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Planting Seeds for Dummies ( Me being the DUmmy!) Need help.. :(
Ok so it makes me feel Incredibly dumb but i know nothing about
planting from seed in Pots. my mother has always had her gardens, but honestly she always planted them directly in the soil. Now i live in an apartment and i miss her Morning Glorys, Teresitas (thats spanish name i dont know what theyre called in english) and my cat misses her catnip. So this is my Dumb question. what are the first steps to planting seeds in a pot? i know about spacing my seeds when i plant them directly in the soil, but how does spacing work in a pot?? esp small ones? when it says, plant no less than six inches apart, is that per seed? i m planting a few herbs, basil, parsley, marjoram, chives and sage (cuz i love cooking w/ fresh herbs) and for rec. plants i have some morning glory seeds. help anyone? |
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i guess pple around here arent so friendly..i doubt i m the only one
that doesnt know this. theres 4 replies to the thread posted right after mine, so i know pple havent overlooked my question... |
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thank you so much for taking the time to reply, this helped me alot!
so its ok to place a couple of seeds in one pot right? thats what i was gonna do. but i didnt wanna mess them up. i m planning on maybe trannsplanting the MGs into the soil next to the fence once they start to grow and get bigger. again thanks alot |
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Hi,
Planting in pots is not all that different from planting in the ground. Spacing is just a matter of experience and common sense. I would tend to plant the seeds very closely, and then thin them out, later on. You should select a pot size appropriate to the resultant size of the plant, in question. Use a well draining mix for your pot, like a potting soil. Make sure there are drain holes at the bottom. I cover these with stones to allow water to pass, but not soil. Pots tend to dry out much more quickly than ground soil, so keep the pots well moistened. Biggest problem I have with pots is figuring out which plants are the ones I planted from the many varieties of weeds that want to take over. Good Luck with the Pots, Sherwin D. Switchblade wrote: Ok so it makes me feel Incredibly dumb but i know nothing about planting from seed in Pots. my mother has always had her gardens, but honestly she always planted them directly in the soil. Now i live in an apartment and i miss her Morning Glorys, Teresitas (thats spanish name i dont know what theyre called in english) and my cat misses her catnip. So this is my Dumb question. what are the first steps to planting seeds in a pot? i know about spacing my seeds when i plant them directly in the soil, but how does spacing work in a pot?? esp small ones? when it says, plant no less than six inches apart, is that per seed? i m planting a few herbs, basil, parsley, marjoram, chives and sage (cuz i love cooking w/ fresh herbs) and for rec. plants i have some morning glory seeds. help anyone? |
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Some seed packets show pictures or drawings of what the first leaves look
like when the seed sprouts. Keep the seed packet after you plant the seed, because sometimes there are weed seeds in the pot which will germinate first and fool you otherwise. "Switchblade" wrote in message ups.com... thank you so much for taking the time to reply, this helped me alot! so its ok to place a couple of seeds in one pot right? thats what i was gonna do. but i didnt wanna mess them up. i m planning on maybe trannsplanting the MGs into the soil next to the fence once they start to grow and get bigger. again thanks alot |
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