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Questions tagged [sprouting]

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Why are the leaves of my Lemon sprout turning yellowish?

I successfully sprouted a lemon seed but after a month it stopped growing and its leaves started turning yellow. I was using heavy nitrogen fertilizer, so that can't be the problem. Then I tried some fertilizer with magnesium, since I thought that…
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I accidentally froze my papaya seeds, how will it affect them?

I scooped out a bunch of seeds from a fresh papaya (a very good one, seems like prime genetic material). I didn't have time to clean them right away, so I put them in the fridge to prevent the pieces of pulp and sarcotesta around them from…
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Should young citrus (kumquat) seedlings be kept under direct sunlight or indirect sunlight?

After the seeds have sprouted, should the initial stem and cotyledons be kept under direct sunlight or indirect sunlight, assuming watering once a day? At what stage should they be moved to direct sunlight, if at all?
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Why seeds from the same citrus (kumquat) tree produce different sprouts?

I've sprouted two kumquat seeds from the same tree. One sprout looks very green and "healthy", with considerable cotyledons, while the other is very pale, with tiny cotyledons, that aren't growing any more. What could be the reason for the…
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What kind of plant is this? It looks like a tomato plant but I'm not sure that's what it is

What kind of plant is this seedling? I've been told it looks like a tomato plant but I'm not sure that's what it is. It's been growing for about a month and a half.
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How do I prevent oak trees from sprouting on lawn?

How do I control sprouting throughout the lawn about four feet all around?
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New fig trees seemed dead; now sprouting from the base. Any special treatment?

We planted two Chicago Hardy fig trees here in DC last fall, but we planted them a bit late, and had an early freeze and a cold winter overall. They were each a single stalk of about 18-24" (45-60 cm) and had several leaves, which fell off when the…
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Can someone help me identify this bonsai sprout?

I planted it from a Bonsai kit. The seed packet is labeled as Black Pine seeds but, in comparison to photos online, these sprouts seem suspicious. Another sprout came up, it looks more like a pine seed! The initial sprout got tall.
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Why did my Agave plants stop growing shortly after sprouting?

I planted some agave seeds about two months ago, which sprouted into 4 or 5 little 0.5 to 1 inch sprouts within a couple of weeks. However, they haven't grown at all since then. I water them about 1/3 as often as I water my other plants, which seems…
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Sprouting seeds causes fluffy white mold

I'm trying to sprout a seed mix for inclusion in salads, which is sometimes called "microgreens". According to my seed bag, I'm sprouting a mix of broccoli, radish, alfalfa and clover. I keep getting white fluffy mold on the sprouts, as shown in the…
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Starting Iris Seeds Indoors

I placed some bearded iris seeds in moistened commercially produced starting/potting mix at the end of January and placed them in the refrigerator. Per some instructions I had found on YouTube, I allowed them to sit in the fridge for about 6 weeks.…
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How to plant the bean sprout efficiently?

I am thinking of raising the bean sprout myself but do not how where to start. I did a search on Google and the easiest way is to use a plastic bottle and then raise the seed inside. After 3 days, cut the bottleneck and get the bean sprouts.…
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How to soak and sprout hazelnuts?

I have a few hazelnuts. How do I germinate them? What should I pay attention to? I would appreciate it if you could help.
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Why is my mango seed turning green but not sprouting?

I planted a mango seed six weeks ago, the seed itself turned green and it seems to me I can see a root forming down into the soil. Yet after all this time there is no sprout coming up. I'm a bit afraid to take it out of the soil and damaging the…
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Tender fuchsias not coming back to life after overwintering

I have a collection of fuchsias, which are marketed as non-hardy so I have overwintered them dormant by removing all the greenery, pruning them hard and keeping them in the shed. I am in the UK and the winter has been quite mild but with a few…
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