Gardener Reacts to Plant Hacks That. Actually Work!
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Date: 2022-07-18
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glossaria2
SO much wrong with that pine cone hack.
The first cone is green-- that's not ripe. You are NOT going to AGE a green cone by sticking it in an oven (and you'll make a mess of your oven, because, hello, pine sap. Collect cones in autumn when they're beginning to open, and just store it in a dry warm place for a few days until the scales pop open. (Only a few species (like jack pine or lodgepole) require heat for opening-- those have what are called serotinous cones that are sealed with resin that needs to be melted for them to open.
Shake out the seeds, perform a float test for viability (the good ones float, and then, depending on species, you'll probably need to cold-stratify them for 2-3 months before you can plant them. Then stick them shallowly in rich soil, water, and wait another couple of months. If you're lucky, you'll have a pine seedling.
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SO much wrong with that pine cone hack.
The first cone is green-- that's not ripe. You are NOT going to AGE a green cone by sticking it in an oven (and you'll make a mess of your oven, because, hello, pine sap. Collect cones in autumn when they're beginning to open, and just store it in a dry warm place for a few days until the scales pop open. (Only a few species (like jack pine or lodgepole) require heat for opening-- those have what are called serotinous cones that are sealed with resin that needs to be melted for them to open.
Shake out the seeds, perform a float test for viability (the good ones float, and then, depending on species, you'll probably need to cold-stratify them for 2-3 months before you can plant them. Then stick them shallowly in rich soil, water, and wait another couple of months. If you're lucky, you'll have a pine seedling.
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Gdawg
Sanseveria are a slower grower. They are prone to rot when propagating. If you have ideal greenhouse conditions, i imagine pretty much any way will work. but in a houseplant situation, rooting hormone and a mix of moss and pearlite is good as long as you maintain moisture and monitor to stay ahead of any rot. Thats a little faster than water, but i get less rot in water. So its not really a one size fits all. Division is actually best if youve got a mature plant because an already established root structure will start to send up new shoots much much faster and increase your bulk of the plant than taking a few pieces off the mother plant and trying to beef up your pot full that way. if that makes sense
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Sanseveria are a slower grower. They are prone to rot when propagating. If you have ideal greenhouse conditions, i imagine pretty much any way will work. but in a houseplant situation, rooting hormone and a mix of moss and pearlite is good as long as you maintain moisture and monitor to stay ahead of any rot. Thats a little faster than water, but i get less rot in water. So its not really a one size fits all. Division is actually best if youve got a mature plant because an already established root structure will start to send up new shoots much much faster and increase your bulk of the plant than taking a few pieces off the mother plant and trying to beef up your pot full that way. if that makes sense
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Daniel
pEaT mOSs iS bAd FoR tHe EnvIRoNmENt. You wish to give ANY reason as to WHY buddy? No? I'll give it. The reason some folks think it is bad for the environment, is because it is being pulled out of old peat moss bogs that have been around gor centuries. and have been in use as such for centuries as well. They also claim that that farming it is destructive to certain microbes that grow there. So, sure, it might be. But it's also SIGNIFICANTLY CHEAPER!
2 cubic foot bag of Sphagnum Peat Moss = about $9 per bag.
2 cubic foot bag of Coconut Coir. = between $30 - $50 PER BAG!
NO. JUST NO.
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pEaT mOSs iS bAd FoR tHe EnvIRoNmENt. You wish to give ANY reason as to WHY buddy? No? I'll give it. The reason some folks think it is bad for the environment, is because it is being pulled out of old peat moss bogs that have been around gor centuries. and have been in use as such for centuries as well. They also claim that that farming it is destructive to certain microbes that grow there. So, sure, it might be. But it's also SIGNIFICANTLY CHEAPER!
2 cubic foot bag of Sphagnum Peat Moss = about $9 per bag.
2 cubic foot bag of Coconut Coir. = between $30 - $50 PER BAG!
NO. JUST NO.
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Cha$m
The oyster mushroom one made me want to slurp amotoxins, they obviously just used a spore syringe/liquid culture syringe. If someone really wanted to grow the store bought mushrooms using only the mushrooms a spore swab/print is so cheap and easy, i dont know how resiliant oysters are as i grow cubes and thus sterilize every thing that goes into their growth (vermiculite, syringe tip, LC jars, agar dishes, distilled water etc) but if they are any similar to oystets mold will probably reach the mycelium before they fruit
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The oyster mushroom one made me want to slurp amotoxins, they obviously just used a spore syringe/liquid culture syringe. If someone really wanted to grow the store bought mushrooms using only the mushrooms a spore swab/print is so cheap and easy, i dont know how resiliant oysters are as i grow cubes and thus sterilize every thing that goes into their growth (vermiculite, syringe tip, LC jars, agar dishes, distilled water etc) but if they are any similar to oystets mold will probably reach the mycelium before they fruit
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Adam
3: 13 As a forestry student I can say, that this isn't what actual pine seedlings look like. Here they just took some twigs and let only needles on the ends. Same thing is about the earlier phase of seedling, when it really doesn't look like grass or pine needles. Anyway, germing from cone is somewhat possible to some extend, I've even seen tiny seedling on a cone few times, but it's alot about coincidence, because the seed has to have dormance long enough to germ at the point, when the cone slowly starts decomposing.
