~Have you ever grown anything from a seed~
By lou_66
@lou_66 (909)
November 12, 2008 6:16am CST
i have tried many times to grow plants form seeds but i never seem to succeed.
the plants i have tried to grow include sunflowers, lupins, pansies, a cactus, a pumpkin.there are many more too!
i wonder where i am going wrong.
of course the uk weather is quite inconsisitant so that might have something to do with it.
what plant have you grown and were there any special techniques you used to grow them?
please share
the plants i have tried to grow include sunflowers, lupins, pansies, a cactus, a pumpkin.there are many more too!
i wonder where i am going wrong.
of course the uk weather is quite inconsisitant so that might have something to do with it.
what plant have you grown and were there any special techniques you used to grow them?
please share1 person likes this
4 responses
@Lindalinda (4111)
• Canada
12 Nov 08
You should be able to grow all the plants you mention from seeds except maybe a cactus. Sunflowers, lupins, pumpkin are really easy to grow. Soak the seeds over night and start them in containers with good potting soil. The most important thing is light. So the containers should have full sunlight exposures. So when the danger of frost is gone plant them outside. Acclimatise them at first by leaving them in the pots and putting them out a few hours every day. Then transplant them.
Pansies can be sown directly in the ground. Work up a patch of ground to make it loose and well areated then sprinkle the seeds on the ground. Cover lightly with some earth, water when dry. Pansies can be sown outdoors in the fall or in the spring. Good luck. I believe in the UK you could still sow pansies outdoors at this time of the yar and they would come up in the spring. The other plants should be started indoors come spring.
@passingfancy (92)
• United States
17 Nov 08
I have never soaked any seeds before planting them and have never had any trouble growing them.
@Lindalinda (4111)
• Canada
18 Nov 08
I believe you. All the above mentioned seeds do not have to be soaked or started indoors but soaking seeds with hard shells fast tracks the germination process. Starting them in pots in good potting soil indoors saves the plants from being eaten as soon as they push up.
@passingfancy (92)
• United States
17 Nov 08
I have grown countless things from seed... yes, including cannabis. Seed beds like to be kept moist and if they dry out you will most likely lose them. I have had the best results planting them in cardboard egg cartons, 2 or 3 seeds in each compartment, soaking them real well, and then covering them with some plastic film to keep the humidity up. They don't dry out as quickly either. Then I lift the plastic and spray the soil with water out of a spray bottle every day. If you've got good seeds that is practically a fool proof method!
@lou_66 (909)
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18 Nov 08
was it difficult to grow the cannabis plants and is that illegal where you come from from.
certain types can be grown in my country providing they do not have a narcotic effect on people if they were to smoke them.
people do still grow it though, especially in their attics.
maybe my problem was poor quality seeds because i watered them regularly.
thanks for responding
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@passingfancy (92)
• United States
18 Nov 08
Yes, it was easy to grow the cannabis, and I am sorry to say that yes, it is considered 'illegal' to grow it where I live. I believe that if certain people do not like a plant that grows naturally in this world that they should take it up with whoever created this world. It is none of their business to try to tell other people what they may or may not do with nature's bounty.
And yeah, if you kept your seed beds moist and in a warm and well lit area and they still did not sprout it was probably due to infertile seeds. Better luck next time!
@katkat (2378)
• Philippines
18 Nov 08
I don't know that cactus has a seed. Anyway I have tried to grow plants from a seed for my science project. Some plants that I have grown from a seed are tomato, young corn and lettuce. Most of them are vegetables but I have a mango tree and avocado that I grew from a seed and now they are a medium size tree plant in our province.
