seed starting containers : Egg shells work too.... I don't...
Author: AlaskaMAnSubject: 24067Posted: 09 April 2012 at 5:57pmEgg shells work too.... I don't use only shells, but my tomato starts seem to like them a lot.
View Articleseed starting containers : I use nursery trays, I get them...
Author: dancingbearSubject: 24067Posted: 10 April 2012 at 1:42pmI use nursery trays, I get them cheap at a local greenhouse that sells the separate pieces and several sizes so you can get exactly what...
View Articleseed starting containers : If it will hold soil something...
Author: DysonSubject: 24067Posted: 10 April 2012 at 2:09pmIf it will hold soil something will grow in it - hence the roof gutters on the house next door, with small black walnut trees thriving -...
View Articleseed starting containers : Ya gotta clean those gutters out...
Author: dancingbearSubject: 24067Posted: 10 April 2012 at 2:30pmYa gotta clean those gutters out from time to time...and there is a lot to be said for keeping the rain from washing out your foundation....
View Articleseed starting containers : Rather than start seeds in small...
Author: RockhoundSubject: 24067Posted: 11 April 2012 at 8:21amRather than start seeds in small containers, (not that there's anything WRONG with that)and re-pot later I have lately tried to save steps...
View Articleseed starting containers : Originally posted by dancingbearI...
Author: K9keeperSubject: 24067Posted: 11 April 2012 at 9:03amOriginally posted by dancingbearI use nursery trays, I get them cheap at a local greenhouse that sells the separate pieces and several sizes...
View Articleseed starting containers : Down here it's warm enough,...
Author: dancingbearSubject: 24067Posted: 11 April 2012 at 4:31pmDown here it's warm enough, early enough, that I don't need to start squash, melons, cukes, beans, or really much of anything ahead of...
View Articleseed starting containers : Here it's last week in...
Author: K9keeperSubject: 24067Posted: 11 April 2012 at 11:24pmHere it's last week in May to first week in June and by Oct it can snow so the season is short. Many of the winter squashes are 100 days or...
View Articleseed starting containers : I've pre-sprouted a lot...
Author: dancingbearSubject: 24067Posted: 12 April 2012 at 1:45amI've pre-sprouted a lot of seeds. It started out as germination tests, but when they seeds were sprouted, rather than throw them out, I...
View Articleseed starting containers : (1)Take newspaper one sheet and...
Author: BlondeSubject: 24067Posted: 14 April 2012 at 9:16am(1) Take newspaper one sheet and fold down till it is around 4 inches in width but the length of the newspaper sheet...... roll it around a...
View Articleseed starting containers : Initial warmth and water is the...
Author: RonaldSubject: 24067Posted: 12 June 2012 at 6:49pmInitial warmth and water is the key. With things I'm planning to eat, I stay away from all plastic and petrol products. I would never plant...
View Articleseed starting containers : Somewhat flawed thinking. Lot's...
Author: GBSubject: 24067Posted: 13 June 2012 at 9:07amSomewhat flawed thinking. Lot's of poisons to humans biodegrade.Plutonium for instance.Think harder.
View Articleseed starting containers : Worked at Goodyear, in Danville,...
Author: DysonSubject: 24067Posted: 13 June 2012 at 9:19amWorked at Goodyear, in Danville, Va. for awhile. One of the chemicals they mix with the rubber to make it cling to the steel (in steel belted...
View Articleseed starting containers : Originally posted by GBSomewhat...
Author: RonaldSubject: 24067Posted: 13 June 2012 at 6:42pmOriginally posted by GBSomewhat flawed thinking. Lot's of poisons to humans biodegrade.Plutonium for instance.Think harder.You're right. But...
View Articleseed starting containers : Originally posted by Ronald Originally...
Author: momSubject: 24067Posted: 13 June 2012 at 7:25pmOriginally posted by RonaldOriginally posted by GBSomewhat flawed thinking. Lot's of poisons to humans biodegrade.Plutonium for instance.Think...
View Articleseed starting containers : If it's Stanley he's...
Author: LodeStarSubject: 24067Posted: 13 June 2012 at 7:46pmIf it's Stanley he's using spell check.
View Articleseed starting containers : Ronald's postsdo have a familiar...
Author: AlaskaMAnSubject: 24067Posted: 13 June 2012 at 8:00pmRonald's posts do have a familiar tone about them......... "Stanley" that's the one I couldn't remember.
View Articleseed starting containers : Rodamala?
Author: momSubject: 24067Posted: 13 June 2012 at 8:06pmRodamala?
View Articleseed starting containers : Originally posted by mom Originally...
Author: RonaldSubject: 24067Posted: 14 June 2012 at 3:20pmOriginally posted by momOriginally posted by RonaldOriginally posted by GBSomewhat flawed thinking. Lot's of poisons to humans...
View Articleseed starting containers : Speaking only for myself, I tend...
Author: GBSubject: 24067Posted: 14 June 2012 at 4:28pmSpeaking only for myself, I tend to get put off by folks that show up and just wander around making pronouncements and disparaging comments.It has...
View Articleseed starting containers : Back to the original topic...I...
Author: dancingbearSubject: 24067Posted: 15 June 2012 at 2:08amBack to the original topic...I think you can start your seeds a few hundred different ways, in all manner of containers. As long as they...
View Articleseed starting containers : For the last couple years I have...
Author: RockhoundSubject: 24067Posted: 17 June 2012 at 9:16amFor the last couple years I have been starting my tomato and pepper seeds this way: Fill a small pot with "potting soil", then add a 1/4...
View Articleseed starting containers : Hi - sorry to bring up an old...
Author: JenPrichardSubject: 24067Posted: 15 April 2013 at 3:43pmHi - sorry to bring up an old thread, but this thread is close to my heart as I am working on my seed starting skills with tomatoes and...
View Articleseed starting containers : Hi Jen, You should have little...
Author: RuralSubject: 24067Posted: 15 April 2013 at 4:15pmHi Jen, You should have little problem germinating Tomatoes with a little bottom heat and your seeds in a COVERED tray till they start to get...
View Articleseed starting containers : I've noticed a difference...
Author: LynxSubject: 24067Posted: 16 April 2013 at 12:08amI've noticed a difference in soil brands too. Some hold moisture much longer than others.
View Articleseed starting containers : You might be over thinking this....
Author: dancingbearSubject: 24067Posted: 16 April 2013 at 3:10amYou might be over thinking this. I just dump water on mine. They grow. Then I transplant them to the garden when it gets warm enough....
View Articleseed starting containers : Thanks Rural.The seven seedlings...
Author: JenPrichardSubject: 24067Posted: 16 April 2013 at 1:01pmThanks Rural.The seven seedlings of mine which are alive all have one set of "true leaves, but they are varying sizes. Do you usually...
View Articleseed starting containers : With tomatoes I start the seedlings...
Author: LodeStarSubject: 24067Posted: 16 April 2013 at 1:36pmWith tomatoes I start the seedlings in a covered tray...(mini greenhouse)...then when they get large enough I transplant them into the bed...
View Articleseed starting containers : Originally posted by JenPrichardThanks...
Author: RuralSubject: 24067Posted: 16 April 2013 at 2:59pmOriginally posted by JenPrichardThanks Rural.The seven seedlings of mine which are alive all have one set of "true leaves, but they are varying...
View Articleseed starting containers : When I transplant tomatoes or...
Author: dancingbearSubject: 24067Posted: 16 April 2013 at 6:41pmWhen I transplant tomatoes or peppers, I bury the stem up to just a little below true leaves. Both will sprout roots all along the stem,...
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