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Questions tagged [sprouting]

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Will garlic that sprouted on the shelf produce new cloves?

At a farm market this Spring I saw a display of garlic (hard-neck, if it matters) for sale that had started to sprout. The leaf-blades were at least an inch past the ends of the tip of the cloves and I wondered, would it still be possible to plant…
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How to prevent creation of mold while sprouting wheatgrass indoors?

I'm sprouting wheat grass indoors and its growing pretty well. I've been following video's that I've seen on YouTube to sprout it. The problem I have is that I've reached the stage that I remove the lid for the grass to start getting sunlight and I…
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How long does it take for mint sprouts to grow true leaves?

I have planted some mint seeds in a couple of pots and fortunately they germinated within a reasonable length of time (4 or 5 days, if I remember correctly). But the sprouts are somehow slow to grow: it is a week now but they seem to grow very…
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Is there a difference between seeds that are for planting vs sprouting? If so, what are they?

Title is the question, question is close this one, however there might be more information available specifically for planting. The price and quantity of sprouting seeds seem to, by and large, have significant differences, spouting seeds usually…
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Sprouting dried avocado pit

The first time I tried sprouting an avocado, I got a tree that lived in a pot for about 4 years. Ever since then I have not been able to get a pit to sprout. I have 5 pits that someone saved for me last year and I'm going to give them a try. However…
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Is there any way to keep cats away from indoor sprouts?

It's been a problem all spring. I have my sprouts that I want to plant in the garden, but living in Canada, it's better to sprout them inside to then plant them outside when it stops having freezing temperatures at night. But my cats have a big…
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What are little hairs around sprout just above the soil?

I started sprouts of radishes. I took 3 coffee paper cups, filled them with soil, put 1 seed in each cup and watered a litte bit. After few days all 3 radishes sprouted but 1 of them has white little hairs just above the soil. What are those hairs…
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Self seeded oak sprouts, want to safely relocate to see if they will take

I have several self seeded oak sprouts under our pine trees. I know they can't stay there at the roots of the large pines. But want to see if the tree sprouts will grow we have 2 1/2 acres & would love more large trees to grow. Can I transplant to…
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Approximately how long will it take for sunchoke to appear after planting?

Approximately how long does it take for sunchoke to go from planting to sprouting above the ground?
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Chilli sprouts are too close together. Should I start culling them?

I literally just sprinkled some chilli seeds into an unused pot with potting mix. They have all started sprouting. I didn't really know what I was doing, so I think they are too close together. I am only looking to get 1-2 plants. There are over 20…
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Why do I need special microgreen seeds?

I'd like to start growing microgreens indoors. Why do I need to buy specific microgreen seeds? Why can't I use seeds that I'd plant in my garden? It seems like a marketing gimmick to me.
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What should I do next after removing three

My yard has severe root sucker problem, it's like the picture on 30% of my yard. so I decided to take the tree down (stump not removed yet), but after that, I don't know what should I do next to get rid of the problem. I have 2 options in my…
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Can a newly sprouted avocado pit survive despite dehydration?

This may be a weird question, but maybe somebody has any advice. I had success with growing an avocado plant by suspending an avocado pit in water. The roots started growing about 2 weeks ago - after months of waiting. I was out of town over the…
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Plum seeds won't sprout

i've been trying to grow some wild plums from seed. They've spent two months in the fridge in a ziplock bag with some perlite and a bit of water, after that i've cracked them and placed the seeds in a wet paper towel. I dunked them beforehand in…
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Sprouting: sprouting seeds vs. beans from grocery store

I came across an article about sprouting and I found it interesting and decided to give it a try. I bought specialized sprouting seeds and my girlfriend asked me why I was buying such seeds when she could just get much more beans for cheaper at…
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