Project Spring 2014

[Hamad Ahmed Kisana]

Ohh..wonderfull DIY idea...it is fantastic.i am trying to prepare newspaper pots.thanks for introducing.

[Tahir Khan]

Nice paper pot idea..it will save a lot of cost in buying seedling pots.
Looking at the coral drop progress..i think i may also plant mine today

[Farhan Ahmed]

In my little experience no seed starting container can match the goodness of ground. Good drainage, good water retention, ability to stand full sun and so on, however two lean aspects are seeds getting lost in hard crust and damping off due fungus. Now one way is to replace at-least 2 inch top soil with good sowing media or we can innovate a little by making small plugs in soil, filled with material such as compost or peat moss. This way we can save on media.

Soil is raked fine with peat moss plugs.


Hollyhock seeds are quite hardy and will germinate in any ordinary garden soil.

[rafique]

Nice idea to use news paper for germination. Good progress of Freesia and Coral dorps.

Farhan sb did you use the clear plastic sheet to cover the seed pot till the start of germination or let them as it without covering?

[Farhan Ahmed]

No yet, later as watering requirement these days is higher, i am not sure if once watering and covering with plastic would suffice

[rafique]

me tried two pots marry gold inca last week. seed germination success was about 80%. Seeds germinated within three days without need of any additional water. Today sowed four more pots of frech marry gold and covered again. Hoping for good germination?

[rafique]

pots were placed under shade not in direct sun.

[Farhan Ahmed]

The Fable Begins

Today,Autumnal equinoxes marks the very first day of fall as well as the beginning of an arduous journey. Can a tale be glorious without quagmire......No, adversity brings glory. Dark clouds, blazing winds, sight of a pest and a struggling sprout.

Reminiscing past, today i felt it was way less romantic and less melodramatic. But Be-hold it all came right at the beginning. Loving it, it is as it used to be....
Cold breeze & rain drops signals the last of summer. Seeds can go in now....

[Hamad Ahmed Kisana]

yeah...we say welcome to autumn ...i felt it because today my morning glories started blooming again after 3 months of summer.so it is start of a new gardening season.we are ready to travel virtually with you in this gardening season or in your words FABLE...greetings of autumn

[saqib]

very nice idea , making plug holes in ground to save sowing media , but newly emerged seedling might be knocked off by cats or some other insects