Rose Seeds--Need Help
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pollinator seeds, need help?
Comments (1)You are apparently planting one of the new seedless hybrids like Ruby Hybrid Seedless, correct? If so, they are not self-pollinating like most melons as they produce only female blooms. So you need to a)germinate (and plant with them) the enclosed pollinator variety in order to get melons on the hybrid or b) when you plant the germinated hybrids also plant at least 2 of the pollinator seeds in the same hill. They will sprout there to act as the pollinator. It is quicker and surer production if you pre-germinate the pollinator variety too. But it works either way. Just be sure to mark which is which. Hope this helps. Dave...See MoreNeed help with African Violet Seeds+Need Picture
Comments (2)Angela - i grew different gesneriads from seeds - and their seeds are so miniscule, you wouldn't see roots. The best approach is to have your seeds sprinkled on a surface of the soil in a transparent covered container in a warm spot with good light and get some patience. Timing can be from 1 week to 6 months until you see green growth. Since your seeds are fresh - should be in a month. Good Luck irina...See Morestarting very first seeds, need help!
Comments (5)We have had excellent success with the following procedure: 1. Mix a 20:1 solution of water to hydrogen peroxide. We use distilled water. Haven't tried tap water, so can't say if one is preferable over the other. 2. Using 10 seeds from one cross as an example, I place the seeds in a Ziploc baggie and pour in about a half cup of solution. You want to have enough solution to give plenty of moisture to the seeds. 3. Label the baggie with the cross information so you don't lose track. 4. We try to find a warm place in the house to put the baggies. In my experience, room temperature is a tad too cool for best germination. If you can find a spot that is in the low mid 70's, I think your germination rate will be good. 5. Check regularly to see if seeds are starting to sprout. When I see the white of the root tip showing, then I plant. 6. I plant each seed in its own cup. I use the large red plastic cups you can get at Costco. I drill 6 drainage holes near the bottom of each cup. I fill the cup with potting soil (We use Pro-Mix) to about a half inch from the top. I poke a hole in the soil mix with a pencil to a depth that will allow the seed to be about its own length under the soil, and drop the seed in, rootlet down. 7. Keep the soil moist. Water with diluted fertilizer every other week. There are probably a lot of variations on this schedule out there. We grow our plants under flourescent 4' shop lights with a couple of different wavelengths of light. Lights are on a timer so the plants get light for about 16 hours per day. I keep the lights a couple of inches above the plants as they grow. 8. I used to start the plants at the end of January, but I found that since I can't really get them out in the ground till mid late May, the plants got too spindly. Last year I started them at the end of February and they were nice and stocky by planting time and went into the ground and continued growing with no shock. Hope this helps. Del...See Morerose mallow from seed?
Comments (1)Soak seed in water overnight. then lightly cover with soil... soil temp 70-80F & takes 7-10 days to germinate... use a fungicidal rinse...See Moreondrea_carina_leaf
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