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peat pots
Posted by casagrande(7)
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daniel_nyc(7a)Updated In the past I used cowpots, but they have issues. This year I use plastic Grow Pots (GRO PRO).
DIY wind protection (with video)
Posted by njitgrad(6A/6B)
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daniel_nyc(7a)Updated nice, tx for sharing.
Soil block maker-- why didn't I know about this YEARS ago?
Posted by VictoriaElizabeth
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albert_135(Sunset 2 or 3)Updated Not creepy, just incredibly juvenile.
fertilizing garden
Posted by themilkdud05(5a)
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digdirt2Updated You'll find many discussions about this question over on the Vegetable Gardening forum here, assuming you are talking about vegetables. If you mean flowers then each has its own forum with advice on what to feed and how to prepare...
trade aloe vera for hornwort for my pond or cypress seeds
Posted by theoneclick(7)
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digdirt2Updated Have you checked out all the Trades and Exchanges forums here? Dave
like dahlia; what flowers will flower first year and grow bulb/co
Posted by mushibu10(zone 8 (UK))
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mushibu10(zone 8 (UK))Updated helhhello. thank you for the reply. I have grown eucomis hipestrum and many other aftrican bulbs including the rapid that smell foul. the seeds are so much cheaper than bulbs to buy. and dahlias as fantastic flowers. I'll ask the ...
fertilizing baby keffir lime
Posted by Bee_bee
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Bee_beeUpdated Hi Dave, thank you for the advice. the fertilizer rating is 14-4-8. probably too strong then? and if by your suggestion (feeding half strength of 5-1-1), how often should i fertilizer? thank you very much
cherry tree
Posted by casagrande(7)
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floral_uk z.8/9 SW UKUpdated I doubt they will have any effect on the cherry. However they might be 'farming' aphids. Blast off the aphids with the hose and the ants will go way. BTW you do know that a cherry tree from seed will not be the same as its parent,...
How deep do I transplant my zucchini?
Posted by Creek-side(5)
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PollenClouds(5a)Updated Can you do the same with cucumbers?
Germinating Pepper seeds
Posted by Marshallkey
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johns.coastal.patio(USDA 10b, Sunset 24)Updated I did a water bottle greenhouse, more or less like the video attached. I used one cut across a Trader Joe's sparkling water bottle (18 oz, nice shape), and then had to make some slits to make things fit back, slightly frustrating ...
Too Late To Start Tomato & Pepper Seeds
Posted by Crystena(7)
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Crystena(7)Updated Sleevendog, Thanx for the encouragement! I'm going out today to buy a better light and start seeds today but I'm going to keep the ones I've got going and see how they do. I'm sure I need to re-pot some of them, they sure are legg...
Seed germination
Posted by senojdet
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floral_uk z.8/9 SW UKUpdated Astrantia minor is apparently slow and difficult to cultivate. It comes from the Alps so I assume it needs a period of stratification and not particularly high temps for germination. Weren't there any instructions with the seed? H...
sharing
Posted by casagrande(7)
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digdirt2Updated Yes that is a good one. Thanks for posting it. Dave Here is a link that might be useful: Clickable link to site
Does a greenhouse help to grow better seedlings?
Posted by sgvaibhav
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digdirt2Updated Why not read through the FAQs here? They cover all the basics on how to grow anything from seed. And surely you can find better containers to use than the plastic bottle you linked above. But first you have to have mature, viable ...
Starting pepper seeds !
Posted by Marshallkey
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floral_uk z.8/9 SW UKUpdated Double post. Replied to your other thread.
siberian iris seedlings
Posted by casagrande(7)
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated What have you done to promote germination? For almost all iris including siberica, I like to give them a warm moist period of 2-4 weeks, then a moist chill of 40F for a month or more before bringing back to warm. Fall sowing outsi...
getting blueberry starts
Posted by dgc1
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floral_uk z.8/9 SW UKUpdated You can take cuttings. If you Google blueberry cuttings there's lots of info including videos.
Zenith Zoysia(Seeded Time Lapse) 2009.
Posted by vreed01
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ZoysiaSod(6a/6b St.Lou TranZone)Updated Wow, no sidewalk. I like it. More grass, less concrete.
Growing nicotiana alata from seed?
Posted by janie58(5a)
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rcdilalloUpdated I grow this plant every year and started them indoors. They were rather small when I first planted them outside. Maybe an inch or two. After the first year, they reseeded themselves in profusion and some also came back from the ro...
Too late to start seeds
Posted by brandozz
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tommyr_gwUpdated NO! Get to it!
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