cherylad
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 1:57 am Post subject: Starting seeds for 2012 |
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Made room in the computer room for this little greenhouse stand... and I mean it barely fit! I need to rig up by grow light, but I started some seeds today. Here's what's there so far:
Balloon Flower; Marigolds (Janie Flame) and (Crackerjack Orange); White Althea, 4 O'clocks, Hardy Hibiscus, Lady Baltimore Hibiscus, Cardoon, Red Hot Poker and Lotus.
And as you can see, I still have room for more... and I have more seeds too!
seed starting setup 2012 ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )
Just installed a miniblind in the bathroom and half of the slats had to be removed. So guess who has TONS of plant markers? 
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TheBip
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 3:16 am Post subject: |
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Oooh very nice, I want something like that! I cant wait to start doing seeds,
I have a TON of em that need to be started, although Im sure some of them arent viable anymore (old, maybe got damp, etc). I really really really want to set up a shelf/light system 
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cherylad
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:29 am Post subject: |
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Bip... I got this one last year from... and I hesitate to say this... from Home Depot... or was it Lowes? But I did see some of them at Big Lots today. They aren't super sturdy. But as long as you keep the load light... they are okay. They even come with a zippered clear plastic cover.
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lukeypukey
grimsby uk
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:21 am Post subject: |
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oooooo i can't wait to get started!! im buying my compost in the next couple of days 
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cherylad
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| Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:32 am Post subject: |
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Well.. the shelf is now filled up. Well... maybe there's room for another tray!
Started some Lemon Queen, Mexican and Chianti Sunflowers; Dill; Black-eye Susans; Gazanias; and Hyacinth Bean Vines.
Now... let the sprouting begin... please.
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marlingardener
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| Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:53 am Post subject: |
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I only have a four shelf set-up in the guest bedroom with tomato, pepper, and herb plants started yesterday. I think I really, really need one of those mini-greenhouses!
Cheryl, dill can be direct sown. In the fall, scratch up an area, toss some dill seed down, and it will come up when the conditions are right. I have a bunch of dill coming up all over the vegetable garden right now, and some of it is about 6" tall. If you will remind me, I'll send you some of our dill seed in late spring when it sets seed and the seed ripens--late June or early July.
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cherylad
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| Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 2:06 am Post subject: |
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Jane... and where do you think I got the Dill seeds from in the first place?
I meant to sow them in the fall, but I hadn't decided on where to make new beds. I was going to sow them directly into the soil this spring, but figured... what the heck... might as well give it a try now.
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marlingardener
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| Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:41 pm Post subject: |
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Cheryl, I'm an idiot! I must make a list of who I send what seeds to so I won't give silly advice twice.
Don't worry about preparing beds for the dill--it goes "whither it wants" and you just yank it out if it's in the wrong spot.
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cherylad
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| Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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Calin... I have a grow light already to set up. Just waiting until I see some signs of growth.
Jane... no problem on the advice twice or thrice!
But I will need some beds. Otherwise it's just a big grassy area in my part of the yard. I need to start preparing the beds, but there's still time. Maybe on the next nice day when I'm at home.
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kathyd
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| Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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They look good Cheryl, I've planted some coleus...that's about all so far, but I planted 8 small flats...used a pencil tip to do it...I don't like to crowd them...damp off and other things happen when they are too close. I know eight small flats seems a lot, but I give a lot of them away.
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cherylad
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| Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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Guess what? The Marigold "CrackerJack" sprouted today! woohooo!
And yes Jerry, I wrote it down in my notebook.
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cherylad
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| Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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And this morning... I see a little green thing poking out of one of the Lotus seed pods.
Edited the following day to add:
And the second one has "sprung" too.
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Theodoros
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| Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:00 am Post subject: |
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very nice cherylad
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cherylad
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 1:21 am Post subject: |
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Thank you Theo. It's nothing like the seedlings you have!
Also I guess I should mention that the following have sprouted....
Sunflower Lemon Queen and Mexican Sunflower (1/16/12)
Hyacinth Bean Vine ((1/17/12)
Cardoon (1/17/12)
Hardy Hibiscus (1/23/12)
Balloon Flower (1/24/12)
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