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White and blue sage seedlings falling over.
Posted by draceaseveria
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florauk(8/9)Updated Could you post a picture? It's not clear what plants you mean by white and blue sage. But even without a picture I imagine your plants have either damped off or are etiolated. If they are 2 - 3 inches high they should have at leas...
Wisteria Seedlings in Al's Gritty Mix
Posted by dave6802(5)
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dave6802(5)Updated Thanks all for the comments. Here is a quick update. I am planning to grow these as bonsai. I started from seeds and now have one each Wisteria Sinensis and W. Sinensis Alba growing. I know it will be years before they bloom, but ...
Too many morning glories planted in pots?
Posted by AshleyG
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osubuckeyeUpdated I'd say 5-8 would be enough or one per twine. You could dig up the others and plant them somewhere else. I planted some in a small pot and old souvenir cups.
Delphinium seeds
Posted by primitive(S.E. Ia. zone 5)
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osubuckeyeUpdated I sowed delphinium seeds into the organic seed trays with seed starter mix back in March. I put them just under the surface. They didn't germinate until I bottom watered, top watering wasn't enough to get them going. They were tou...
Trunk Growth: Mango
Posted by dtmf
dtmfOk, I am aware that I may be asking a foolish question, so please do not mock me for my ignorance... I am preparing to begin development of a large, indoor bonsai mango, but I have come across a few holes in my research. It is vital...
red rose campion
Posted by wendy2shoes
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started_with_bean(Zone 5--MA)Updated Your picture piqued my interest, and after some prolong web searches, I have to break it to you that this is a sterile hybrid, and there are no seeds available. This is the flower Lynchnis coronia 'Gardner's World' and is illegal ...
beardless wheat
Posted by ladyharley(6)
ladyharley(6)I have some beardless wheat grass/hay that I buy to feed my goats. I would like to know if it's possible to germinate and plant the seeds? The place where I bought it from said I can't. I don't know how to germinate this...I think...
Identify this mystery seedling..?
Posted by BigN_187(9)
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nel5397Updated Sumac?
sturdy cell packs and flats
Posted by njitgrad(6A/6B)
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runswithscissors(MT 4/5)Updated I had that problem too. Finally I just ordered triple amount of flats from on-line supplier and tripled them up. The cost is more at first, but I am so happy I finally did that. 3 trays stacked together makes them sturdy enough th...
Zizia
Posted by madabouteu(8A - central Alabama)
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terrene(5b MA)Updated I have started Zizia aurea from seed (received in a trade and then winter sown), got one sprout, and after a couple years it has produced 1 seedling so far. I received a division of Z aptera in a swap 5 years ago and it has self-s...
Plant database in regards to seed treatment?
Posted by Drakemoore(8 - FL)
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sluginator(10b)Updated http://naldc.nal.usda.gov/download/41278/PDF There are two other supplements. (Search on Google)
Need help growing ghost peppers
Posted by KevinLo
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sluginator(10b)Updated I use that tomato food, too. I put some in a spray bottle at full strength for foliar feeding, too. Hot peppers usually take two weeks to sprout. My ghost peppers did poorly. Few sprouted and those that did were sickly. My Trinida...
Help with sunflowers
Posted by hood4u
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mommomsgarden(6/Jersey Girl!)Updated Mine are actually growing awesome. I am very new to this and just sprinkled some seeds in a patch if soil back in April. Sunflowers have actually been the easiest for me!! Little maintenance.
Annuals seeds help
Posted by crussev
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yiorges-z5ilUpdated It looks like you are in plant zone 5 so you still have some time to sow seed, & have them flower this fall. If not desired then store seed in air tight container, cool dark, location & sow next spring
Calibrachoa from seed
Posted by ponyexpress_1
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yiorges-z5ilUpdated This plant does NOT come true from seed ..Therefore its propagated by cuttings. cuttings may be taken at any time of the year. use firm new growth apply 0.1% IBA (rooting hoormone) stick in well drained soil & mist growing tim...
stunted seedlings?
Posted by Elizabeth White
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mori1(5b/6a)Updated Its not a problem to keep using the same soil mix over and over but your going to have to add nutrients to the soil if you do. Every fall/winter, I clean my trays, containers and tools with soap and bleach. Come spring I use whate...
storage requirement for seeds
Posted by njitgrad(6A/6B)
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated No, although you could have a problem with good germination from some seeds if you've had them in your warm garage. It's fine to keep seeds from year to year, depending on which seed, a few types are not good held over under any c...
Sage Seedlings going limp after transplant :(
Posted by semitones
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semitonesUpdated That could have happened. It was hard to transplant them. Is there any way to save the seedling?
Growing White Pine from seed in Spring?
Posted by levi_engle
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yiorges-z5ilUpdated As long as the seed had a cold treatment (40F for 8 weeks)...then go for it.
Forgotten transplants, will they survive?
Posted by BiologyBomber
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yiorges-z5ilUpdated Go for it It will NOT be a wasteof time Have done it this way several times.
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