Hey Murphy. I say forget the wire thing for potatos also..just plant in the ground, or I am using one of my raised beds this year..I try to rotate and plant in a differnat place every year.Hopefully that discourages the bug problem. I never even tried to grow potatos in CA when I lived east of...
I'm with Wisher!!! try differant things but never put all you eggs in one basket, or plant all your seeds at one time..keep track! Then you can tell us!
I finally had room for horseradish here..I had always heard that it was really invasive..so I always warned people when they bought it bare root to plant it waaaay out away..but mine is in the confines of my vegetable garden and so far it has been very well behaved.. Since I was new to this zone...
I agree with a bunch of people on here on many differant points..I have never used lights, so I won't go there, bottom heat is wonderful..jiffy mix and pots are almost sure death.
Hardening off is very important..before you plant out..take your seedlings out side for a few hours each daY,,if...
A few years back I had a customer that badly wanted some of these walking sticks.I obtained the seeds from some obscure seed company..and tried to grow them.
I did grow them actually, but I couldn't get the height or the thickness for them to be functional, which is what this guy wanted..I had...
Its always worth a try! Don't be surprised though, if it's a hybrid and the seed won't come true..that's the mystery of plants..you just never know what will work! Good luck
I'm impressed Amy1 I had a school teacher customer that wanted cotton plants to show kids in the city where the fgiber came from for cloth..I thought that was pretty cool.
The other seedling looks to me like squash then