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Bottom Heat after germination question
Posted by keriann_lakegeneva(5B WI/IL border)
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digdirt2Updated but is it true even for plants like tomatoes and peppers that languish in cool night temps? Again the important distinction is between AIR temps and SOIL temps. Tomato plants don't languish in cool night temps IF they are growing ...
How to start a flowerbed (from seed) with wood chips??
Posted by itsmadmax
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itsmadmaxUpdated thanks for the info Billyoscar :) For me a little to complicated because the house is on remote and almost deserted Island haha. I will have to do it directly into the soil. But thanks for the input.
Left some seeds in freezing weather
Posted by emdzlr(7b)
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art33(6)Updated Hi emdzir, That probably depends on several things. There's an old thread here on GardenWeb (see link below) that might be helpful. Art Here is a link that might be useful: Frozen Seeds
Damaged cotyledons
Posted by weberriver
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated A chance, depending on how close to opening that true leaf is....you may just have to wait and see. What happened that the cotyledons were damaged, and has that been corrected? The cotyledons serve as food sources until true leave...
impact of ethylene gas on seeds
Posted by bonnan(6 & 5)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated The modern refrigerator, besides being cold, has a evaporative effect, removing moisture from anything exposed to its air movement. Seeds stored in this environment must be sealed from the refrigerator air. If you are unfortunate ...
Help: Veganic Seed Starter Mix from Scratch w/o Peat, Perlite, Ve
Posted by djmasturbeat(5-Cbus,OH)
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djmasturbeat(5-Cbus,OH)Updated thanks for the response =)
Sterile seed starting medium?
Posted by Natures_Nature(5 OH)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated With the starter mix you don't need to have beneficial micro organism. They will get all that when planted in the garden or container. So the point of sanitization is to help the newly germinated seedlings untl they develop their ...
Starting seeds over water heater with over head light.
Posted by wertach zone 7-B SC
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Agree with Art. After germination, that area might be too hot, for the starting container to have contact with the top of the heater. But you can check it with a kitchen thermometer. After germination you will need a temperatures ...
Celosia won't grow
Posted by summervin
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susanzone5(z5NY)Updated What are the seeds planted in? Soil? Indoors or outdoors? Containers or in ground? What is the source of water and nutrients? What is the temperature day and night? Is it possible an animal is eating the tops off the plants?
A germination experiment that might be useful to some
Posted by trpnbils(6B)
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jim42Updated Sounds very interesting. I too, will be watching for your results. I try to do the best thing for my pole Limas. Thanks Jim
How best to start seeds for an ebb and flow system?
Posted by CBritt
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Billyoscar(5 - 6)Updated SEED STARTING FOR THE HOME GARDEN I have discovered a cheap, simple method of starting flower and vegetable seeds for the home garden. It utilizes the principle of capillary action and a moist newspaper mat. To construct such a de...
does bigger seed = more vigorous seedling?
Posted by hairmetal4ever(Z7 MD)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated Given the choice of seeds, I would choose the larger more uniform in shape to plant. The stored energy in the seed provide the cotyledons or seed leaves as well as the radicle or root. Once germinated and initial root and seed lea...
scarifying redbuds
Posted by hairmetal4ever(Z7 MD)
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albert_135(Sunset 2 or 3)Updated Half century ago I got this notion that I would pick up a cheap lapidary tumbler a yard sale and experiment with that to scarify seed. Don't recall why but I never even got my experiment started.
buying acorns (Sheffield's, Schumacher...etc)
Posted by hairmetal4ever(Z7 MD)
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claydirt(5)Updated Wow! I had never heard of these places. You learn something new every day. Thank you!!! I'm starting a couple Quercus muehlenbergii (chinquapin oaks) this fall. It is interesting that white oak family acorns germinate free-fall be...
Kentucky Coffee Tree seeds
Posted by marricgardens
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quercus_alba2Updated It is a lot easier is you wait until spring to collect them. Before planting all you have to do is clamp them in a vise and cut a small notch in the side with a hack saw,just deep enough to penetrate the shell. I get close to 100%...
Seed Sellers
Posted by rainbow_catz
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digdirt2Updated I have to agree with the others that it isn't clear what you are looking for? Seeds are seeds so what do you mean by "complete kinds of sees"? Do you mean one place where you can order all the seeds you want? If so, that...
float test for buckeyes?
Posted by hairmetal4ever(Z7 MD)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated I use "Float Test" when selecting seeds that I save from tomatoes. After fermentation, I pour them in a tall glass and stir. The best one sink right away. I pour most of the water and floating ones out. I do it few times...
Experience with Franklinia...
Posted by davidlmo(5 B)
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brandon7 TN_zone(7)Updated Paulownia (sometimes called kiri in Japanese or princess-tree mostly by shyster Paulownia salespeople) is a weed that can be fairly invasive (environmentally destructive) in many locations. There is a paulownia tree industry out t...
Munstead Lavender seeds have sprouted, what now?
Posted by Ronn Bonites
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Ronn BonitesUpdated OK then. Thanks very much!
Growing maples from seed (Japanese & other)
Posted by hairmetal4ever(Z7 MD)
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hairmetal4ever(Z7 MD)Updated Thanks. It's funny they're considered difficult, since the seedlings pop up where I DON'T want them without any difficulty at all...
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