| 1 | Grow An Avocado Tree!
Grow an Avocado Tree! There's nothing more fun than growing your own Avocado Tree! 'How do I do it?' Open the avocado and remove the pit from the center. You can eat the fruit of the avocado, it's yummy and is full of nutrients!* |
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| 2 | Watering
Water in a manner that doesn't wash out the seeds or seedlings. Gentle dribbling or bottom soaks in a pan of tepid water work well. Soil that looks muddy probably is. Add some more drainage slits to the base of the flat and/or reduce the amount o |
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| 4 | bottom watering then what
• Posted by: rexanne z5 Chicago on Tue, Jan 17, 12 at 13:48
• 14 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Feb 6, 12 at 13:41
new to seed starting and trying to do an initial set up that makes the most sense. So I am getting some permanent trays and cell inserts to start some seeds. I plan to bottom water but then what do you all do for the extra water? Take the trays |
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| 5 | Help Me to Understand Bottom Watering
• Posted by: my4cowboys on Sat, Feb 13, 10 at 13:52
• 11 follow-ups, last one posted on Tue, Feb 16, 10 at 18:05
Hi all - thank you for your patience with all of my newbie questions! So I'm getting ready to plant my first seeds today (I don't know why I'm so nervous about this - I guess I just want to do it right!), and I have one of those kit things I |
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| 6 | Top or bottom watering?
• Posted by: ninjabut on Mon, Feb 8, 10 at 20:40
• 10 follow-ups, last one posted on Sat, Feb 13, 10 at 0:31
I keep hearing different opinions on this. How best to water your seedlings before and after germination? This is my first year starting seeds indoors. Follow-Up Postings: RE: Top or bottom watering? Posted by: Return to |
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| 7 | Easy way to bottom water trays
• Posted by: grow-anything on Sun, Jan 24, 10 at 14:24
• 7 follow-ups, last one posted on Tue, Feb 9, 10 at 10:44
I had trouble watering last year so I decided to try something different. This year I used two trays for all my seedlings. The top one has holes in it but the bottom one doesn't. I just lift the top tray that has the seedlings out and fill the |
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| 8 | Bottom watering transplants - HELP!
• Posted by: cheeseliz Zn 4b on Thu, Mar 24, 11 at 11:44
• 4 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, Mar 24, 11 at 21:15
I'm obviously new to starting things for seed, but am trying it in full force this year! I've started a number of packets in seeding mix in large containers and the bottom watering has been easy & quite amazing how the water is wicked up from the |
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| 9 | How does one water plants from the bottom?
• Posted by: longknife 4 Way Upstate NY on Wed, Feb 16, 11 at 23:36
• 4 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Jan 2, 12 at 9:36
I will be using a trays of 6-pack containers (10 total per tray). I haven't started to plant seeds yet, just getting ready. I have read some posts where members said they water from the bottom. Is this the most desireable method of watering? I'm |
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| 10 | Seedling Watering w/o Plastic Dome
• Posted by: Bill1897 6b on Wed, Mar 14, 12 at 22:53
• 15 follow-ups, last one posted on Wed, Mar 21, 12 at 14:05
I have four 72-cell Jiffy tray with seeds of various vegetable varieties. I originally had the plastic cover on to keep the moisture on but a few seedlings in each tray began to emerge so I took each lid off. The majority of seedlings have not spr |
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| 11 | Re: Specific Questions Re: Damping off, h2o2, & bottom watering
• Posted by: Bill1897 none on Wed, Mar 14, 12 at 22:27
• 2 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, Mar 15, 12 at 9:57
I don't understand why my post got deleted; I realize that people have asked about how to water from the bottom and the use of hydrogen peroxide as a deterrent from harboring damping off, but my questions are not as general as all of the other pos |
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| 13 | Watering help
• Posted by: keriann_lakegeneva on Fri, Feb 26, 10 at 20:39
• 11 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Mar 1, 10 at 17:13
I need help, I do not think I am watering enough. I am so scared of dampening off but I think I am underwatering. I bottom water and I do it about 3 times a week. I water when the soil 3/4 down is dry, dry as out of the bag. I add an |
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| 14 | Watering from Bottom
• Posted by: Bill1897 none on Wed, Mar 14, 12 at 7:46
• 1 follow-up, posted on Wed, Mar 14, 12 at 14:22
Hi All, I've just started seeds for eggplant, cherry tomatoes, beefsteak tomatoes, cantaloupe, watermelon, strawberries,onions,lettuce, stevia, and a bunch of other plants. I am in a zone 6B. I have four 72 cell seed starting trays and I was w |
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| 15 | Yellow leaves, dry spots, brown spots (pics included)
• Posted by: mayzu on Fri, Apr 16, 10 at 20:42
• 7 follow-ups, last one posted on Sat, Apr 17, 10 at 18:07
Hello everyone, I've just started noticing some issues with my seedlings lately. THE BASIC FACTS: I'm growing various annuals and perennials (including natives) in plastic seed-starting cell trays. Soil-less medium is Schultz brand (pe |
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| 16 | Bottom Watering Tomatoes
• Posted by: gelatodave Zone 6 on Mon, Apr 1, 13 at 19:43
• 1 follow-up, posted on Mon, Apr 1, 13 at 20:52
Hey, Is it safe to water tomato plants from the bottom by submerging the bottom of the plant with holes into another cup filled with water? I just tried it and it seemed like the plants sucked up a lot of water. Now I am thinking I haven't b |
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| 17 | if you never have damping off.......(help me!)
• Posted by: imagreenthumb on Tue, Feb 28, 06 at 11:39
• 34 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Apr 11, 11 at 19:09
Last year I lost over half of my plants to damping off. I'm determined not to have that disaster again. If you are successful in preventing it, what is your method? Wash everything in bleach? Microwave soil-less mix(for how long)? I haven' |
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| 18 | Under watering and Fertilizer
• Posted by: flshimmer on Tue, Mar 16, 10 at 8:07
• 7 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, Mar 18, 10 at 17:32
I have had success this year so far with under watering, which I did not do last year. How do you combine under tray watering with fertilizer? I did not fertilize at all last year and I still had great success with over 10 different varieties |
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| 19 | Kind of off topic.. watering mature plants help
• Posted by: keriann_lakegeneva on Fri, Apr 16, 10 at 22:39
• 7 follow-ups, last one posted on Sat, Apr 17, 10 at 10:26
I know there are other forums.. but I like you guys over here more : ). How do you water your plants once they are planted outside for the summer? I bottom water my seedlings now, but how should I water them in their final homes? I hav |
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| 20 | How do you water your onion plants?
• Posted by: obrionusa 5 on Thu, Feb 24, 11 at 7:27
• 3 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, Feb 25, 11 at 10:02
Do you water your onion plants from the top or bottom? I have been watering them from the top and I think I'm watering too much as some appear to be getting dampening off issues. The onion seedlings are about 10 days old and about ready for first |
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