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Can you tell me where I am going wrong with my seedlings?
Posted by spacecase80
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arjo_reichUpdated Yea, I bought a couple of those mini-greenhouses this year - knowing better - and I still got burned. Three types of sunflowers, moon flowers (I. alba) and Scarlet-O'Hara morning glories. Only the moonflowers survived, the rest go...
Thinning seedlings...
Posted by arjo_reich
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arjo_reichUpdated Thanks for the advice, definitely sounds like a good strategy. Now I just have to wait for the little buggers to germinate. Which is proving to be a challenge. The day after they were sown I realized I needed to mulch with some pe...
Thinning seedlings & giving to coworker...
Posted by sac_zone9
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karyn1(7a)Updated I'd just wrap the roots in wet paper towels and cover the paper in plastic. I don't know if they'd stay moist enough in a bag of soil. Karyn
Chrysanthemum buds already??
Posted by gee_oh_nyc(6b/7a)
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karyn1(7a)Updated I've never sowed them from seed but mine come back every year and develop buds very early in the season. I pinch the buds off several times over the spring and summer. I stop pinching them in Sept for Oct flowers. Karyn
mimulus?
Posted by northchild(z2a)
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Crazy_Gardener(Z2b AB Canada)Updated Lara, pinching works great if you have long fingernails, I usually use small little scissors when I pinch back ;) Sharon
Thinking ahead - planting this fall
Posted by madabouteu(8A - central Alabama)
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moonphase(z7 Ga)Updated mad,please come on over to the wintersowing forum and read the FAQ.I found that forum 2 yrs. ago and now have hundreds of plants.The first winter I wsd almost 300 containers.This past winter I set out over 400 containers.In early ...
Newbie question about starting seeds, please help! :)
Posted by sonyamelon
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jorieUpdated Is this what happened to me? (I found this web site while searching for help with my fading seedlings.) I swear I'm seriously considering never trying to start plants from seed again. Last year, I moved into a new house. And altho...
Loblolly Pine Seed
Posted by bigbadben
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated Not a pine I would find growing here, but you may find this helpful.... "Loblolly pine seeds generally go through a stage of dormancy after seedfall, which lasts longer than that of any other southern pine. Seed dormancy is r...
Bees and Pollination Requirements
Posted by zephyray
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zephyrayUpdated We still have bees here (we're out in the country a bit) but it doesn't seem like last year. I've been happy though to see some smaller native bees working alongside their bigger honeybee relatives. Didn't do much good though. We'...
packed for date on seed packets how long are they good?
Posted by diffusejerry
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tomakers(SE MA Zone 5/6 or ?)Updated My experience is try them, they will probably germinate enough to make it worth while. I regularly use seed way out of date. Just sow it heavy (and probably have way too many). Tom
seed starting
Posted by higgledy(7)
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bonnysUpdated I thought this was a great idea although I haven't had time to try it yet. Bonny Here is a link that might be useful: instant beds
When planting one or two seeds to a cell is it called ''sowing''?
Posted by albert_135(Sunset 2 or 3)
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ornata(London UK (8/9?))Updated ... and planting is the process of putting plants, not seeds, in the ground!
Coffee Filter Germination for...
Posted by sundazing
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sundazingUpdated Hey, thanks, Linda. I've tried winter sowing with disastrous results so the coffee filter thing is my latest attempt to succeed at something with seeds! Can you tell me more about your method? For instance, do you use tea or hydro...
Rosemary from seed (need advice)
Posted by derekh
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naturemitch(3/4 WI)Updated Hi derekh, I too sowed mine in a 4" pot...and yes they just keep germinating every so often:) I just prick them out when they get some size...and let the others continue to come up or get a bit bigger. Guess it is up to you w...
watermelon seedling spots?
Posted by saturn69
saturn69I'm growing some seedlings in peat pots(bush sugar baby and coopertown seedless) until it stays warm enough at night one of them has developed black spots on the cotyledons is this common,I don't think it's from over, or underwatering(haven't...
When to plant rose of sharon seeds?
Posted by vela75
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vela75Updated Thank you!
Any seeds that just won't transplant?
Posted by echquiltstorm
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richinaikenUpdated I have had success growing milkweed from seed and transplanting. I think It is hard to dig a wild one and have it survive because of the taproot.
I did it! Well sorta
Posted by mrs.micki
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mrs.mickiUpdated I haven't planted outside because we still have the chance of getting frost here.The weatherman said we are suppose to get freezing frost tonight,low of 43.I'm gonna wait a couple of days and see what happpens then.
Coir pots-anyone else started seeds in them?
Posted by reba_grows(colder than 6, warmer than 5)
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aliska12000(Z5)Updated That might work. I've been reading instruction after instruction to cover with plastic. So I have been having good luck and fast germination sowing in McDonald's salad trays (the ones with the black bottoms and clear plastic tops)...
Snapdragon seed sown direct into soil -- no results...
Posted by tussiemussies(z6 NJ)
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tussiemussies(z6 NJ)Updated Thanks so much Fran -- did look that over and is all new to me , something to look forward to trying in the future! Thanks! : )
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