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Post by bowdonkey on Apr 8, 2022 15:51:18 GMT
Bowdonkey, bless you, sir! I put some old radish seed and 2 varieties of peppers in little plastic cups with paper towel, etc., as the video described. In soil neither kind of pepper sprouted but I got germination with one. I saw the tiny rootlets (radicle?) Tuesday and put those seeds into soil. They haven't broken through the soil yet but I'm hopeful. The other seed didn't sprout at all. I have more to try. I had about 50% germination on the radishes and have planted them in one of my containers outside. Fingers crossed they'll survive the sub freezing cold we expect tonight and tomorrow night. I plan to put something over them for protection. Anyway, thanks again for linking that video! I let develop abit of greenery before transplanting them. This is my first year using the cups. A mistake I made was putting too much seed in the cup, it made it difficult to separate the sprouts. So I used a scissors to cut the paper and then transplant. Tiny seeds like savory and thyme are a challenge. Of course a few got wrecked. I'll nip off the weaker ones once they get growing. In the future I'll plant less seed so they can be separated easier. I have tons of seed from all my heirlooms. I also have a cup where I used toilet paper in the hopes of being better able to separate the sprouts. I'll keep you all posted.
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Post by mogal on May 3, 2022 18:26:40 GMT
I'm going to have to give this lady's ideas a try. I get such a kick out of her videos and take on life. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck-ap1SOXzcAnd she never cracked a smile. People making comments ran with it as well, even the lady who posted that she'd planted some marshmallow.
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Post by Tim Horton on May 6, 2022 17:55:11 GMT
"Garden like your life depended on it"...... This may be more true this year than any in a long time... Here in our growing zone 2 not a lot of things do well.. We only have an average of 55 days between last frost and first frost of the season.. The ones that do well produce very well it seems.. Our holy trilogy of staples are potatoes, green beans and peas.. Being older folks we do raised bed container gardening.. Sweetie always plants an edible pea pod plant near the garden gate for me to snack on.. I don't know what variety of beans she uses, but we do a lot of Yukon Gold and some red potatoes.. Many don't realize the far north has a very big variety of wild and domestic versions of wild fruits and berries.. I'm hoping that season goes well this year.. If we can get fruit before the bears do.. Again.. In the world today, and how it may be by late summer, a garden may be a big money saver.. We plan to maximize all we can this season..
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