Comments on: MY 5 SEED GERMINATION TIPS

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 02:05:26 +0000

Great tips I wish I had the patients to grow more from seed. My other big issue is zone 5 and I dont really have the room to start much from seed except for a few vegetables. I really enjoyed reading this and I just might try at least a handful more. Thanks!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 09:11:35 +0000

It is probably worth pointing out to beginners that not all seed for sale is of good quality- sometimes you just get a bad batch and it is worth trying again. Until you are producing your own fresh seed and seeing if it germinates readily you can't really be sure if your technique is the problem or the viability of the seed.

By: Ed Morrow

Ed Morrow — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 00:36:53 +0000

Read your recommendation for Annuals and Tender Plants for North American Gardeners, so I ordered it. The price was $7.50 for a book originally priced at $65.00, what a deal! Now I am reading it – it's a big book. It is comprehensive, informative, and very useful. It also has phonetic spellings of the plants' botanical names. I no longer call them sea lavender and nasturtium, but li-MO-nee-um sin-yew-A-tun and tro-pau-O-lee–um. Once I have the botanical names memorized, I will become totally insufferable to all my gardening friends, if I have any left. Thanks for the recommendation.

By: Kat White

Kat White — Sat, 08 Mar 2014 02:05:21 +0000

You are so right about organization of your seeds. The starting season seems to take forever to get here, but then suddenly it seems to all happen so fast. One book I really like for seed starting timing and tips is "Seed to Seed" by Suzanne Ashworth.

By: Matt Mattus

Matt Mattus — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 04:15:29 +0000

In reply to Unknown. Oh, excellent. Thank you Barclay.

By: Matt Mattus

Matt Mattus — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 04:14:50 +0000

In reply to Unknown. Oh Geesh! Well, at least you actually read the post! That's what I get for rushing. So, tip 4 is the secret tip. That's probably why I had to delete a paragraph after copying it in, I new something was wrong. I shall fix. Thanks!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 23:56:53 +0000

Thanks for sharing your tips and favorite resources, Matt. In addition to garden vegetables, I grow native plants and here are two resources which I like: 1) Native Plants Journal, npj.uwpress.org/ it is open-source and often has germination or propagation protocols. The other is the Forest Service's 2) Woody Plant Seed Manual nsl.fs.fed.us/nsl_wpsm.html I find searching by genera an efficient way to get the information I am interested in. Happy Sprouting!

By: Unknown

Unknown — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 20:15:39 +0000

One more comment … where is tip 4?

By: Unknown

Unknown — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 20:13:05 +0000

Here's the link to the PDF of SEED GERMINATION, THEORY AND PRACTICE by Norman C. Deno:
naldc.nal.usda.gov/download/41278/PDF

First supplement:
naldc.nal.usda.gov/download/41279/PDF

Second supplement:
naldc.nal.usda.gov/download/41277/PDF

By: Matt Mattus

Matt Mattus — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 00:19:34 +0000

In reply to Anonymous. I am growing Cuphea lanceolata 'Firefly' and Cuphea viscosissima. Both from Chiltern Seeds. Any tips on germinating C. viscosissima? I have never grown it.