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Tomato From Seed Help Zone 7
Posted by botanicalboi(Zone 7 Georgia)
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digdirt2Updated For Z7 you should be able to start them any time now. I'm 6B and started my first ones this week and will stagger start over the next 2 weeks for plant out end of April and 1st week of May. When it comes to the weather all we can ...
DeCicco Broccoli seedlings sown 1/10/08 zone 8a
Posted by shellva(Camden 7b/8a)
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shellva(Camden 7b/8a)Updated I need to make a correction on the sow date. According to my notes I sowed them on Jan 21, not the 10th. The soil is Miracle Gro potting mix. As for the strain, it was just one I happened to pick up and later learned it is on our ...
Newspaper pots
Posted by shasta_2008(5 NE Ohio)
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kayhhUpdated You can just form them around any container that is the size you want and tape the edges. Paper tapes are biodegradable. Personally, I didn't like using them. They did not want to stand up on their own, I thought that they dried o...
Trying A Few New Things...Need Advice
Posted by parad0x(Z7 Philadelphia)
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sewobsessed(Zone 5a)Updated parad0x, portulaca is a good choice for a hearty flower! They pretty much thrive on neglect. lol. Anyway, I've had really good luck wintersowing both. You might want to give it a try. :) Here is a link that might be useful: Winter...
Question about transplanting seedlings
Posted by Pam Honeycutt
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sewobsessed(Zone 5a)Updated gemfire, yes, bell peppers also sprout new roots from the stem, just like tomatos. You were on the right path - transplant them a bit deeper.
New to Seed starting indoors
Posted by septgrl8
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woodyguthriefan(6a)Updated I use and love the portable greenhouses with four shelves. I have three of them in my basement. They are efficient at retaining heat and humidity. This makes them a good place to germinate seeds IMO. I use artificial lighting insi...
Brown spots on lettuce seedlings
Posted by nomatic
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nomaticUpdated Thanks for the response Dave. I have not been misting the plants. The spots do not rub off, so not mold. The plants are in my spare room and I have a ceiling fan running on low so there is a light breeze. They are under 4ft shop l...
What needs pinching?
Posted by kywildcat2(z6 KY)
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digdirt2Updated I only have the tomatoes on the like pinching list.. No, please. Put tomatoes on the do not pinch list. ;) Pinching of tomatoes is not generally recommended as there is little if any benefit and it can sharply reduce production. O...
Help.... season 2 starting where 1 left off.
Posted by Jeremy Costenbader(5)
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carolaclUpdated Sunflowers are not so easy to start indoors, because they grow so fast and outgrow pots easily before you are ready to do anything with them, or get funky shapes if they didnÂt have ideal lighting or do the "falling over"...
When should I start theese seeds?
Posted by rednekgrl44(4)
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carolaclUpdated Cosmos and Zinnia germinate fast and grow fast. Don't start them earlier than 8 weeks before your last frost date. Also, both take well to pinching. So once they are about 4" high, pinch off the very top above the highest sid...
Bottom Heat?
Posted by myakkacracker(9A/9B)
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carolaclUpdated Check for a cheap Heating Mat at Walmart. Might get one for around $10.00 and those worked well for me. It's actually good when they have that flimsy cover that you can remove, as the cheap ones are vinyl underneath which can get ...
rhubarb from seed?
Posted by dixiedazzle
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dixiedazzleUpdated Thanks for the info.
Germinating carya (the hickory family)
Posted by kms4me
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kms4meUpdated Thanks George!
Sowing Seed in Greenhouse?
Posted by porsche65(z6 TN)
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rachel_z6(7)Updated I start my petunia and impatiens early, as well. they germinate quickly but do take longer to grow to a full size. I've started them as early as the last week in January, but I did them the first week in February this year and las...
poinsettia
Posted by pomme8916
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karyn1(7a)Updated I grow something called Euphorbia heterophylla (Summer poinsettia/wild poinsettia) from seed. It looks like a regular poinsettia except in miniature. Karyn
kmogg
Posted by eclpsprinc(Z9 CA)
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karyn1(7a)Updated You are going to love this plant. I don't care for the regular KMOTGG. It's a weed here and I'm constantly pulling it out of the yard but the variegated variety's foliage is quite different. The plant is beautiful with big green &...
basil/ cilantro seedling questions
Posted by sdshoars
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digdirt2Updated It is called "damp-off" and results from too much moisture, insufficient air circulation, combined with mold that forms on the soil surface. There is a FAQ here about it. I note from your other post you are or were misti...
New to Seed Germination
Posted by barsac(z7 MD)
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated Ooops! They are in the basement? Yes, that can happen, mice do eat seedlings - you aren't the first to make that discovery :) ...do you have traps and peanut butter?
I have seeds to plant, Will they die?
Posted by vanillalotus(8b)
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kayhhUpdated Parsley, sweet pea and stock all benifit from planting while temperatures are still cold. In fact, here in Michigan, I toss down parsley seed in the fall for best results. Delphinium will do better if started in a dark place - no ...
vanilia orchid seeds
Posted by annabugno(9)
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annabugno(9)Updated What a pity! Thanks georgez5il!
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