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Too Hot To Handle!
Posted by bencjedi(6 - Central Kentucky)
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naturemitch(3/4 WI)Updated Hello again, I would hold tight to the light schedule, i usually keep mine on a 14-16 hr. cycle. I would just water more if you are seeing the soil get dry that quickly. You might want to lay a thermometer next to your seedlings o...
Cheddar Cauliflower
Posted by parad0x(Z7 Philadelphia)
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genie_lou(6PA)Updated From Jane Pepper's Garden, the book in which she gives instruction month-by-month for zone 6, she says she waits to start Cauliflower in mid-March for transplanting to the garden in mid-April. May 15th is the last date for frost i...
blue poppy
Posted by edspegel(z5 Mi)
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sewobsessed(Zone 5a)Updated These wintersow very, very well. It seems it's the only way I can get good results with poppies, period. Here is a link that might be useful: Winter Sowing Forum
Hydrangea from Seed?
Posted by ishareflowers
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated According to Dirr most hydrangea is easy from seed with germination within two weeks. Al
Potting up?
Posted by too_many_dreams
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woodyguthriefan(6a)Updated I swear by Fox Farm Ocean Forest as I stated in one of vegangirl's forums about seed starting mix. Just try it you'll see what I mean. My sister, who also gardens, asked me, "how much better could it be than pro-mix?" I ...
HELP!!! Mandevilla seed pods
Posted by raydizzle(8)
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raydizzle(8)Updated Thank's a-lot I know the seed pods are rare so i wanted to make sure i did it right... even though i could just get a plant. this will be much more satisfying.
Timing Suggestions for moving seedlings?
Posted by jamie_mt(z4/5 MT)
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jamie_mt(z4/5 MT)Updated Thank you, Sandy! I appreciate the help, and the extra advice too. I'll be using electric heat in the GH, so I will put them closer to where the heater is as you suggest, and watch the watering carefully. I'm really looking forwar...
When should I transplant my seedlings?
Posted by all_things_green(zone 7)
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all_things_green(zone 7)Updated Thanks calistoga for the advice, I will leave them in there cells a little longer, but remove them from the bottom heat. It shouldn't be to hard to cut there cells away from the rest of the seed flat. I will just have to be carefu...
When to start from seeds in zone7?
Posted by sunstar07
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kasha77Updated My husband just bought me a small walk in green house. Wondering if anyone knows when I can safely start my warm season veggie seeds in it. I do not / & won't - have heat in it- it is 6' long, 4' wide, 6' tall. Plastic sheetin...
Any experience with 'impatiens madagascariensis'
Posted by luvsgrtdanes
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digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)Updated Oops stuck the link on the wrong post. Apologies. Check out the answers there. Here is a link that might be useful: Your other post
'Impatiens Madagascariensis' Anyone with experience?
Posted by luvsgrtdanes
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digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)Updated Here a link to your other post with answers posted. ;) Here is a link that might be useful: Your other post
Check out these neat seedling set-up pics
Posted by digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)
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medontdo(8)Updated i'm thanking you so much!! i grow them to a point and then usually they die. i'm hoping this year they actually live. i have winter sown some of my seeds.and grown some in the house regularly. in cups in a pan, i just transplanted...
Making soilless seed starting mix questions
Posted by highalttransplant(z 5 Western CO)
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ccroulet(z9 CA Sunset 18)Updated I'm growing Calif. native salvias. Last summer I did a lot of online research on growing media (having known nothing previously), and I decided to mix my own peat-lite type of growing medium. Alas, I couldn't find things like dolo...
Seeds have germinated, Now What?
Posted by greenthumbinmygarden(z9TX)
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woodyguthriefan(6a)Updated After they germinate and break the soil they need light. Either sunlight or artificial light.
Use heat mat after germination?
Posted by julieann_grow
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woodyguthriefan(6a)Updated Another suggestion, if you are concerned with night temps getting too cold, is to run your lights at night and have you lights off during the day. This will keep your night temps warmer due to the heat from the lights. Your garage...
Seed Starting Trays vs Peat Pellets
Posted by nissy12
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nissy12Updated It's the whole set (pellets, dome and tray). I'm gonna buy 12 of them to get my petunias started this week.
Can someone clear this up for me???
Posted by ccaggiano
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corin99(7b Triangle NC)Updated Well, I think it all depends on your situation. The needs of a commercial operation are quite different from someone who is just growing a few plants for a home garden. For me, it's just simpler to plant in a larger pot and avoid ...
Lespedeza...fast or slow growers
Posted by Fleur(z5)
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Fleur(z5)Updated Thanks for your response. FWIW -- to check the viability,I chipped or scarified a few seeds 10 days or so ago. I rolled them in a slightly wet piece of paper towel, and put the roll in an old pill container, closed it up and set i...
Lights before germination
Posted by kayhh
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albert_135(Sunset 2 or 3)Updated And at the link below is a list of plants that are reported by the UNM, (I think that is the University of New Mexico but I didn't check.), that do need light to germinate. The list says nothing about how much light or when the li...
little bugs
Posted by west9491(6)
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west9491(6)Updated oh sorry, yeah, today i did see some gnats. i made an A frame out of a sticky note w/ maple syrup on top, my makeshift gnat trap at least til i go out and get one. thanks, i think i'll get some of the diatomaceous earth. i can use...
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