| 1 | Mixing my own starter mix- advice needed
• Posted by: Kevinitis none on Thu, Mar 8, 12 at 13:26
• 20 follow-ups, last one posted on Sat, Mar 17, 12 at 9:55
Last year, instead of buying pre-made seed starter mix, I figured that I would save money and mix my own for my vegetable garden. Following the ingredients on some widely available seed starting mixes, I started with an approximately 50/50 mix of |
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| 2 | Newbie needs to know your recipe for seed starting soil
• Posted by: socalgardengal 10/24 SoCal on Thu, Jan 31, 13 at 22:59
• 7 follow-ups, last one posted on Wed, Feb 6, 13 at 16:24
Hello, I'm fairly new to growing seeds(2 months) and I buy Miracle grow seed starting soil but it is getting expensive. $7 a bag. Can anyone out there tell me their best homemade mix recipes please??? Thank you for your help :) Follow-Up Po |
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| 3 | Soil Recipes
• Posted by: sandhill_farms on Fri, Jul 30, 10 at 21:46
• 8 follow-ups, last one posted on Wed, Aug 4, 10 at 21:29
I will be starting a lot of seedlings of various vegetables, Peppers and Herbs from now on, (our growing season is (10) months plus). I don't wish to buy soil for my cell packs, opting instead to make my own. For those of you who make your own soi |
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| 4 | Seed starting questions about soil mix and other Qs
• Posted by: Lesuko 5, Boulder CO on Thu, Mar 22, 12 at 13:02
• 9 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, Mar 30, 12 at 10:59
(I'm reposting this since it was added under a previous thread) This is my second year starting seeds (first year was herbs and easy stuff). This year I'm using Jiffy organic seed starting mix. Has anyone used this? It doesn't seem to soak u |
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| 5 | Soil blocks-ABC's and recipes
• Posted by: Cash321 5 on Wed, Mar 7, 12 at 9:51
• 4 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Mar 19, 12 at 20:35
I would appreciate any guidance from fellow gardeners on the use of seed blocks. I have read the older trails on peat pots. And would like to make my own blocks as peat pots appear to be the scourge of seed starting! I bought a metal, medium |
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| 6 | Need advice for a seed starting mix
• Posted by: mommymammal z5NY on Sat, Feb 26, 11 at 11:50
• 11 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, Mar 3, 11 at 8:30
Cornell University studied a variety of seed starting mixes that they concocted with many different soil amendments--their control was a commercially available product. The mixes they made with hog or dairy manure-based vermicompost tended to do e |
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| 7 | jiffy mix is too boggy for self-watering seed propogation
• Posted by: ydfz deep south texas 9 on Tue, Nov 27, 12 at 0:26
• 4 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Dec 10, 12 at 14:51
hello friends i have engineered some self-watering seed-starting trays for the coming season. they function similarly to how i would imagine the burpee ultimate growing system does (i mention this for reference only). anyway, the system do |
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| 8 | 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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| 9 | Yellow Sprouts -- something is wrong
• Posted by: runswithscissors 4/5 MT on Mon, Apr 1, 13 at 22:58
• 5 follow-ups, last one posted on Tue, Apr 2, 13 at 20:56
I have a whole greenhouse full of sadness. My germination rates this year are terrible, and of those that are up, they are sick. Growing medium: 1/4 peatmoss, 1/4 coir sawdust, 1/4 vermiculite, 1/4 compost. (plus some perilite for plants |
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| 10 | Seed media
• Posted by: boysselle5 8a on Tue, Apr 24, 12 at 15:45
• 3 follow-ups, last one posted on Tue, Apr 24, 12 at 18:36
Hello: I'd like to know your soil recipe to start seeds. Thank you Follow-Up Postings: RE: Seed media Posted by: digdirt 6 -7 AR ( Return to the Growing from Seed Forum | Post a Follow-Up Seed media Poste |
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| 11 | Germination Frustration with Soil Blocks
• Posted by: biblion z6 CT on Tue, May 22, 12 at 17:42
• 6 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Jun 11, 12 at 23:52
For the first time this year I have been trying to use soil blocks to germinate seed. I'm using 2 inch blocks. I first tried using the starting mix recipe given by Eliot Coleman, a peat/phosphate/greensand/compost mix. I actually did get about |
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| 12 | Earwig trap
• Posted by: oilpainter on Wed, Jun 16, 10 at 0:23
• 17 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, Aug 16, 12 at 15:21
Earwigs were eating my marigolds. I figured there were a lot of little ones around because they stripped a couple to skeletons on Sunday night. When I discovered it on Monday I went to mix up a concoction of Molasses, Oil and Soy Sauce. No Mol |
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| 13 | cabbage seeds
• Posted by: roseosharon on Sun, Feb 20, 11 at 17:47
• 4 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, Oct 13, 11 at 13:52
Does anyone have a recommendation for the best type of potting soil mix to use in my cold greenhouse to start cabbage seeds? Thanks in advance for your advice. :) Follow-Up Postings: RE: cabbage seeds Posted by: Return to the |
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| 14 | How much growth should I be seeing in new seedlings?
• Posted by: chele519 5 on Wed, Mar 23, 11 at 14:21
• 12 follow-ups, last one posted on Sat, Mar 26, 11 at 9:29
1 week ago I planted lettuce seeds. 1 6 pack of Miracle gro seed starting mix, 1 6 pack of Jiffy seed starter, and 6 peat pellets. ALmost all of the seeds planted in the Jiffy mix and pellets have germinated and only 3 in the Miracle Gro. They all |
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| 15 | Guide To Help Others Germinate Lettuce Seeds Successfully
• Posted by: soulreaver 6b on Tue, Feb 19, 13 at 8:35
• 13 follow-ups, last one posted on Sun, May 5, 13 at 21:26
Lettuce seeds can be one of the most difficult seeds to uniformly germinate due to thermodormancy and photodormancy. Lettuce will not germinate well if temps are too high or if seeds are in the dark. For a near 100% germination rate this is what |
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| 16 | Starting Seeds in Polyethylene Containers
• Posted by: mjkk on Wed, Feb 3, 10 at 9:05
• 11 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Feb 8, 10 at 22:05
Last year I started some heirloom tomatoes fromm seed and they were wonderful. This year to comply with demands from friends I will have to start more. Here's my thought. I was thinking of using large polyethylene storage containers, sort of th |
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| 17 | see propagation soils
• Posted by: francine_2010 on Tue, Sep 28, 10 at 17:36
• 1 follow-up, posted on Wed, Sep 29, 10 at 11:29
I want to make my own mixture of seed-starting soil. Does anyone one have a tried and true recipe? Follow-Up Postings: RE: see propagation soils Posted by: calistoga USDA 9 Ca 15 ( Return to the Growing from Seed Forum |
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| 18 | Second sewing of the season
• Posted by: heirloomjunkie on Sat, Jun 26, 10 at 11:20
• 5 follow-ups, last one posted on Sun, Jun 27, 10 at 16:09
I have spinach and pea plants that have about had it for this year. Can I rip them up and resew them now? Or plant some lettuce? With July and August coming, it just seems too warm for them to do well. Should I wait until later? Thanks! |
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| 19 | Having trouble growing petunia from seed
• Posted by: gatormn 4 on Thu, Apr 25, 13 at 18:24
• 5 follow-ups, last one posted on Sun, Apr 28, 13 at 22:31
I have bought some petunia from online place but could only find the wave petunia at $3.00 for only 15 seeds Sounds like such a rip off and when I planted them only have germinated and the rest just grew a bit and fell over. Now I waisted mone |
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