Re: Germinating seeds?
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- Subject: Re: Germinating seeds?
- From: "* W* <l*@email.msn.com>
- Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 13:06:55 -0500
Isabelle - You could try a salt shaker and mix fine seeds with sand - This
worked well for my fine seeds. You do have a little more control of how
many seeds you shake on a given area. I use builders sand. Let me know if
you try this and it works for you. Good luck.
Kate Wilson - Pennsylvania
-----Original Message-----
From: Isabelle Hayes <bhayes@catskill.net>
To: propagation@mallorn.com <propagation@mallorn.com>
Date: Tuesday, February 23, 1999 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: Germinating seeds?
>Couldn't Art put something together for us all, to be read on this list, if
>he's got the solution for sowing the teeny million seeds of some plants,
>like digitalis, e.g.
>
>Isabelle Hayes
>
>>Barbara:
>>
>>Regarding the "hundred seedlings grouped together" - I have a solution
to
>>this problem - not one that will help this time, but will prevent it
>>happening the next time. I have it in "hard copy" which I prepared for
>>someone recently, and I'll be happy to mail you a copy if you want to give
>>me a mailing address. I don't have it on disk, and it's a bit long to
have
>>to put it in via the keyboard again.
>>
>>Art Phinney, Fairfax, VA
>>
>>----------
>>> From: WHTROS@aol.com
>>> To: propagation@mallorn.com
>>> Subject: Re: Germinating seeds?
>>> Date: Friday, February 19, 1999 1:56 AM
>>>
>>> Thank you all so very much for all your help, patience and
understanding.
>>> Seems like there is always one more question.
>>> I have been transplanting Hollyhocks, Scabiosa, Lupines, etc., which are
>>doing
>>> well (except for the ones the cats ate ... oh, well).
>>> But I now have some very, very tiny seedlings emerging (digitalis,
etc.).
>>> Tried to only sprinkle in a couple dz. at most but there looks like a
>>hundred
>>> instead!
>>> When is the best time to transplant these?
>>> Now or when they get bigger?
>>> I have a couple dz. delphinium seedlings that I would like to transplant
>>but
>>> they still haven't developed their 'true' leaves yet.
>>> Are they slow growers?
>>> Seems like they haven't done anything for nearly a month, except get
>>taller.
>>> They are growing @ the temp of about 65 deg. under fluorescent lights
>>that
>>> aren't low enough yet.
>>> What should I do with these - Wait for the true leaves or transplant
now?
>>> Barb
>>> USDA Zone 5, Rock Island, IL
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