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Impatiens and petunias struggling

Last post by MissS « Sun May 09, 2021 7:55 pm
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by Salaam » Sat May 08, 2021 8:14 pm

After a slow start with lettuce and peppers, my seedlings have been growing great. Tomatoes, hot and sweet peppers, eggplant, basil, kale, swiss chard, lettuce, marigold,...

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Sun May 09, 2021 7:55 pm
Seed starting problems or normal?

Last post by swordy « Sun Apr 18, 2021 4:45 pm
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by Salaam » Wed Mar 17, 2021 9:29 am
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Hello all,

Here's a photo if my setup. Started lettuce and eggplant on March 3, peppers and more eggplant March 13 and 15.

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I think I had the medium...
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Last post by swordy
Sun Apr 18, 2021 4:45 pm
Tomato seedling stem issue

Last post by worth1 « Sat Apr 17, 2021 1:09 pm
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by zendog » Fri Apr 16, 2021 7:13 am

Some of my tomato seedlings are getting what looks like hardened brownish stems at the base. They were kept in cells for a very long time, since I knew when I repotted they'd...

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Last post by worth1
Sat Apr 17, 2021 1:09 pm
Peanut growers

Last post by karstopography « Thu Apr 15, 2021 7:40 am
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by jmsieglaff » Fri Apr 09, 2021 12:59 pm

Hello,

Each year we try something new, this year it is peanuts. I have seed for an early variety and unless we have a very cool summer they should provide a crop. Being in...

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Last post by karstopography
Thu Apr 15, 2021 7:40 am
Eggplant with drying leaves

Last post by Salaam « Mon Apr 05, 2021 8:48 pm
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by arnorrian » Sat Apr 03, 2021 12:31 am

I'm growing eggplant for the first time (Ping Tung and Nagasaki) and everything went well until I notices that some larger leaves have dry spots on them. The sports start as...

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Last post by Salaam
Mon Apr 05, 2021 8:48 pm
Have any of you started seed like this?

Last post by Shule « Thu Apr 01, 2021 11:37 pm
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by Shule » Tue Mar 30, 2021 7:12 pm

Have any of you ever started seeds like this?

1. Add food grade diatomaceous earth to your seed-starting mix (to deter fungus gnats and mites; and deterring them should help...

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Last post by Shule
Thu Apr 01, 2021 11:37 pm
Lotte's seeds 2021

Last post by Lotte « Thu Mar 25, 2021 8:02 am
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by Lotte » Mon Mar 01, 2021 9:42 am
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Then I couldn't wait for the sowing, the first ones went into the soil in house today:

Cerise Baumarkt Frankreich
Cherry Mojey Kumi
Cora Grün
Emmy Transilvania
Frontenac...
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Last post by Lotte
Thu Mar 25, 2021 8:02 am
Yikes Aphids - can I use Neem on tiny seedlings?

Last post by AZGardener « Mon Mar 15, 2021 1:57 pm
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by zendog » Sat Mar 13, 2021 10:08 pm

Aphids seem to somehow have gotten into my seedling starting area in my basement. First they got into some superhot peppers started back in January and I thought they were...

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Last post by AZGardener
Mon Mar 15, 2021 1:57 pm
I started seeds Feb 21

Last post by AlittleSalt « Wed Mar 10, 2021 12:31 am
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by AlittleSalt » Mon Feb 22, 2021 2:22 am

There are these supposed times to start seeds. When is the right time? Well, I thought I had it figured out for my neck of the woods. I was going to plant out on Valentines...

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Last post by AlittleSalt
Wed Mar 10, 2021 12:31 am
When to Start Seeds?

Last post by AKgardener « Sun Mar 07, 2021 2:10 pm
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by Traveler » Mon Feb 01, 2021 8:52 pm

I am in zone 6a. My last average frost day is April 15. I plan to plant a mix of in ground and container and am willing to transplant as needed. When should I start...

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Last post by AKgardener
Sun Mar 07, 2021 2:10 pm
Seed starting setup is ready for action

Last post by svalli « Mon Mar 01, 2021 1:27 pm
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by svalli » Sun Feb 07, 2021 1:29 pm

I got my new shelving unit yesterday and built it today to my home-office, next to my desk. This is the only piece of Ikea furniture I am permitted to bring to this...

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Last post by svalli
Mon Mar 01, 2021 1:27 pm
I sowed um pepper seeds TODAY !!

Last post by NMRuss « Tue Feb 16, 2021 12:45 pm
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by TomHillbilly » Tue Jan 12, 2021 5:07 am

I posted a misleading title for pure old meanness. I did wet paper towel last year's collected pepper seeds. But it was only for germination testing. So I wasn't exactly...

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Last post by NMRuss
Tue Feb 16, 2021 12:45 pm
Seedlings - How big is too big?

Last post by mama_lor « Mon Feb 08, 2021 2:17 am
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by zeuspaul » Fri Feb 05, 2021 11:35 am

I have been sequencing my starts. The first ones I started in early January are doing very well and look like they will be ready to plant in the garden by mid February in a...

