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Post by Shawn on Jan 22, 2019 16:41:50 GMT -5
I will be starting some Cilantro in paper towels tomorrow. I will decide where to put them later. Most likely in my Kitchen Harvest but want to get them rooted first.
I will place a date in the subject line after I get them started.
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Post by Shawn on Jan 25, 2019 12:59:30 GMT -5
Never got these started, hope to by the end of the weekend. There was a bit of an emergency the other day and I hope it is winding down.
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Post by Shawn on Jan 25, 2019 13:45:22 GMT -5
While I am thinking of it and have some time to do it, I have placed three seeds per paper towel. Both are in zippies. These will be placed on top of the bounty hoods for heat until Sunday. Then they will be placed on top of my Harvest hood. Botanical Interests Sabor Cilantro and Renee's Slo-Bolt Cilantro. I still have 4 other ventors but wanted to try two I never did before.
More if and when something happens.
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Post by Shawn on Feb 1, 2019 13:18:31 GMT -5
A few of the seeds are opening and about to root.
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Post by Shawn on Feb 5, 2019 11:05:32 GMT -5
All the seeds are opening but none have sprouted yet. I decided to place them in pods (2 seeds per pod, two pods). These are temporarily housed in the Sweet Garden Bounty.
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Post by Shawn on Feb 11, 2019 6:53:39 GMT -5
Renees is taking root, the Botanical Interests are still trying.
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Post by orangetabbys on Feb 11, 2019 13:13:52 GMT -5
Is this generally the best way to start cilantro? I put a few seeds into a pod and have two sprouts close to the dome but upon taking it off they lost their stength. They dont seem to be growing any more now.
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Post by Shawn on Feb 11, 2019 13:31:10 GMT -5
Sometimes I find that they germinate in the pod while others do best started in a paper towel.
Also I have tried a LOT of different vendors cilantro and found that Burpee germinates the best.
How long ago did you remove the domes?
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Post by orangetabbys on Feb 11, 2019 13:36:51 GMT -5
It was like two days ago and after several hours came back to them drooping so i put it back on.
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Post by Shawn on Feb 11, 2019 13:52:58 GMT -5
It was like two days ago and after several hours came back to them drooping so i put it back on.
Hmmm, can you post a picture?
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Post by orangetabbys on Feb 11, 2019 13:58:26 GMT -5
Upon inspection I'm noticing some algae on the sponge. I dont think these are gonna make it.  |
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Post by Shawn on Feb 11, 2019 14:03:23 GMT -5
Upon inspection I'm noticing some algae on the sponge. I dont think these are gonna make it.
I am not too concerned about the algae. But what bothers me is the brown on the leaves. Even with that the one that is standing looks like there is growth starting in the center. I would keep that one but take out the other one.
Let me ask you, what else are you growing in this unit? How much nutes are you giving it? Is the water warm?
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Post by orangetabbys on Feb 11, 2019 14:11:17 GMT -5
I have a basil thats established and some green onion. Givong nutes for 6 pod harvest. Water temp is 80.7...holy cow gonna say this is prolly way high.
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Post by Shawn on Feb 11, 2019 14:17:15 GMT -5
I have a basil thats established and some green onion. Givong nutes for 6 pod harvest. Water temp is 80.7...holy cow gonna say this is prolly way high.
I would add ice cubes to the water. If the water is water to the touch with your finger add ice. AS for nutes, I always give less the recommended nutes, but that is just me.
Try adding ice first.
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Post by Shawn on Feb 16, 2019 7:50:51 GMT -5
The Renee's Cilantro has been housed in the Kitchen Harvest. Waiting to see if the Botanical Interests seeds germinate.
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Post by Shawn on Mar 4, 2019 6:04:10 GMT -5
The Botanical Interests seeds never germinated. I am going to start some more but this time I will try to germinate the Botanical Interest (again), MI Gardener and my go to Burpee.
We will see who germinates first and flourishes. So the germination test begins in paper towels today.
So if you were a betting person, which one(s) are you rooting for?
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Post by Shawn on Mar 7, 2019 14:57:25 GMT -5
As I stated in the last post I am going to see how these germinate.
So as of today. .. three days ago I placed seeds in paper towels to germinate.
The Burpee has roots coming out the seed shell. The Botanical Interests shells are softening and starting to open. The MI Gardener while wet has not really softened or is starting to show the seed seams.
So as I thought the Burpee has not failed and will continue to be one of my Go To's. I need to try this with Park vs Johnny's  |
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Post by Shawn on Mar 11, 2019 10:00:41 GMT -5
The Cilantro now has a home. I placed the Botanical Interest and Burpee pods in a Harvest. I also took the Cilantro from my Kitchen and placed it in the Harvest as well.
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Post by MaryL on Mar 12, 2019 17:56:16 GMT -5
I tried your Burpee cilantro and agree- I had better luck with it. Is it under “Highly Recommended”?
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Post by Shawn on Mar 12, 2019 18:09:44 GMT -5
I tried your Burpee cilantro and agree- I had better luck with it. Is it under “Highly Recommended”?
No, I guess we should put it there.
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