Seamaiden
Well-Known Member
Alright, a friend of mine turned me onto you guys. One of my sons grows (hydro) and he grows f'ing KILLER stuff. But, he lives many hundreds of miles away from me. He also has the po-po to be careful of, whereas I've got a little property.
So, this year I'm supposed to be getting a greenhouse, but in the meantime I tend to be quiet and stay to myself. That means I don't easily make connections. Time to grow my own. We've got a nice back deck, about 30'-40' feet off the ground, west-facing. We're still getting somewhat frosty mornings (frost on the neighbor's roof, but I see none out on the back 40), but I'm thinking it's time to get something started and because no one can see anything of ours unless they're actually on our property. So, I think that's going to be the perfect spot to get some seedlings started. I also have a great big pot that I had started some banana plants in, then the dog ate some them and whipped the rest to shreds with her tail (she's a happy dog), so I've got this great big planter full of soil and nothing else.
So, should I post my question regarding how to get started seedlings transplanted to soil here, or somewhere else?
My problem is that I've gotten plenty of seeds started on paper towels just fine, but every time I try to transplant into soil they just wither up and die. I'm wondering if I should just start them out in the soil in the first place and not have the worry or put their tiny seedling selves in shock.
I'll be honest, I've spent a lot of time searching the site, and I'm not easily finding the answer to my question. Since I'm growing outdoors I don't have lighting worries, plus it appears that few here speak the same light language I do. For instance, if you're talking about light and color, are you talking about Kelvin rating? Lumens? Wavelength? Color temperature (kinda the same thing as Kelvin)? Or maybe it's that I don't speak your language. In any event, some links pointing me in the right direction would be helpful and probably easiest for you folks here.
Oh, I think I'm pretty much a zone 8 (or, 7a-7b according to the USNA site) for planting. Won't be planting under pine or cedar, because once the greenhouse is up that's where everything will go. We're on well water and soon we'll be taking ourselves off the grid, too, but that'll have no real effect except make getting that water cheaper (and make US more independent).
Hotay, keep the shiny side up!
So, this year I'm supposed to be getting a greenhouse, but in the meantime I tend to be quiet and stay to myself. That means I don't easily make connections. Time to grow my own. We've got a nice back deck, about 30'-40' feet off the ground, west-facing. We're still getting somewhat frosty mornings (frost on the neighbor's roof, but I see none out on the back 40), but I'm thinking it's time to get something started and because no one can see anything of ours unless they're actually on our property. So, I think that's going to be the perfect spot to get some seedlings started. I also have a great big pot that I had started some banana plants in, then the dog ate some them and whipped the rest to shreds with her tail (she's a happy dog), so I've got this great big planter full of soil and nothing else.
So, should I post my question regarding how to get started seedlings transplanted to soil here, or somewhere else?
My problem is that I've gotten plenty of seeds started on paper towels just fine, but every time I try to transplant into soil they just wither up and die. I'm wondering if I should just start them out in the soil in the first place and not have the worry or put their tiny seedling selves in shock.
I'll be honest, I've spent a lot of time searching the site, and I'm not easily finding the answer to my question. Since I'm growing outdoors I don't have lighting worries, plus it appears that few here speak the same light language I do. For instance, if you're talking about light and color, are you talking about Kelvin rating? Lumens? Wavelength? Color temperature (kinda the same thing as Kelvin)? Or maybe it's that I don't speak your language. In any event, some links pointing me in the right direction would be helpful and probably easiest for you folks here.
Oh, I think I'm pretty much a zone 8 (or, 7a-7b according to the USNA site) for planting. Won't be planting under pine or cedar, because once the greenhouse is up that's where everything will go. We're on well water and soon we'll be taking ourselves off the grid, too, but that'll have no real effect except make getting that water cheaper (and make US more independent).
Hotay, keep the shiny side up!