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Last post by mama_lor
Mon Feb 08, 2021 2:17 am
When do you start feeding tomato seedlings, and how much/often?

Last post by bobrarian « Wed Feb 03, 2021 9:50 pm
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by bobrarian » Tue Feb 02, 2021 9:58 pm

First time posting a question. :) My tomato seedlings germinated about a week ago, and a few have grown their first true leaves.

I'm using a coco coir based starting mix,...

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Last post by bobrarian
Wed Feb 03, 2021 9:50 pm
2021 tomato seeds started today

Last post by goodloe « Sun Jan 31, 2021 6:43 pm
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by SpookyShoe » Sat Jan 02, 2021 12:02 pm
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Starting from seeds only 4 varieties this year. Nyagous and Japanese Trifele Black, both Russian blacks;. JD's Special C- Tex, a cross between Early Girl and Black Krim; and...
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Last post by goodloe
Sun Jan 31, 2021 6:43 pm
How Low Can You Go? Setting seedlings outdoors for the day

Last post by Harry Cabluck « Sat Jan 16, 2021 9:19 pm
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by TXTravis » Tue Jan 12, 2021 3:23 pm

Got my wee sprouts coming up vigorously, and I want to get them out and exposed to the wind (still in trays) and sunlight some over the next few weeks to help them get...

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Last post by Harry Cabluck
Sat Jan 16, 2021 9:19 pm
Will mass-sowing work for eggplants & peppers too?

Last post by GoDawgs « Sun Dec 27, 2020 8:07 am
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by peebee » Sat Dec 26, 2020 6:17 pm

I mass-sow my tomato seeds, it's the easiest & most space saving method for me. But I've never done it with eggplants or peppers, does anyone here do this?
And if you do, at...

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Last post by GoDawgs
Sun Dec 27, 2020 8:07 am
Almost Time to Start Seeds for Slow Growing Plants

Last post by karstopography « Fri Dec 25, 2020 4:15 pm
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by greenthumbomaha » Sun Dec 22, 2019 11:30 pm
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What seeds other than warm season (tomato/pepper, brassica etc) will you be starting soon?
I'll be starting mostly herb and limited flower seeds over the next month:

onions...
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Last post by karstopography
Fri Dec 25, 2020 4:15 pm
Seed Germination period

Last post by Amateurinawe « Sat Dec 05, 2020 12:45 pm
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by Volvo » Mon Aug 24, 2020 1:59 am

Is there a seed Germination period , for instance Spring , Soil Temp ,or can seeds Germinate all year round??
Reason for asking is that ive noticed some seeds will germinate...

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Last post by Amateurinawe
Sat Dec 05, 2020 12:45 pm
LED grow lights

Last post by wykvlvr « Tue Sep 29, 2020 12:00 pm
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by Clkeiper » Thu Jan 30, 2020 7:44 pm
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has anyone retrofitted a fluorescent fixture for LED 4' bulbs? where have you found the bulbs to be the most economical to purchase at?
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Last post by wykvlvr
Tue Sep 29, 2020 12:00 pm
Transplanting tomato seedling into larger containers

Last post by arnorrian « Tue Sep 15, 2020 9:13 am
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by arnorrian » Mon Mar 09, 2020 1:59 am

This method of transplanting tomato seedlings into larger containers will save me a lot of time. Just wanted to share it, is somebody is uninformed as I was. The method...

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Last post by arnorrian
Tue Sep 15, 2020 9:13 am
Dried out too much??

Last post by ddsack « Fri Sep 04, 2020 8:22 am
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by indysun » Fri Sep 04, 2020 12:54 am

I let my cups of seeds dry to the point of being stuck to the bottom of the cups - bone dry. I soaked them till they came free, rinsed in a strainer and am drying them now....

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Last post by ddsack
Fri Sep 04, 2020 8:22 am
Genuwine saved seeds

Last post by slugworth « Thu Aug 06, 2020 8:22 pm
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by slugworth » Tue Jul 28, 2020 5:53 pm

A cross between brandywine and costoluto genovese.
The plants are RL,so when some saved seeds from last year came up PL I wasted those.
The RL ones I kept are identical to...

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Last post by slugworth
Thu Aug 06, 2020 8:22 pm
Starting seed from dried peppers

Last post by pepperhead212 « Sat Jul 04, 2020 11:52 pm
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by KathyDC » Sat Jul 04, 2020 11:49 am

Hi all,

I made some chili the other day with dried peppers and saved seed from a bunch of them. I'm sure heat-drying would make the seeds less viable, but I'm curious if...

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Last post by pepperhead212
Sat Jul 04, 2020 11:52 pm
Damping Off Questions

Last post by edweather « Sun Jun 21, 2020 8:18 am
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by Bronx » Sun Feb 16, 2020 9:27 am

Just had the first of my tomato seeds poke their heads out of the mix so I figure this is a good time to ask a couple damping off questions.

I've heard that spraying a...

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Sun Jun 21, 2020 8:18 am

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