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Re: what am I doing wrong?

Hi, Charity.

Don't give up. I can understand you are eager to see something happening in
the pots. There is probably nothing wrong with your medium. Be patient. Two
weeks is not a long time. Many seeds take longer time to germinate. And as
said in another mail on this subject, warmth is not always the answer when
germinating seeds. Many seed catalogs give useful sowing instrictions. If
you dont have any, you may mail me the names of the plants and I'll look up
the instructions for you.

Magnar

>Hello everyone,
>I am new to this seed starting business and I have been learning a lot from
>you guys.  Right now I have 13 little newspaper pots filled with a growing
>medium and seeds I planted two weeks ago.  So far I have been able to
>germinate only one species, malva sylvestris.  The growing medium I am
>using is a mixture of vermiculite, perlite and an organic potting soil
>containing worm castings, compost, and some other things I can't remember
>right now.  I am keeping the tray holding the pots on top of the
>refrigerator, where it is warm.  The refrigerator is close to a window so a
>lot of light comes through.  I keep the soil consistently moist but nothing
>seems to be really happening.  Is there something wrong with my growing
>medium or what?  Any advice you can give a newcomer would be greatly
>appreciated.
>Charity Hagen
>cc013@ccosmo.net
>Wildomar, CA
>zone 10
>
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Magnar Aspaker                       E-mail:magnar@aspaker.no
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