Comments on: It’s Seed-starting Time!

By: Valerie G

Valerie G — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 05:21:36 +0000

Hey there Floret team – So if I put 2 seeds per cell and they both germinate do I cut one off (because trying to separate them is impossible) or do I let them fight it out and the dominant plant wins?

By: BriAnn, Team Floret

BriAnn, Team Floret — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 14:16:08 +0000

In reply to Janus Marais. When seed starting, we water by hand but once they've been planted into the ground we have drip irrigation to water the roots.

By: Janus Marais

Janus Marais — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 10:34:52 +0000

Hello team Floret!

Curious to hear whether you water all your seedlings by hand or whether you’ve installed a misting/fogger system?

We’d like to install foggers in our greenhouse for irrigation and temperature control (based in warm South Africa), but are concerned that the low hanging grow lights might result in uneaven watering of the seedlings.

Take care
Janus and Yvette

By: Team Floret

Team Floret — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 00:29:39 +0000

In reply to Janie.

Hi Janie, Thanks for asking about the lights. It’s just the basic fluorescent ballast from the hardware store. We list this in our Seed Starting 101 Mini-Course, which will be released in February. You may sign up for it here: https://workshop.floretflowers.com/2023-winter-mini-course-opt-in

By: Janie

Janie — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 03:35:12 +0000

What kind of lights is Erin using if she recommends 3” away from plants? I have a 5T 4 foot long & 4 tubes grow light. The manufacturer says place the light 12-18” high from the seedlings. I placed them 3” and my plants were burning on this set up and even so on my 2 foot 2 bulb 5T. My Stock seedlings leaves are curling at 18” high.

By: tw

tw — Sat, 24 Dec 2022 13:19:39 +0000

With the help of your tutorials and book, I tackled adding a cutting garden to my yard last year to have an abundance of cut flowers to fill my home. I had never started seeds before. Everything made it into the ground after the last frost and flourished throughout the growing season thanks to your generosity of knowledge. Thank you so much. I would have never attempted such a thing with the level of success without your encouragement and kindness. Although everything did manage to flower; I did end up having problems with aphids on the cosmos which I had started too early and were leggy to begin with. So, don’t get me wrong, it was a perfect endeavor, but it has made me ebullient to try again this year with some seed revisions and additions. Thank you so very much.

By: BriAnn Boots

BriAnn Boots — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 14:28:45 +0000

In reply to Rosa Mawyin. If your seedlings are too leggy and fall over, it's too late to save them, however, if they're still upright then I'd suggest placing fluorescent lights set several inches above them, fill the seed tray with more seed starting soil (if there's room) to help support the stems, and have a fan gently blowing on them to help build their strength. I hope this helps!

By: Rosa Mawyin

Rosa Mawyin — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 12:46:31 +0000

I started zinnia seeds about 2-1/2 weeks ago and they are all very leggy and spindly. I started them on cell trays and once they had germinated, I put the trays near a window. I guess that was my mistake as they all grew really leggy. I moved them away form the window and used lamps instead, but I can’t reverse the mistake. Is there anything I can do now? Will the plants survive? It is my first time starting anything from seeds and was really exited for my zinnias to grow.
Help! Thank you

By: Eden

Eden — Tue, 03 Aug 2021 09:09:43 +0000

You know what I have learned about seedings? Is they have expirations too? Local gardener told me they must be kept seeled to preserve them. Please someone correct me if this is wrong.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Sun, 21 Mar 2021 05:30:31 +0000

I’m confused on how far away I should put my LED lights from my plants. I know this article says 2in but in other articles you say farther away if you use LED lights. I have two 250 watts 5000 luman LED lights per shelf. How far from my plants should I keep them?