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I had a MALLI most experienced and learned of the lot. But he was a real mullah when it came to gardening. He was reluctant to sow seeds and would rather buy seedling. His sowing was usually a failure. Getting rid of him I tried my hand in germination of seeds and what a success it is.
My germination mix was, cured Cow dung manure 1 part, leaf compost 1 part, old pot soil 2parts, Kairy (broken bricks 1-2mm) 2 parts and coconut husk 2parts.
I filled the trays ½ Cm short and drenched them with water. Placed 2mm of coco coir on top placed the seeds and covered them with 2mm of coir, last step was spraying water and later watering it whenever the coir turned from dark brown to light brown. When true leaves appeared I gradually increased the exposure to sun and started feeding them with Pot. Nitrate 1Gm in 3 Litters of water.
As my beds were not ready I was forced to keep them in trays so I started feeding them with diluted NPK 2-1-2.


Germination 99%

Congratulations Brig. sb. such beautiful and healthy zinnias..

Happy Gardening.

Congratulations Brig Sb.
The plants are really healthy.But mixture for germination is difficult to make.

congratulations brigd sb.the plants are healthy

nice and healthy , would love to see them blooming

I sowed Zinnia, Cosmos, Vinca, Ipomea, Double SunFlower, Maribalis, Balsom, Mimosa, Kochia and pentas. Pentas was a complete failure the rest germinated 95%

Sir, Pentas take longer time to germinate comparatively, they will sprout inshaAllah.

Izhar, thank you I hope they do. I have also planted some day lilly seeds Gifted to me by a forum friend from USA.

Daylilies will be out in a week but some may take a month..