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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.
best way to germinate multiple avocado seeds
Posted by jbclem(z9b Topanga, Ca)
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yiorges-z5ilUpdated Instead of setting them directly in soil
Are these weeds? What are they?
Posted by Januel
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JanuelUpdated Thanks ladygladys, will proceed with the killing.
Will immature okra seeds germinate?
Posted by ebot9000
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BiologyBomberUpdated Just because they germinated doesn't mean they're going to produce healthy, vigorous plants. Seed needs to be harvested in certain ways or you end up with crappy genetics, growth, yields, etc. Order some good seed from a reliable ...
pepper seeds
Posted by darlebea
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naturemitch(3/4 WI)Updated What is a hy pepper? A hybrid? Could you tell us what you are doing? Germination mix, heat, moisture, etc. Were the pods fully mature when you harvested them? If you have a hybrid, seed might be sterile, at the very least you may ...
Strange grow pattern on shiso
Posted by Grace (Sugi_C)(9a (Northern California))
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Grace (Sugi_C)(9a (Northern California))Updated This plant continues to mesmerize me. I harvested no less than 30 leaves off of it over the weekend, and underneath all of that are so many more small ones busting out. The photos below were taken today, after the leaves were harv...
starting juniper seeds
Posted by pardak(5)
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Gelo3Updated I have chinese juniper seed and I would like some help on how to start to grow them from scratch Im lost please help, If its possible please tell me step by step on how to start
help choosing seed
Posted by khemy
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art33(6)Updated I've had both over the years and my choice would definitely be Zoysia. Bermuda is much more invasive and harder to control than Zoysia. Art
Tricolore Ornamental Pepper Tree Seedlings
Posted by ekokontis
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morz8(Washington Coast Z8b)Updated Essentially all commercial potting mixes are soilless these days. The one you have reads peat, perlite, nitrogen and phosphorus added. If you wish to easily thin your seedlings and don't want to risk separating the crowded emergin...
Rowan by seed
Posted by olwas2013
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Susana-SmithUpdated Yes, they're one of my favourite trees too. There's also lots of interesting folklore attached to them! I'd love to get hold of some seed again this year (as we're at the tail-end of autumn) but it doesn't seem easy to come by her...
Gerber Daisy from seed?
Posted by kathygold2003
32 Comments
Campanula UK Z8Updated I do that with pulsatillas - works fine.
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