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Posted by compositionnotebooks August 2, 2015

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compositionnotebooksUpdated August 2, 2015 I don't know what to want to grow, since I would need to know first what WILL grow where I live and under the conditions in which I live (in an apartment, with only east-facing windows and buildings blocking th light). Once I can ...

Growing Lotus from seed-help please!

Posted by Nadia J August 1, 2015

Nadia JHello, I have been trying to grow lotus from seeds.I'm finding it very hard.......I have 2 seedlings .One is still going through daily water changes.It has one small leaf, which is the second floating leaf( the first one died). The...

stratifying hollyhocks

Posted by lady_nikki(z6OK) July 26, 2015

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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated July 30, 2015 You can sow hollyhock/alcea now, in many climates they might need the protection of a cold frame over winter to start out next year as strong, larger plants... They don't need to be stratified, most hollyhock will germinate fine w...

egg cartons for starting seedlings?

Posted by kawaiineko_gardener(5a) February 17, 2011

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matthewloew1Updated July 28, 2015 Peppers work great in egg cartons. I have about 20sq. ft of pepper plants now in the garden which I grew from seed in egg cartons. Good Luck!

MURRAYA koenigii (curry leaf plant/tree)

Posted by ionized_gw July 26, 2005

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Chocolate Mimosa Help

Posted by Michael Jeffries(7-B West Ga. area) July 12, 2015

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Michael Jeffries(7-B West Ga. area)Updated July 26, 2015 I think I will try them just the same. I have already found a spot for them and am aware that they are invasive. The seeds that I purchased did state that not all seedlings would be chocolate. I will follow your advice on growing ...

Mountain Laurel Seeds, Germinating

Posted by carletta_gardener March 11, 2006

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lady_nikki(z6OK)Updated July 26, 2015 I Love these trees, - they are not the Kalmia. They are Sophora segundiflora. can't survive below 15 f. but with good protection and a little supplementary heat, they will. they also hate to be transplanted. on the other hand,...

Late emerging Castor Bean seedlings

Posted by linnea56(z5 IL) July 25, 2015

linnea56(z5 IL)I had a small plant I bought at a nursery last year. It never achieved much height (~ 3 feet), but it did flower and produce seeds. I collected them before frost even though I don’t know how to tell a fully ripe seedpod from a not...

something snacking on my seeds in greenhouse

Posted by marketgardenernorthernca July 23, 2015

marketgardenernortherncaHey all, So I think I have mice (again) in my greenhouse. I've started much of my fall crop in flats and when I came in this morning I saw that something had rooted around in the trays and dug up/ate seeds. I was surprised because...

advantages of starting seeds indoors when its warm outside?

Posted by ahappy camper July 6, 2015

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zensojournerUpdated July 20, 2015 Starting indoors means they are also protected from insect or bird damage, disease, and that you have better control over moisture. Its still advantageous to start plants indoors even if it is "warm enough" outside. As...

Cherry Seeds

Posted by torontoontario(5) July 1, 2006

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alpine80220Updated July 19, 2015 Regarding cherry seeds that are not clean: would it be okay to put moist cherry seeds out whe near where ants are and let the ants clean them?... Which is what I'm guessing would have happened to them in nature anyway... Just wo...

My teddy bear sunflowers are all different

Posted by natureinspired_m(6b) July 13, 2015

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natureinspired_m(6b)Updated July 16, 2015 Thanks for your comments garden friends. I think I have found an explanation to this strange behavior. A little googling confirmed my suspicion that just like marigolds the sunflowers too are composite flowers. Composite flowers a...

Thinning Velvet Queen Sunflower Seedlings

Posted by invisigoth July 13, 2015

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invisigothUpdated July 16, 2015 Thanks xiangirl, I will be snipping the right one on the top and the left one on the bottom, and keeping the other two. In fact, I will go out and do this right now since it is night time and this will put less stress on them sinc...

Do Zinnia Seeds Really Flower After Two Weeks & other Silly Questions?

Posted by Kym(7b) July 4, 2015

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maxjohnsonUpdated July 16, 2015 Usually when you buy seeds, it'll list days to harvest or days to flower, it's really means how many days after you transplant a healthy seedling or small plant to soil. And they usually mean when the first fruit is ripe. They rea...

Curry Leaf plant

Posted by shaanp July 5, 2013

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kb_venUpdated July 14, 2015 Hi shaanp!..... do u have any curry leaves seeds!

Looking for guidance on starting delphinium and foxglove from seed

Posted by saki7a July 10, 2015

saki7aI live in zone 7a (formerly 6b) and would like to try growing delphinium and foxglove from seed. The temperature is in the mid-80s in the afternoon, which seems hot for seed planting, but I read that now is a good time to start them,...

Guide To Help Others Germinate Lettuce Seeds Successfully

Posted by soulreaver February 19, 2013

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emgardenerUpdated July 5, 2015 Enjoyed the links posted here. Here's my own 2 cents on this. I do all the seeding for a CSA (about 70 boxes per week), sow about 300 lettuce seeds a week for 7 months straight. The first and second year made many mistakes and go...

Sunflower+transplant=wilt

Posted by Mariy Necro July 5, 2015

Mariy NecroIt happened to my pepper plant, but I just wanna make sure that they get stressed after transplant and aren't actually dying. I transplanted around 6 sunflower seedlings into the ground. The taller ones seem to be wilted. the smaller...

How to Care for 2" Tree (jujube) Seedlings?

Posted by RedSun (Zone 6, NJ) July 5, 2015

RedSun (Zone 6, NJ)I started some sour jujube seedlings and they are about 2" tall now. They have been sitting in the pot and not growing. Is this normal? Or I should transplant them to different pot? All the (8) seedlings are in one large (7")...

My sunflowers are very weak

Posted by loquattrees July 3, 2015

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floral_uk z.8/9 SW UKUpdated July 4, 2015 Sunflowers just aren't a good choice for indoor growing. They need sun (to state the obvious) and inside there just isn't enough. Also they need a big pot they are going to live in a container.

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