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Feasible way to start bell pepper seeds?
Posted by heirloomjunkie(5a)
24 Comments
tdscpa(z5 NWKS)Updated Most bell peppers available are hybrids. Doubt you will ever buy an open pollinated pepper in a grocery store. Saving pepper seeds, even if you plant open pollinated varieties is chancy, as peppers, unlike tomatoes, are mostly ins...
Bellpepper seedling leaves turning black
Posted by shutteringfocus
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tdscpa(z5 NWKS)Updated I would not worry about it. I have experienced that often with pepper plants. They have always turned to a nice dark green before long, and always go on to do well, barring plant murder, accident, or natural disaster.
really need help with watering!
Posted by kawaiineko_gardener(5a)
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runswithscissors(MT 4/5)Updated One tool that has been helping me with this problem lately is a pump sprayer. It just mists the tops where seeds are needing moisture to sprout, but doesn't provide enough water to saturate on down. I've been misting daily and onl...
catharanthus roseus "vinca; periwinkle" They need dark
Posted by bugbite(z9a FL)
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runswithscissors(MT 4/5)Updated I've never had success either way. In the shade they will sprout, but then grow sooo fast that by the time you uncover to check them in the morning they are 2 inch long threads that never recover....I find vinca hard to grow.
Late start
Posted by blowell(5b)
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blowell(5b)Updated Well, I could not help myself. Just received another order of seeds. Gotta get busy sowing. I'm building a new hoophouse in the back yard. Not enough room in the existing greenhouse lol. I'll use my benches in the greenhouse as a ...
eggplant seedling problem?
Posted by veeta
2 Comments
veetaUpdated thanks Dave!
Mystery Seedling
Posted by Pumpkin_Pete(6a)
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BigN_187(9)Updated Definitely, haha. Be sure to separate it and save seeds from a couple fruits if it turns out to be a tomato. Have a hell of a great time if its the other! ;) lol
First Time Laying Grass Seed
Posted by jcris25
3 Comments
overdriveUpdated u just need to go to the local walmart - they will be selling the correct type of seed for your area, and the bag will have instructions on it - that's what i would do
Tomatillos from seed?
Posted by BigN_187(9)
3 Comments
digdirt2Updated Trampled by animals will do it. :) Got a cardboard box you can line with aluminum foil? Set the container of seeds down in the box and stick an incandescent bulb (40-60 wt) in the top and lay a towel over top of the box. Good heat...
your fave frugal containers for seed starting?
Posted by Molly Adams
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terrene(5b MA)Updated I use numerous free containers from assorted sources. Many types and sizes of leftover nursery pots and 6 or 12 packs, plastic jugs, lettuce boxes, 1 and 2 LTR bottles, and cups of all sizes. Even the styrofoam cup-o-noodles cups ...
should seedlings remain on a heating mat?
Posted by coeng
2 Comments
coengUpdated Oops. Wish I read this reply two days ago. Will promptly be removing them from the heat mat today.
cucumber & pumpkins plants dying
Posted by dirt_farmer(6)
5 Comments
dowlinggramUpdated If you are using an orchid mix that dries out incredibly fast that is most likely your problem. It dries out before your plants have a chance to take up the moisture. Under the humidity lids the moisture hangs around until the pla...
New to Planting Grass
Posted by jcris25
4 Comments
shaddow_wolf169Updated Unfortunately you have to plant the same grass most grasses will not take over another. I just redid my lawn ripping out all of the saint augastine. It depends on your area and what time grass you have. Where are you located and t...
Huacatay?
Posted by flora2(7)
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flora2(7)Updated Frankymac: I bought some huacatay seeds from Alabama Co a few years ago but not a single one germinated--people say it is fairly easy to grow so I took it kind of personally :) I grew up in Piura as a child and I am very jealous o...
Has anyone grown Huacatay?
Posted by flora2(7)
1 Comment
digdirt2Updated Here is a link to your post of this question from several years back. I think it answers all your questions. You'll also find discussions about growing it over on the Herbs forum, since that is basically what it is, a herb. I Goog...
direct sowing Coreopsis, Early Sunrise
Posted by mary_max
2 Comments
nick1427dUpdated Here in zone 6 I direct sow coreopsis yearly. I literally prepare the soil and broadcast the seed then water a bit, that's it, germinates in a week or so. Now this was with some coreopsis variety that was grown by my grandma and s...
Where to buy seeds in the San Francisco area?
Posted by flora2(7)
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flora2(7)Updated Lelia: Thanks so much for the tip. You are right, I saw they were closed today :( but I put them on my list of places to visit on the next trip. Thanks so much
Growing some peppers.
Posted by HayloKitteh(z9/10-San Diego)
3 Comments
digdirt2Updated Most all the colored peppers are hybrids and any store-bought peppers with the exception of red chilis and jalapeno will be too. You can separate and transplant them now. The sooner the better given how close they are growing toge...
Transition now or later?
Posted by tanyuu((5/6 - South IN))
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digdirt2Updated 45 as a maximum low. 50 is better. Dave
seed starting with heat mat but no flourescents
Posted by gardenweb88(9)
7 Comments
digdirt2Updated Am I filling the pot only slightly, then waiting for the seed to germinate. And as the stem grows, I add more soil? Just like that. Check out all the FAQs here too. They cover all the basics. Dave Here is a link that might be usef...
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