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Re: Intro & I am new to list and propogating seeds

Dear William,
Welcome to the list and the world of growing plants from seed....which can
be quite frustrating at times.
I live about 100 miles to the west of you in Lavaca County with a similar
climate, if a little less humid, so I can appreciate the problems with
growing plants in our climate.
It sounds as if the plants you've chosen to try and start are good ones.
Perhaps the seeds in the propagation unit were planted deeper than the ones
in the pots. That would account for later germination.
Thyme is slow to germinate, catnip does better in a little cooler weather
for me, but the basil and peppers should germinate fine in the summer. You
are aware the basil and peppers are not winter hardy outdoors.
Good luck and don't give up.
Yours, Cindy

>Hello everyone,
>
>I am new to gardening in many ways as we have just bought our house and after
>living there 1 year I have put in raised beds and a rock garden and we have
>other beds and containers.  I have just started trying to grow plants from
>seed and I am afraid I am floundering.
>
>I bought one of the little seed plats.  It is a series of little containers
>which fit into a tray so I can water and with a nice plastic top which when
>I put it on top after planting the seeds, I find condensation on.  I put a
>prepared seed starter mix into these containers and then planted the seeds and
>watered them, trying to follow the directions stringently and so far I have
>not
>seen a seedling one in that tray.  I planted some of my extra seeds in little
>4" planters which I had filled with growers mix then put some of the seed
>starter mix on top then planted the seeds.  These I put into large freezer
>bags
>after watering them and they have already germinated in 6 of 9 or 10 pots.
>All of this was done on August 17th and the plant tray and pots were put
>out on
>the back porch which is somewhat sheltered and gets only limited sun, but this
>is Houston and the temperature has been in the mid to high 90's for most of
>the
>two weeks.
>
>	Some of the seeds in the plant tray are 4 types of chile peppers
>(including jalapenos, anaheim, New Mexico Hybrid #6, Hungarian Wax); one type
>of basil; common thyme; summer savory; catnip; catmint;  and 3 others I can't
>think of right this minute.  All were either herbs or peppers, or possibly
>fountain grass and liatris.
>
>Am I being over anxious about these plants because the ones propogated in pots
>are already germinating & I have seedlings growing or is it possibly a problem
>with the seed tray contraption?  I am debating on whether to try some more
>seeds but I don't necessarily want to give up on the group I planted just less
>than 2 weeks ago.  Also, I would like to know what efforts I should make in
>the
>pots to thin out the seedlings that have propogated there not very big and
>only
>have about two little leaves on each one.
>
>  Of course we are in Houston, TX which is zone 9 Texas Gulf Coast with all
>the
>inherent problems involved in propogating and growing plants when it is real
>hot and very humid.
>
>	That is my story and questions so far.  I sure would like to hear what
>some of you expert seed growers have for advice to me and instruction in this
>new adventure.
>______________________________________________________________________
>
>       William M. Groth
>       groth@ruf.rice.edu
>       Senior Staff Auditor
>       Internal Audit Department
>       phone: (713) 527-8101 ext.3759
>	fax:  (713) 285-5927
>_____________________________________________________________________
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