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Help! Seedlings germinated, then died - see photo
Posted by tundrasnow(3a)
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noreen32(6)Updated Digdirt is right on the money with is suggestions. Though, I'm also wondering if the soil blocks make it a bit challenging to begin with. I have no experience with them but looking at your pictures, I am wondering if they tend to ...
Another "What's wrong with my precious seedlings?" Thread...
Posted by jimithing81(7B/WA)
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noreen32(6)Updated I agree with naturemitch. It's most likely a bit of burn from getting too close to the light. Happens to my plants from time to as well when I forget to raise up the lights. Curious if you have a noticed a change with your new wat...
Damp off
Posted by neuf(5 Indy)
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floral_uk z.8/9 SW UKUpdated That is algae. It implies that the surface is a bit too wet but the seedlings are fine. You could carefully stir up the surface a bit with a table fork to let in a bit more air if you want to. But if there are more basil seeds to ...
bush beans will not germinate after sowing
Posted by shawnruiz86(9)
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dirt_farmer(6)Updated Hi, I've had the same problem. So I started them indoors and transferred them to bigger containers before putting them in the garden. I would suggest always after the last frost before transplanting in the garden. I always do mult...
Source for STURDY plug trays?
Posted by sujiwan_gw 6b MD/PA
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated I buy mine from Charley's Greenhouse. These days I'm sowing mostly perennials, shrubs, trees but my deep cell plug trays from Charley's are many years old and holding up well. I haven't bought the more shallow trays for annuals/ve...
Try Again?
Posted by evilingarnett
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cold_weather_is_evil(9)Updated PS: One, greenhouse kits and lights are not really an answer. They're tools to solve particular problems and not worth diddly if you don't know what the problems really be. Two, ignore what the packets say about germination times ...
How much tablespace can a 4 T8 bulb shoplight cover adequately?
Posted by srj19(4)
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naturemitch(3/4 WI)Updated I second Mandolls' thoughts. Here is my set-up. No issues with 2 sets of t8's lighting 4 standard and 1 half tray. The trays the peppers are in are smaller than standard trays so I can easily light 5 of those trays. I too don't se...
snaps stopped growing 2
Posted by evilingarnett
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runswithscissors(MT 4/5)Updated My snaps are real slow-pokes, too. If I don't get them right up close to the light, they want to stretch the first couple of days after germination. Lot's of light is the key, and then lots of patience. Once they get to about an i...
Help with cucumbers!!!
Posted by thewallawallaian89(7a)
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thewallawallaian89(7a)Updated They were under grow lights. not very far from the light, but I moved them outside before the stretching began. I now have maybe 4 seedlings that are alive. The others shriveled and died. i said screw it and planted new seeds stra...
Parsley seedlings
Posted by rachel67(z5ME)
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rachel67(z5ME)Updated I do have some fabric row covers I could use. Good point about them being hardier at the end of the growing season. I really just need the grow light room! Thanks for input.
Tomato seeds not fermenting
Posted by skald89
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valray(Z4)Updated They should sit in tomato "meat" and juice and gel and just add enough water that they don't dry out. It's possible that chlorine in the water would kill the organisms needed for fermentation.
Starting seeds on Frontporch?
Posted by jleighb67
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jleighb67Updated Thank you all for the information. I am learning a lot from this forum. I did use heat pads and domes. Didn't use lights and plants are still really pretty small. Added lights a few days ago and see improvement already. Im a newbi...
zinnia from seed
Posted by WOODSGRANNY(Z9 S LA.)
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blushing_susie(5)Updated Hi Beethie, I haven't begun my zinnia seeds yet, but if I do start them indoors it will be two or three weeks before I would put them outdoors since they grow fast. I will probably just direct sow them in a few weeks. I have been ...
Strawberry seedlings, first leaf turned yello.
Posted by gonene1
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digdirt2Updated Cause is over-watering. Your soil looks very wet in the photo and you should never leave any plants constantly sitting in water. Bottom watering means let them sit until the soil surface appears wet then remove the from the water ...
Cold weather this week- delay transplant?
Posted by bananastand(4b)
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bananastand(4b)Updated Thanks, Dave. I'll watch the forecast and hope it looks up. Tomorrow's high is supposed to be in the 30's again, so I fear these plants will not be outside again for a few days at least. Ahhhh spring. :-)
Seeds and Weather
Posted by GreenBasia
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ZachS. z5 Littleton, COUpdated I wouldn't cover them, if you don't have anything germinating yet. The cold temp's will delay your germination, and you may loose a few seeds and have to re-sow them to fill in the spots. Lettuce and radish I really wouldn't worry...
snaps stopped growing 1
Posted by evilingarnett
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evilingarnettUpdated Thanks. I noticed that the soil seemed kind of damp. I will water a lot less. I am scared to transplant them, but I am going to give them more light. I may be letting my own impatience work against me.
When and how to move seedlings to cells
Posted by neuf(5 Indy)
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neuf(5 Indy)Updated Thanks for the comment mandolls. I just bought a bag of pine bark mulch per tapla's suggested 5-1-1 mixture. I am afraid my soil is too damp and I am hoping I can make it through to the transplant into cells without rotted roots o...
Seedlings sprout, but won't grow (picture attached)
Posted by Koalatlady(9/10 Coastal)
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Campanula UK Z8Updated I agree - no need to start over (and it is getting very late now) - just a transplant into a better mix and NOT those peat pot abominations.
Starting seeds in outdoor flats
Posted by fellenf
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fellenfUpdated Thank-you (and I'll take that one peat pot tray back to Walmart!). I did mean for seeds that would be ready to go in the ground in springtime, I thought it might be a more cost effective way, since one packet of organic seeds cost...
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