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Posted by knotz(8/PNW SWWA)
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knotz(8/PNW SWWA)Updated I think I'm just going to leave them in their starter pots in the greenhouse, water them as needed and see what happens. I've heard it's easy and hard to grow them, so I'm just going to play the waiting game :) Thanks to you who r...
Cross Pollination
Posted by heirlooms4me
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digdirt2Updated Or will the melon come out ok, but the seeds of that melon will produce a mix of the two parents? Yes, the melon will be normal but the seeds in that melon, if planted next year, may produce a mixed product.
i'm going out of town ... lights on or off
Posted by allisonlwise(5)
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drexler(Z5 PITTSBURGH)Updated I agree... I water my seedlings about once a week. Also, I do not have any heat in the room where the plant stand is. The room stays at around 65-68F daily. I find that if they are watered more than once a week, the seedlings don'...
What are some of the easiest flower seeds to sow right outside?
Posted by suebot(6CT)
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albert_135(Sunset 2 or 3)Updated Many persons have gotten their first taste of success with marigolds. I like Calendula because, like marigolds it often self-seeds and this years successes seed next years successes. An as mentioned, sunflowers.
Germinating seeds then Hydroponics
Posted by ooruth7
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ooruth7Updated I bought lettuce seeds and one herb seeds. One type is called Black-seeded Simpson and the other is called Green Ice lettuce. The herb i got is called: Basil, Genovese (Ocimum basilicum).
Box Seeds From WM
Posted by lutzd79
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lutzd79Updated Thanks for the replies! The boxes that I am talking about only have one type of flower, just in different colors. I agree, I saw some other boxes that had different flowers and you would have no control over where the flowers end ...
green-eyed coneflower
Posted by gardenway(z6 KY)
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dandy_line(3B (Brainerd, Mn))Updated I think you're going to have to germinate them, wait two years and then report back on what the flowers look like!
Knautia/canna/joe pye weed/astrantia
Posted by ianna(Z5b)
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tutti(Surrey UK)Updated My Knautia did not germinate in a heated germinator.!
Seedling identification
Posted by rosslivengood
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origami_master(5b)Updated I'm no cacti expert, but as with any seedling, I would say let it grow for a few months (i heard cacti take a long time to grow) or until they develop their characteristics (spindly, barrel shaped, fat and round, etc.
Need ideas on using seeds from dead heads
Posted by RHay(z5 Colorado)
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digdirt2Updated Hi rhay - Yes, many folks grow their flowers (both annuals and perennials), vegetables, trees, and shrubs from our own saved seeds. But as George said, it depends on the variety. Different flowers, especially perennials require ve...
onion seedlings: trimming height and transplanting Qs
Posted by dab07
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digdirt2Updated Can onions do well in containers? Sure. Many grow them in Earthboxes but most any container should do. Shallow ones like window boxes would be best I think as they are shallow planted so why waste all the soil in a deep container?...
Stevia seedlings
Posted by zengeos(5 Maine)
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georgez5il(z5 IL)Updated After germination light..water...nutrients...then heat is important... humidity the least important as high heat/high humidity often equal damping off/death
seedling progress
Posted by zengeos(5 Maine)
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zengeos(5 Maine)Updated bwright..some people use styrofoam cups, but I got the little plastic cups. Also use used yogurt cups...just make sure you put drainage holes in them. I used white 8 oz cups for the peppers. The brassicas got a mix of 18 oz, yogur...
When does growth speed up?
Posted by babyblueyonder(4b)
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babyblueyonder(4b)Updated Oh, I forgot to mention. I do have alpine strawberries going, lol. I kind of expected those to take forever, though. We'll see how they go. Mine have their first true leaf, though and some are working on their second. But they are...
Running Out of Room! (Temp Question)
Posted by saille
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medontdo(8)Updated i just have to comment on the "thingi" LOL i noticed alot of us use that! LOL :')) i'm soooo glad i'm not the only one!! HEE HEE and my plants did fine, i bet they'd croak, especially being small. unless you made a kinda...
Fast sprout seeds - children?
Posted by nonews(Zone 7 NC)
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jamjamUpdated For the OT: my cinnamon basil came up in two days:) I don't know if this was an anomaly, though, as the packet said to expect seven to fourteen!
Options for starting from seeds needed.
Posted by aaronei
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aaroneiUpdated annebert- I'm not 100% certain. The information came from the seed supplier. They said 83% germination rates, but they really don't tell their germination method or any other information to support those numbers. Just to clarify t...
Suggestions for circulation fan?
Posted by willbnewb
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misstiUpdated That is where I found them as well - past the paint department - by the lightbulbs etc. (with the desk and floor fans). I bought the ones that come with a "clip" and a "base" and you just snap either the clip o...
Germination of 'Sunrise' echinacea?
Posted by wyndyacre(z6B SW Ont.)
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wyndyacre(z6B SW Ont.)Updated How interesting that this thread has risen from the ashes one year since I originally posted it. :) I can report that the lonely one "Sunrise" and "Fragrant White" seedlings did grow on into plants outdoors. Th...
Blue Poppy Seed from Herb Market
Posted by tuscanseed(7)
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georgez5il(z5 IL)Updated The herb name comes from the color of the seed NOT the flower.
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