to tell my story. My husband and I built our second greenhouse last year and just love it. We had new windows installed and used our old windows for the glass. First...
Fragrant Sumac seed germination
Posted by terrydenise(z7a OK/USA)
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terrydenise(z7a OK/USA)Updated Thanks George. I think I was trying to cut it short waiting only 40 days for stratification. I'll have to do 90 days I guess. Terry
winter aconite seeds
Posted by alexander3_gw(6 Pennsylvania)
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georgez5il(z5 IL)Updated The seed must be FRESH!!!!!!! Store the seed at 40F for 30 days then do NOT cover the seed (light required for germination) soil temp 60F time to germination 40 days.....
Sowing Seeds Over the Years, What Happens?
Posted by evonnestoryteller(5-6)
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evonnestoryteller(5-6)Updated http://www.naz.edu:9000/~grnhouse/Alcea/hollyhock.html Like the first one on this page? I noticed a lot of these growing where I live, and I recall this color came back for many years after my father passed on. Thanks for the inpu...
Zinnia's length
Posted by adair_2008
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karyn1(7a)Updated Plant them now and you should have blooms in mid summer. Karyn
Anyone have real experience with fruit trees from seed?
Posted by beaverbrewer
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alexander3_gw(6 Pennsylvania)Updated I had a peach tree volunteer out of a compost pile. It bore fruit in its third year, the tree was already 9 feet tall! I only got to taste a couple fruits (it set 3 or 4 dozen), as most of them fell victim to oriental fruit moth. ...
cosmo seeds
Posted by adair_2008
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adair_2008Updated They sure take a long time to flower...Thanks for the tip about the fertilizing.
why sow directly in garden verses indoors
Posted by cherie-grow
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arjo_reichUpdated Playing Devils Advocate: With cucurbits one of the things I've noticed is that you can take a plant that is 3-4 weeks old and transplant it out in the garden and then directly sow a seed next to it and within a month or two the di...
BAOBAB from seed
Posted by julian(BA Argentina)
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wildlifeman(5b)Updated hello julian, you may want to post this in the south african native plants forum. i believe you may have a better audience that may have access to boabab seeds. wildlifeman
seed tray domes
Posted by stevesue
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stevesueUpdated Thank you for your replies... I did buy a few($3.00 each!!!) but I'll take them off as soon as the seeds sprout. The rest without covers I'll watch for dryness. Thanks again for your help. Sue
hardening out
Posted by monkey665(6a)
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cherie-growUpdated Cucumbers are one of the last things you'll plant in your garden because they like it to be warm.. Soil temps 65-70 to start. You can start indoors 3 to 4 weeks before last frost but wait til your temps stay warm, a good thing to ...
planting sweet pea seedlings
Posted by thistle(ontario 5b)
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cherie-growUpdated Peas are a cool crop and will germinate in soil temps around 34-36 degrees and are cold hardiness. I'v started both ways direct sowing in the ground and in flats. Easy both ways. Good luck
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