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Posted by juliany 5/6 (My Page) on Thu, Oct 29, 09 at 10:10
I got some seeds I purchased off the LA today and to my surprise 3 of them already show the white nub protruding. Are these going to still be viable to grow? Why would this typically happen? Moisture in the baggies?
I'm not prepared to start growing them indoors so if I put them in the refrig will that be okay or am I forced to start planting now?
Thanks for any advice you can offer.
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RE: Seeds arrived today - sprouted
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| That happens often. It's perfectly fine. Normally the seeds you receive are ready to plant. Personally I would plant them right away. If you wait until April/May to direct sow, you will lose viability. Note that little field mice love to eat daylily seeds. |
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| Contact the seller. I, like you, wouldn't want to start my seeds now...I keep them in the fridge until Dec/Jan. My experience with sprouting seeds has not been good, but that's just me. I have had a few purchased seeds sprout in the fridge...they turned brown, in my experience, and didn't do well. I would think your best bet is to go ahead and plant them...but, I'd still contact the seller... As to why...could be a number of factors. Uroboros5, you are clearly more adept with seeds than me! I would be unhappy to have my seeds arrive sprouting...just like if I bought a package of vegetable seeds...and they were already sprouting... Good luck, Julia. I hope the seller will replace them...I've bought quite a number of seeds through the years and it is only the minority that arrive like that.
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Thanks for the info. I've not had this happen before so all new to me.
I'll have to quickly get some seed starting mix as I used everything this past winter when I started my seeds indoors.Hope I can find some at Walmart. Julia |
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| Its happened a couple times for me as well. I just put them in the red cups and put them in the window sill. They will be fine untill your ready to start your other ones. |
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| If you want to cut down on fungus gnats that go yum yum all over any peat-based soil mix, buy a bag of perlite or vermiculite. Put a half inch layer of this material on top of your peat mix, and fungus gnats will be kept in check. The perlite/vermiculite acts like a barrier to the peat buffet. |
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| No luck at Walmart with the seed starter mix so off tomorrow to look elsewhere. Thanks for the advice. I thought I would have a short downtime before starting seeds but no such luck I guess. Julia |
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| Julia, I find seed starter mix at my Home Depot, Scotts brand. I usually use a potting mix made by StaGreen though, works just as good for me. MiracleGro potting mix will work, but is usually a little coarse for my taste. Keep the seeds cool and moist to preserve and inhibit growth. Once they start to sprout, if they dry out, the seed will usually die. You don't have to plant immediately, but the sooner the better.
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| I went to a local nursery and found the Pro-mix brand so will start the seeds with that. Hopefully they will still be viable when I plant them today. For those who plant in cups, did you poke holes in the bottoms or it doesn't make any difference? I hate to waste a whole shoe box for just 3 seeds that have sprouted. Thanks
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| Definitely put holes in the bottom of the cups (I just make one hole in the center of the bottom). I also put a few around the sides, close to the bottom. Then, I just water the container, not the individual cups. Works for me! |
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| May I offer you a suggestion? Take what you think is a sufficient amount of growing medium, place it in a container that you can put in the microwave and dampen the amount in the container. Then place the container in the microwave and turn it on on high. Time of cooking depends on the quantity of growing medium. Cook the medium until a meat thermometer comes up to about 185 degrees. Do NOT take the temperature of the material in the microwave--take the material out of the micowave to measure the temperature. When up to temperature stop cooking and let cool before using. This procedure will save you a lot of grief, BELIEVE ME ! This procedure will prevent damping off of seedlings. HAPPY GROWING! |
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corgicorner: I put the medium in whatever contaner I will be using for planting the seeds in, pour boiling water (just enough to dampen) over the medium, stir it and then let it sit to absorb all the moisture and cool down for about 15 minutes or so before planting my seeds in it.
I believe I got that advice from Melanie Mason when I first started indoor seeds last winter. Kills off any eggs in the mix.
The idea of the microwave is one I will try this winter to see how that works. Always open to new experiments. The germinated seeds are planted in cups and sitting on a table by our south facing french doors. Now the waiting game. Julia |
RE: Seeds arrived today - sprouted
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| I've gotten 1 out of the 3 to push up some green so waiting on the other two. I don't know what is harder... Planting them so early and watching them for a longer period or waiting till February and anxious for the seeds to sprout with their first tiny green leaf and hoping they grow before May rolls around. Julia |
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