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mander0017
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Ok, first...thanks to anyone who reads this and can offer help.
I decided to try growing some VFTs this fall....but I wanted to do it from scratch myself, so I bought some seeds online.
The first batch went pretty bad...in large part because I used tap water. The second time around, I caught some rain water (on one of the few rainy days here in Phx).
I planted the seeds in mid November. I have them in a large rectangular plastic pot (6 in X 18 in), of which I would say there are about 30 seeds. The entire pot consists of peat moss. In mid December, I moved the pot from under my patio (where its dark and doesnt get light) to out near the pool where it gets plenty of sun. Since then, I believe the peat moss have come to life because the surface of the pot has turned green (and im 95% sure its not any sort of mold).
The pot is covered by a white trash bag to keep the moisture in, but allow some light to enter. I have not had to water the pot very much, as the bag does a fantastic job of keeping the moisture in. I would say, for the most part, it has not been any colder than 45 degrees or any warmer than 80 degrees since I planted them.
Can anyone give me advice as to what I did or an doing wrong? I just got myself 100 more seeds to give it one more shot. I was thinking I would just put some of the seeds Im getting into the pot right now, to see how that works out. Is there another way I should go about this before putting the seeds in a pot such as the one I am using? Do I just live in a climate that is not inducive to growing VFTs? (I live in AZ).
Thanks for your time.
Matt
I decided to try growing some VFTs this fall....but I wanted to do it from scratch myself, so I bought some seeds online.
The first batch went pretty bad...in large part because I used tap water. The second time around, I caught some rain water (on one of the few rainy days here in Phx).
I planted the seeds in mid November. I have them in a large rectangular plastic pot (6 in X 18 in), of which I would say there are about 30 seeds. The entire pot consists of peat moss. In mid December, I moved the pot from under my patio (where its dark and doesnt get light) to out near the pool where it gets plenty of sun. Since then, I believe the peat moss have come to life because the surface of the pot has turned green (and im 95% sure its not any sort of mold).
The pot is covered by a white trash bag to keep the moisture in, but allow some light to enter. I have not had to water the pot very much, as the bag does a fantastic job of keeping the moisture in. I would say, for the most part, it has not been any colder than 45 degrees or any warmer than 80 degrees since I planted them.
Can anyone give me advice as to what I did or an doing wrong? I just got myself 100 more seeds to give it one more shot. I was thinking I would just put some of the seeds Im getting into the pot right now, to see how that works out. Is there another way I should go about this before putting the seeds in a pot such as the one I am using? Do I just live in a climate that is not inducive to growing VFTs? (I live in AZ).
Thanks for your time.
Matt