cjboss wrote:
On Apr 3, 3:46 pm, "David E. Ross" wrote:
On 4/3/12 1:45 AM, candy girl wrote:

having grown seeds saved from last years plants and alway using a
good seed compost we have hardly any appear. been doing this for
years so not a novice any suggestions would be welcome seeds are
rudbeckia cosmos and marigolds so nothing temperamental there

I assume you are trying to start the seeds in pots, flats, or other
containers. Instead of a compost, use a mix of half coarse sand and
half peat moss. If the seeds are planted near the surface of a
container that is not very shallow, put the compost in the bottom
half and the sand and peat moss mix in the top half.

Nutrients in compost promote mold and rot, abetted by the fungi that
create compost. On the other hand, peat moss inhibits mold and rot.
If you can get the seeds to sprout in the sand and peat moss mix,
their roots will grow down into the compost when they are ready to
take up nutrients.

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David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean, see
http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html
Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary

Whats This group about?
Thanks

More to the point why do have to ask twice within a few minutes?

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