March 24, 2009 | #136 |
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What temp do you bring your plants in since you put them out after a few days?
My seedlings are doing great, but something ate three trays of seedlings on the bottom shelf of my seedling rack. OMG! Everything above that shelf are thriving. Something is coming in at night and eating the tops off. Any suggestions of what to do. I'm almost afraid to put them outside (atleast the ones that are doing ok). I need the money from selling these and its giving me a headache that something is eating them.
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March 24, 2009 | #137 |
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Once they are acclimated to full sun, I leave them outside unless it is going to go to 32-33 degrees, or there is a very cold strong wind. The thing to watch is the speed that they dry out in full fun with such dense planting! I end up watering twice a day (the plants let you know if they are dry, and they perk up quickly....but you can let them go too far, so need to be careful)/\.
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March 24, 2009 | #138 |
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Yeah, I remember last year how fast they dried out, but those had bad soil and never grew past 2 inches. I was afraid I put them out too soon, but called the company and they said they had a bad batch. So, I went back to the soil I had used years before. I just wanted to make sure I do it right this time, because my living depends on them since I'm selling them and selling at Farmers' Market this year.
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Could you have some slugs in your garage? Possible measures: 1 2 3 4 Steel Wire, gauge 1/2 inch. Aluminum screening over them works too. ~* Robin
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March 24, 2009 | #140 |
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I haven't seen mice or slug tracks. I was thinking maybe earwigs. I will find out tonight with my video camera. I will catch them buggers!
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March 25, 2009 | #141 |
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I don't think earwigs eat plants.
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March 25, 2009 | #143 |
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Hi Robin,
I stand corrected. I was not aware they would eat a flat of seedlings. Ed |
March 25, 2009 | #144 |
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my cat ate loads of my seedlings in the past...
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March 25, 2009 | #145 |
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They eat the leaves off of a lot of my plants, but not like this. It is a mouse. I put the night cam on it last night and 16 minutes after I left the seedlings I left as bait it came munching along. Plus it went on the washer and ate the rest of those too. Atleast now I know I can re-use those pots without worrying that a bug is stashed somewhere in them. Just have too keep everything off the floor until I can catch it.
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April 2, 2009 | #146 |
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Can you start broccoli the same way?
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April 6, 2009 | #147 |
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Is it bad if you have a couple of long roots coming out of the bottom quite a while before you will be potting up?
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April 6, 2009 | #148 |
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I do think you can start broccoli the same way, justinplay.
Not sure about the root thing - I've never left them long enough for that to happen....
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Thanks for the input Craig. . . it's only been a week and a half. . . maybe it's because I put mix in old Burpee seed starting containers (the holes are kinda V shaped)?
Will it hurt them if I plop them in another container if they only have one true leaf started. . . or two SMALL true leaves? Thanks a ton in advance!!!! :-D :-D :-D
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