That is an amazing show. There is no way we could get away with sowing these seeds so early. That's what you get with so much more sunlight than us. It's pretty dark here for the majority of the time, We do better to wait another month or two.
The seed starting itch 😳
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Anniekay
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- Location
- Quitman, Ga.
- Hardiness zone
- 9a
I should've waited another 4weeks but... "the itch" to see seeds germinating got to me !!
Even with more sunlight here I still need my growlights on all of them.
Logan
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- Redditch west midlands Worcester
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- 11a
My snapdragon seeds have come up, they're called cherry twist.this what they will look like.
Anniekay
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- Quitman, Ga.
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- 9a
Those are absolutely gorgeous !!
I can't wait to see them flowering in your garden !!
Sadly, I can't grow those well here. I try, but they hate the heat here.
Jersey Devil
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- Hardiness zone
- 6b
What should I specifically use to start my seeds?
I have usually used a peat based compost, in half seed trays, but almost any fine compost will do the job, or of course there's the ''baggie'' method as @roadrunner suggested.
olly-buckle
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- E. Sussex
I use commercial compost because I don't get weed seeds in it, but my brother in law who worked in a nursery for a bit said they used to use an insulated box with a steam wallpaper stripper connected to it to sterilise compost. Got a steam stripper, it worked on a grease blocked drain, think I might try it.
Jersey Devil
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- 6b
What is the stuff the nursery uses. Its very light and sticks together in a nice clump when you take the plant out of the tray. And usually very moist. Every year I try something new but when I go to transplant it it usually crumbles. So seed starting soil is probably a ripoff?
Jersey Devil
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Of course. Thank You Tetters
Logan
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- Redditch west midlands Worcester
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- 11a
You don't need seed starting compost, all it needs is sifting to get all of the big lumps out. The garden centres are still aloud to use peat based compost, while we can't.
Anniekay
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- Location
- Quitman, Ga.
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- 9a
If the soil falls away from the roots you are transplanting too soon and/or your root system isn't growing as fast as it should. You could add some
Mychrorrhizal fungi to your pot to stimulate root growth or, just wait longer to transplant them.
