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Ideas for seed starting Next year! need help!
Posted by heavenlyfarm(zone 6b)
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docmom_gw Zone 5 MI(5)Updated Michael, The patio greenhouses can work wonderfully. I used them to get a head start on tomatoes, peppers and tender annual flowers. You need to be vigilant about opening the greenhouse when there is much sun/warm temps, since the...
need help on second attempt at strawberry from seed
Posted by njitgrad(6A/6B)
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goblugal(7)Updated I must be missing something here...I don't see where the OP mentions alpine strawberries. This is the website for the breeder of the Beltran variety Here is a link that might be useful: ABZ
Seed Identification
Posted by lindenb2
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marricgardensUpdated Is the seed velvety in texture? It might be an acacia. http://www.theseedsite.co.uk/db1.html
yellow squash and zucchini varieties for containers
Posted by njitgrad(6A/6B)
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digdirt2Updated "Hilling" is just building up a 6-10" high hill that is 8-10" in diameter in the center and planting the seeds spaced evenly around the top of the hill. Plant 5-6 seeds and then thin to the best 2-3 plants. Mos...
sun filtering and wind protection for hardening off seedlings
Posted by njitgrad(6A/6B)
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art33(6)Updated Hi njitgrad, Well, I've never had one of these so can't be a lot of help. The only thing I want to mention is that I've read other post about how easily they can be blown over. A good gust of wind could result in a disaster. Make ...
Coleus from seed?
Posted by Diamond2014
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SouthCountryGuy Zone 4b-5 SE BCUpdated Germination days varied with average around 8 days. If they are hybrids it is unlikely they will be true to parent. Coleus are great plants, now to decide what to grow next year :)
Planting presprouted seed
Posted by saoodhashim
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lori_ny(5)Updated I use the paper towel method for all my squash, melon, pumpkin and gourd seeds. Too many years I planted them directly in the garden and waited for something to appear! After a month, I would dig down and sadly see that bugs had b...
year 2 plans, still have some questions
Posted by njitgrad(6A/6B)
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bugbite(z9a FL)Updated Smart move with the Polypropylene. Don't know about the wind protection. When I have an extreme weather day, I put the trays in the garage. Maybe buy some cheap dollar clamps at Harbor Freight and wrap regular screen around the ca...
How much of seedlings' stem should be above soil level?
Posted by mzmalik
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated Your seedlings appear to be in 4 inch pots, and that is ideal for the size to plant from, into the garden. My seeds are started in mostly 4 inch pots, with from 9 to 50 seeds per pot. For most seedlings, from the seedling pots, th...
Using fertilizer on home-made soilless potting mix
Posted by mzmalik
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated None of the so-called soil less potting mixes(peat Moss, perlite, vermiculite, pine bark) has any food or nutrients. It is just a MEDIUM fir the roots to grow int it. You add nutrients to that. The only thing that might have anyth...
How to grow brugnansia from seed?
Posted by valeriepa(z5-6 NEPA)
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tommyr_gwUpdated They take a long time to sprout. Just keep them moist and wait. Sow about 1/4 - 1/2" deep. A heat mat helps speed them up a bit.
seeding schedule?
Posted by njitgrad(6A/6B)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated good. This is a cold frame
Will plants grown from seeds from the same rose hip be the same?
Posted by ange2006
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davidlmo(5 B)Updated It is a function of the parental lines - i.e. the prior hybridization, polination, etc. I am unaware of the lines for cecile brunner and ballerina, but your seeds could be any of the roses used in the hybridizations upstream from ...
Aristolochia-Dutchmans Pipe
Posted by valeriepa(z5-6 NEPA)
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated You're finding conflicting information because there are so many different types. Of those most cold hardy and reliably perennial, some are warm/cold/cool germinators and would benefit from sown approximately 70F for 2-4 weeks, mo...
Pamina Windflower (Anemone) how to plant seeds?
Posted by heavenlyfarm(zone 6b)
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated This seems to be an anemone hupehensis cross. The normal suggestion for a. hupenhensis is to sow at 68F, if no germination in 3-4 weeks, provide a brief moist chill of 2-4 weeks (40ishF), then bring back to warm for germination. S...
Sprouts
Posted by Mitch22
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated Sure, you can start seeds anywhere you can provide a warm moist environment. After germination you will have to adjust the environment to suit the growing seedlings. Al
Coir mixes
Posted by Pamela Veenstra(z5 NH)
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digdirt2Updated Agree with the above - there are some issues associated with using straight coir. It works much better as a secondary component of the mix rather than the primary ingredients IMO. The quality of the coir used can also make a big d...
seed ripening if not on plant ?
Posted by kitteh(6 ohio)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated For seeds to mature, in certain fruits, they don't need for the fruit to be on the plant (after a given stage). Seed draw nutrients from the fruit itself. But it is different for seeds of flower, eg. Because in that case the seeds...
seed sowing quesitons from a new gardener
Posted by arylkin(5b, south of Chicago)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated if you are making a "WILD" garden, with no order, no priorities then you would just broadcast the seeds late winter or early spring. But if you have a vision to have a garden by design, then you either sow the seeds in f...
When do beets go to seed and can the winter over?
Posted by Earth_Healer
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Campanula UK Z8Updated yeah, mine overwinter....but they are pretty huge and gnarly, fit only for roasting and borscht......nothing like those little golfball summer beets. In truth, I mainly grow them for the leaves cos I am not keen on quite a lot of ...
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