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When Can These Go Outside?
Posted by parad0x(Z7 Philadelphia)
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jdreidingerUpdated Your seedlings look great! Good job with them and the photos.
please look at my seedlings and.....
Posted by regaldozer(6A)
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jdreidingerUpdated Can you move the lights closer? It looks like they are straining to the right.
sunflower seedlings flopping over... help!
Posted by pokokpenyu
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pokokpenyuUpdated I wish I could, but at the moment, I'm gardening out of a balcony, which means I have to rely on pots, pots and more pots. I planted them about 2-4 to a pot, depending on the size of the pot, giving myself a 50% chance of failure....
Sudden seedling death - watermelon, cucumber
Posted by mrs.growop
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docgipeUpdated You are doing right a bit late. Your problem seeds like to be wrapped in wet paper toweling and soaked for about four hours. From this point forward they like to be dry. My guess is that your potting soil was to wet. Ideally they ...
Mold when growing seeds
Posted by ourfamilygarden(6)
2 Comments
ourfamilygarden(6)Updated Oh. Okay. Thank you for the reply! I need to double check if it's safe for guinea pigs. I've done a preliminary search that claims perlite is non-toxic? Do you happen to know if these things are non-toxic or note? The problem I've...
Marigolds with only 1 set of leaves developing flower buds?
Posted by mynameisryan
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no_regrets(SoCal Sunset 23)Updated My marigolds started blooming at the same stage this year. I just left them be, figured that if nature was telling them to bloom who was I to object :-) They're now still small plants with maybe 3 sets of leaves but 3 blooms per p...
Growing Bee Balm from seed
Posted by manicorganic(eastern ontario)
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dandy_line(3B (Brainerd, Mn))Updated I collected seed heads from some nice bright red monarda last fall and kept them in the fridge. When I went to sow them this spring I couldn't tell the seeds from the chaff but just sowed it all. They germinated about %200 in 10 d...
newbie sowing thousands of seeds
Posted by lovesblooms(7a)
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busylizzy(z5 PA)Updated alyssum can be direct sown, lobelia I read needs to be 10-12 weeks before last frost date sown indoors. I mix small seeds with either sawdust or contactors sand, 3 parts inert to 1 part seed. After the inert and seed are mixed div...
Seedless watermelon pollinator
Posted by saturn69
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saturn69Updated Would sugar baby bush(only 3-3.5 ft) variety pollinate the seedless variety, cause I'm trying to save space?
Growing Hens and Chicks from seed
Posted by manicorganic(eastern ontario)
manicorganic(eastern ontario)I bought a package of hens and chick seeds and germinated them on a damp cottonball inside of a sandwich bag. They germinated wonderfully, but I was wondering if anyone knew how to move them to soil now as they are so tiny? There must...
Seed starting problems.
Posted by fly2cast(Zone 4 ND)
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kudzu9Updated Heirloom seeds should not pose any special problems. I started mainly heirloom seeds 5 weeks ago in my greenhouse using propagation trays and heating mats and had a 90-95% success rate; most seedlings came up in 3-7 days. What met...
Transplanting Morning Glories
Posted by tcs1366
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tcs1366Updated >>I put some out in a window box trellis last week and they are vining up it already!! great to hear. I was planning on moving them out in the garden next week. we are expecting some warm weather, with not cold nights.... so...
Starting figs from seed
Posted by susan77
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baci(z10Ca)Updated Figs can start from seed but need to be wasp pollinated, which does not always happen. Expect a low germination. I start mine in sphagnum. They also start in soil  sometimes the birds transplant seeds from neighboring trees. Some...
Purple tinted marigold foliage after hardening
Posted by zinniafan
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zinniafanUpdated Now it is turning brownish. It isn't on all of the plants, just a few snowdrift marigolds that are next to eachother. I don't know if it is a disease that is spreading, or a normal reaction that takes a while to happen. Any though...
too late?
Posted by busylizzy(z5 PA)
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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7Updated They won't be ready to put out by your planting date, but who cares about that?
Damp Off on my poor seedlings
Posted by timsburgh
6 Comments
catlaughingUpdated My tomatoes got Damp this year. I stopped watering from beneath, and spritzed with chamomile tea instead, sprinkled cinnamon, and set three fans oscillating on them all day and night. It saved the day, plus everything smelled wond...
Dichondra 'Silver Falls' -- SO SAD!
Posted by limequilla
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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7Updated You need to make a nuisance of yourself at all of the local garden centers! Spy and take notes about what they carry so that you can exert your energy on plants that won't be so readily available. I began seeing 'Silver Falls' at ...
My Heliconias are Sprouting...What now?
Posted by spiritualcipher
spiritualcipherI sowed Lobster Claw Heliconias in a baggie using a wet napkin and now they are sprouting. How long should I wait till planting them in soil?
Gaillardia Fan Fare from seed.
Posted by kathygold2003
2 Comments
bakemom_gw(z6 Central Ohio)Updated I tend to late winter sow or spring sow them. Fanfare shows up in my batches too. Seems like the Fanfare is a little shorter lived than regular gaillardia. Perhaps 2-3 years for mine. Ditto on the shuttlecocks. They know what to d...
Now what?
Posted by kek19
3 Comments
sheltiecheUpdated you can separate everything and save all seedlings you want. At this stage disturbance to root will be minimal if you gentle with your hands.
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