Hello - here is a picture of some of my begonia seedlings that was taken this morning after I read your post. The tray on the left that is covered with saran wrap has tuberous begonia seedlings that have been transplanted once into a 'community flat' and as you can see there are droplets of water on the plastic - this will not cause rot if the soil the seedlings are growing in is not too wet to begin with. The opened ziploc bags on the right have fibrous begonia seedings growing in them, and they have reached the age and size where outside air is slowly being allowed to reach the seedlings. The key here is to do it s-l-o-w-l-y, opening the plastic bags for a few hours a day at first, getting them acclimated to a drier atmosphere. If you completely remove the covering on small begonia seedlings in your home they will probably dry up and disapear overnight even if the soil is moist. My seedlings are growing in my basement under fluorescent lights that are lit for 14 hours a day on a heat mat set at 72 - 75 degrees, now that they have been growing strongly for the last couple of months they will start to get very dilute (1/4 strength) fertilizer with almost every watering - they like to be fed, but don't over do it with tender young seedlings! Hope this helps, good luck to you. - Jeb This post was edited by jebfarm on Fri, Feb 8, 13 at 13:37

There are still a couple of weeks left to join this swap and post your wish list!

Hi Tom! I see you have a page and a wish list started. Good job. Now if I sound bossy or start to sound like an IRS agent spitting out rules--that's not what I'm trying to do. Can you do a couple things? 1. Set up your messaging. When you click on our usernames (such as canyonwind (9) above, it will take you to her page. In the top right corner is a rectangle marked "Message". You can email her directly, ask her a question, propose a seed trade, give the other person your address to send you seeds--and it's not on the public thread with the weirdos and stalkers. As long as you're setting things up go to your username and add a number behind your name. Once again using canyonwind (9) as an example. That means she lives in USDA hardiness zone 9. I live in zone 4/5. That makes it easier for us to know if the seeds we have will do well in your area. The larger the number the warmer the climate. You can google your USDA hardiness zone. Now that you know your zone...you can work on your wishlist. If you are in zone 4/5 like myself you will know that anything tropical dies in the fall. If I want tropical seeds I know I'll have to grow it indoors or plant it as an annual. What kind of Want List? There's no right or wrong. Why make a Wish List? Because it gives the rest of us information. If you have 3 kinds of marigolds on your list we might offer you another variety. If you have annuals on your list we might offer you some of those. Also include what you DON'T want. Example: No prairie grasses or daylilies, please. Now...FOTESS is a group. It stands for Friends of the Earth Simple Swaps. We swap just about every month. If you are back here at this place find 2018 January Fotess thread. Usually next month's post will be put up the end of the earlier month. We love new people...but as with everything there's a process. You can post on the thread that you're interested in this month's swap or you can click on sandlapper or sjc's username and email them through Houzz. We just don't want someone who says they will swap, but doesn't follow through so we make sure there's a back up plan so nobody's left out. Just like second grade--everybody wins. Keep asking questions! Heidi

What if we are not on facebook? Will there be anything on Gardenweb?