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Bottle Gentian (Gentiana andrewsii)
Posted by leaveswave(.)
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leaveswave(.)Updated This forum seems a little slow--has the heat got everyone down, or is there a better forum to post my question?
baptisia australis cotyledon
Posted by pomme8916
pomme8916Is it normal to have a yello/pale cotyledon for baptisia australis? When scaryifing it is that color.
Brunnera from seed?
Posted by schubbard(z6 NY)
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated They need a moist chill minimum 30 days, followed by 70F, germination in 30 - 90 days. Or, sow outdoors in Fall (as I did, in a seed pot, in this cool Z8).
Black Walnut
Posted by kpooch
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evonnestoryteller(5-6)Updated http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extnews/hortiscope/tree/walnut.htm This link mentions all sorts of things about growing black walnuts. Beware, walnut trees produce a kind of toxin that affects the growth of some other plants. It does not...
indoor propogation
Posted by dsrobbins
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Nurmey(5 Omaha, NE)Updated Not to discourage you from asking questions anywhere but you may find more detailed infomation on the "growing under lights" forum. That forum is geared more toward special growing lights than the "grow under shop l...
Cup and Saucer Campanula
Posted by evonnestoryteller(5-6)
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evonnestoryteller(5-6)Updated The plant is getting new blossoms! I did not expect it to produce a flower at every leaf by the stem! WOO HOO! I was looking for it to put up more growth and another flower stem.
Question on Baptisia Australia
Posted by passion_for_flowers
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georgez5il(z5 IL)Updated "Sow" the seed outside as soon as the seed turns "BlacK"
honey locust tree seedling
Posted by ladyharley(6)
ladyharley(6)Hello, I have started several plants from seeds and now I have two that look almost identical. One I know is a honey locust tree, however, the only difference is one has kinda veins in the leaves and two single leaves way at the bottom....
I have new babies
Posted by maidinmontana(Zone 5 Billings MT)
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maidinmontana(Zone 5 Billings MT)Updated Lime, thanks for the advice. No offence taken, thats why I post here for ideas advice etc, even if sometimes it isn't agreeing with my ideas. I didn't realize caledulas were annuals. I must see the results of re seeding in my sist...
Bird of Paradise Seed
Posted by joramilea(zone 6)
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bearstate(9A)Updated I found this web page that might be helpful. You don't have to buy anything to read it. Here is a link that might be useful: Stuff about starting seeds ...
poppy seeds?
Posted by cbfindlay(z6 OH)
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maidinmontana(Zone 5 Billings MT)Updated I got some last year and I was instructed to plant them in the late fall. The trader said Nov 27th to be exact. Make sure the ground is loose, I mixed sand in with mine then put the seeds in w/sand and "shook" the seeds ...
Cosmos seeds-Zone 9
Posted by dobra1629(z5 NY)
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maidinmontana(Zone 5 Billings MT)Updated anytime in the summer, cosmos like heat and are drought tolerant, once they get established. You will need to keep them watered until they are bigger than a seeding. You're lucky we have such a short growing season here in Montana...
perennial seeds now?
Posted by maidinmontana(Zone 5 Billings MT)
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kiwibugUpdated As soon as hardy Geranium seeds are ripe you can put them in paper towel in a zip lock on top of the fridge and they should sprout in a matter of days. If you plant them they should be o.k. through the winter and bloom next spring...
Dianthus Chinensis
Posted by evonnestoryteller(5-6)
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evonnestoryteller(5-6)Updated Thanks! It sounds like it is too hot to grow them in the middle of summer. I will wait until it starts cooling down.
Viola/Pansy seeds
Posted by sheldon(z10FL)
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georgez5il(z5 IL)Updated The IDEAL growing on temp is 55-60F Normal germination time to transplant 4-6 weeks
Frosty Angel Trumpet seeds ?
Posted by coke_nut(9b Orlando)
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coke_nut(9b Orlando)Updated Thank you for your help.
Powder Puff seeds ?
Posted by coke_nut(9b Orlando)
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coke_nut(9b Orlando)Updated Do you know about how long it takes for the seeds to mature? Thanks for all your help.
Growing Snail Vine. Vigna Phaesolus. Hints?
Posted by floridabear(10b)
floridabear(10b)I finally got my hands on a lot of Snail Vine seeds. Not the Vigna Carcalla, the more common Vigna Phaesolus, with the light purple flower. Is there a trick to getting it to germinate? Or no? Do you nick the seed,soak them overnight...
plant seed mix now or wait?
Posted by yardmartyr
yardmartyrMy wife wants to plant one of our full-sun beds with wildflowers. She has a native wildflower seed mix and is curious if now (July) is too late to get started. Or should she wait till next spring? The ground will be warm here for at...
Growing african daisies from start...
Posted by lplpo09(5 OH)
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georgez5il(z5 IL)Updated Are you asking about Arctotis spp or Dimorphotheca spp or Lonas spp
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