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• Castor bean seed

  I am looking for castor bean seed i have some extra butter pea seed to trade if n e one is interested More

• Hosta Seed Pods

  I'm in Northeast. Can I open Hosta seed pods and start them inside this winter (February?). Any other tips on how to grow hosta from seed pods? More

• Growing Onions From Seed

  I want to try growing onions from seed this year. Usually, I just get sets in the spring. I picked up a pack of Vidalia seeds. Should I start these inside & transplant later? Or direct sow the seed in the garden? That wouldn't be until at least April. Any… More

• Vintage Seed Template for making your own Seed Packets

  I know some of you make your own Seed packets; I have tried making them but my experience has been they don't travel very well via mail. If you are interested in making your own Seed Packets, this is a good link where you will find designs for vintage vegetables,… More

• Seed Swap Rules

  ...versity. However, we do recommend you follow some basic rules to enhance your experience and to protect your privacy. All publicly accessible forums like Garden Guides can be viewed by anyone with access to the internet.… More

• seed trade would like with you

  ...wiss chard bright lights still any one have extra seeds .lets trade please. willy in Canada More

• Seed Saving Resources

  ...ill be of help with providing information on Your SEED Saving. Gary/Louisville Basic SEED Saving describes usful terms and concepts: http://www.SEEDsave.org/issi/issi_904.html Wintersow SEED http://www.wintersown.org/wseo1/SEED_Saving.html SEED SAVING RESOURCES http://homepage.tinet.ie/~merlyn/SEEDsaving.html The Need For SEED A Guide to SEED Saving By Brook Elliott Brook wrote this article for… More

• cheap bird seed

  This is why i like cheap bird seed in the fall. More

• Growing Hosta from seed

  I have some Hosta seed that I would like to give a try. I have been looking around on line and have gathered a bit of info, some of it contradicting. Has anyone here grown them from seed? If so, what was your methods and results. I am hoping to… More

• Park Seed Co and the Festival of Flowers

  Park seed Co is close to a 2-hour drive from me. The city is having it's festival of flowers this month, highlighted this weekend with tours of the test gardens at Park seed, seed sales, and a Q/A session with Paul James from HGTV. Has anyone ever been? I'm being… More

• What is the point of Organic Seed?

  ...a blond moment. But, what is the point of organic seed? I mean really, isn't it the how it is grown and what it is grown in and what you use on it vs. the actual seed? In some strange way today this just comes across… More

• Seed Site Had to share

  ...e that are relatively new to harvesting their own seed. http://www.theseedsite.co.uk/seedpods.html I just had to share. :D There's a list of Latin Names, but once you enter, the common names are listed. The site has pictures of the seed location, a… More

• growing mums from seed???

  I was wondering if I would be able to plant seeds this next spring for mums. I have dead-headed the mums as needed, and I have all these seeds. Could I in Indiana grow mums from seed? Any help would be appreciated! More

• Peach or Salmon Hollyhock Seed Wanted

  ...r peach and salmon colored Hollyhock, anyone have seed? I will send in trade Hollyhock seed that I have thanks Pat More

• orchid seed question

  A seed pod developed on my orchid.... is this usual? Can I plant it..? How? Thanks!! More

• Growing lantana from seed?

  I just found a little envelope full of seeds I plucked from my lantana last summer. Does anyone know about growing lantana from seed? I live in zone 6 so lantana are annual for me outside, but I had mixed success keeping them alive over the winter in a sunny… More

• Daylily from seed

  ...ple buds on them are drying and have little black seeds in them. Can I sow these seeds for new plants? Also can I grow daylilies in containers? More

• snapdragons from seed

  I planted a pack of sanpdragon seeds 'dwarf magic carpet' in 2006 and was wondering if the seeds will come true of the parent? There is a certain color I would like more of. More

• What kind of seed is this?

  They look like seeds to me :) Where are you located- that will help to narrow down the choices ;) More

• seed identification..

  are these the seeds from my shooting star flower? thanks More

• Sage from seed

  Good day to you, I'm trying to start sage from seed but they won't germinate. Is it too late? I still see them in the garden centers.:confused: If anybody knows anything, do tell.:( More

• Mango Seed

  Has anyone started a mango seed. I would like to try to start one just for fun. Any suggestions for this challenge?? More

• Iris from seed?

  I need some advice on how to start iris from seed. Can anyone help? Kat More

• Seed HELP!?

  Hello! I am having trouble starting seeds. I have a few questions regarding starting seeds indoors as well as a few regarding starting seeds outdoors as well. INSIDE QUESTIONS: 1.) What causes the seedling to rot at the base near the soil line? (Is it caused by too much moisture?)… More

• Mango seed

  Has anyone started a Mango seed? If so how do you go about it and since it is such a large seed does it take a long time? Would like to try one for the fun of it. Thank you much:) More

• New seed holders

  Found a couple new seed holders in the dollar store 50 % off bin. now we will see if the birds like them lol More

• Seed identification

  We can't figure out what kind of tree this came from. It's small, perfectly round, and has soft hairs. More

• seed pod

  ...o all from coastal Georgia. A friend gave me this seed pod the other day, but couldn't remember the name of the plant. any ideas? the pod is the size of a small chicken egg. Susan More

• What can you harvest from seed?

  ...so we all know you can harvest tomatoes for their seeds. (can you do so with store bought tho?) I am personally growing a lemon tree from a common lemon seed bought at the store. I know you can also grow garlic in the same fashion, onions, potatoes. But… More

• When will you start your seed?

  ... winter. I have been thinking about starting some seed soon "early start = good in northern climate" however these overwintering plants are taling up window space. I will figure something out however i was wondering who will be starting seeds when More

• Avocado Seed

  ...ave ever seen. She cut one of them for me and the seed is also huge. But what was strange, is that it had a… More

• Is my lawn trying to re seed itself?

  ...blades of grass which appear to have these little seeds growing off of them. Will these seeds eventually fall off and "Naturally… More

• Looking for conflower seed and more??

  ...find green envy coneflower and sundown coneflower seed.also looking for globe thisle seed and black ball bachelor button. I have seeds for trade as well. More

• Daylily Seed

  I received some daylily seed from a swap and I bought a tray of 72 peat pots about 3 weeks ago and now I have (so far) 54 dayliles. I never dreamed I would have that many. I have already repotted 36 of them. I'm going to have to get… More

• I need seed help

  ...here we stayed at Moody Gardens. I picked up some seed pods that had fallen off a plant (sorry the pics stink) that was beatiful. It was about 24 to 36 inches high and had briliant red… More

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