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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...
Is 45° too cold for my plants?
Posted by eugenflorinsgarden(8A NV)
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mandolls(4)Updated If you are talking about bringing them in - they must be in pots? Which makes it easy unless you have hundreds. Dipping down to 45 isn't a problem, two full days at 45 may make them unhappy. The peppers and the beans are the only ...
Watering Seedlings
Posted by lkzz(7b)
3 Comments
evilingarnettUpdated 715 Rose do you just squeeze water near but not on seedlings or do you actually put the baster in the dirt
Zinnia - Seed germination
Posted by adatt
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evilingarnettUpdated eek...Zinnias are usually so easy. but mine just died big time. One site says indoor seedlings only want an inch a week. Q: Now I hear they like lots of water? Or 1 inch a week? Can I start new seedlings? ( I can't sow outside due...
Transplanting achillea ptarmica 'nobelssa'
Posted by garystpaul(4)
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garystpaul(4)Updated Thank you, Dave. Just the kind of information I was hoping for. Gary
Is plastic cover still needed after germination - Keffir Lime
Posted by Bee_bee
1 Comment
digdirt2Updated Uncover, remove it and leave it off. Not even required for germination but potentially harmful after germination. Dave
Attack of the gnats....
Posted by bananastand(4b)
10 Comments
digdirt2Updated Dave, with as much as you grow, I thought you knew the difference in the BT and just had a case of fingers on keyboard getting ahead of you ;) Its all the dirt under my fingernails this time of year!! Falls into the cracks in betw...
please help....I got my first fungus gnat and I don't why
Posted by njitgrad(6A/6B)
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digdirt2Updated See the other current discussion here. Id that doesn't answer all your questions the search will pull up many more discussions about them. Dave Here is a link that might be useful: Fungus gnats
Harden off seedlings being placed under floating row cover?
Posted by Prachi(6b (NJ))
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digdirt2Updated You can try it but you will have to monitor them closely for the first several hours. It is still a drastic change in environment of temps, wind, and sun exposure so it should be a gradual process. Cold-turkey very seldom works an...
started my annual/perennials too soon?
Posted by njitgrad(6A/6B)
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njitgrad(6A/6B)Updated Good to know that all of my flowering plants (except the dahlias I guess) can go out soon. I'm thinking of transplanting the petunias (some have already started to bloom) in row containers in front of my house and bringing them in...
Spinach!!!
Posted by Traveler84
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lkzz(7b)Updated Agree - sow outdoors when soil temp is 5 ��" 20 C (41-68 F).
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