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3: 13 As a forestry student I can say, that this isn't what actual pine seedlings look like. Here they just took some twigs and let only needles on the ends. Same thing is about the earlier phase of seedling, when it really doesn't look like grass or pine needles. Anyway, germing from cone is somewhat possible to some extend, I've even seen tiny seedling on a cone few times, but it's alot about coincidence, because the seed has to have dormance long enough to germ at the point, when the cone slowly starts decomposing.
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Mara
Hi Kevin I have a question for you, since youre the specialist in gardening.
I have a garden now 5 huge vegetable beds, made in wood.
But I will be moving and of course I will start a new garden.
Garden is part of my life, I cant live without garden and dogs.
Whats is your advice for me, building a new garden with the metal box like the ones you have or in wood again?
Which one is more easy and affordable?
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Hi Kevin I have a question for you, since youre the specialist in gardening.
I have a garden now 5 huge vegetable beds, made in wood.
But I will be moving and of course I will start a new garden.
Garden is part of my life, I cant live without garden and dogs.
Whats is your advice for me, building a new garden with the metal box like the ones you have or in wood again?
Which one is more easy and affordable?
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TayTayTygerr
You're editing is amazing.
I randomly found you while looking up tips for my plants. I'm currently growing multiple tomato plants, green onion, Lettuce, Celery, Cilantro, oregano, parsley, and way to many vine and succulent variants.
This might be my new morning show while I have my coffee!
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You're editing is amazing.
I randomly found you while looking up tips for my plants. I'm currently growing multiple tomato plants, green onion, Lettuce, Celery, Cilantro, oregano, parsley, and way to many vine and succulent variants.
This might be my new morning show while I have my coffee!
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Kitcalyx
I can confirm that chamomile teabags do sprout, then self seed. for over twelve years. In poor soil and it was completely unintentional. I was using a used teabag to cover the holes at the bottom of a railing balcony planter that I eventually forgot about and it just cared for itself, with rainwater.
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I can confirm that chamomile teabags do sprout, then self seed. for over twelve years. In poor soil and it was completely unintentional. I was using a used teabag to cover the holes at the bottom of a railing balcony planter that I eventually forgot about and it just cared for itself, with rainwater.
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Naomi
I think that hole in the plastic bottle was made with the whatever we spay type thing hand sprayed I forgot the real name anyway I think it's made by heating the tip of that and then it basically cuts the plastic with heat and that's why it's smooth I don't know for certain but believe that's it
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I think that hole in the plastic bottle was made with the whatever we spay type thing hand sprayed I forgot the real name anyway I think it's made by heating the tip of that and then it basically cuts the plastic with heat and that's why it's smooth I don't know for certain but believe that's it
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diana
Kevin this hack at growing mushrooms, while is inefficient as the kit is cheaper, is the only way I can grow mushrooms. The kit is not readily available to me and because of importation laws, would be confiscated and held for observation never to be returned. I really appreciate this hack.
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Kevin this hack at growing mushrooms, while is inefficient as the kit is cheaper, is the only way I can grow mushrooms. The kit is not readily available to me and because of importation laws, would be confiscated and held for observation never to be returned. I really appreciate this hack.
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Megan
I don't know if the ginger thing works, but yes, hydrogen peroxide can be a plant hormone. It works to make many plants' seeds germinate faster or more predictably, if the dilution is right. Too high a concentration can overwhelm the plant's antioxidant capacity and burn the plant/seed.
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I don't know if the ginger thing works, but yes, hydrogen peroxide can be a plant hormone. It works to make many plants' seeds germinate faster or more predictably, if the dilution is right. Too high a concentration can overwhelm the plant's antioxidant capacity and burn the plant/seed.
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Charl
Green onion hack explanation-shovel was most likely heated to melt the plastic as they turned it, judging by the discoloration of the tip of the shovel. I might be wrong, just my guess. I also agree, why do it that way? lol. Someone might have a reason, not me though.
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Green onion hack explanation-shovel was most likely heated to melt the plastic as they turned it, judging by the discoloration of the tip of the shovel. I might be wrong, just my guess. I also agree, why do it that way? lol. Someone might have a reason, not me though.
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Jean
To be fair, I tossed ONE half rotten honking sweet potato into my garden and ended up training the vines around to harvest 56 lbs of potatoes six months later in the year XD So. it does work, even if you don't have to do it that way.
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To be fair, I tossed ONE half rotten honking sweet potato into my garden and ended up training the vines around to harvest 56 lbs of potatoes six months later in the year XD So. it does work, even if you don't have to do it that way.
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Diana
Had a Japanese sweet potato sprout on one end before I was ready to cook it, so I cut that end off, split it up between the slips, and stuck them in a pot of soil. I'm looking forward to seeing how they do in my garden this year!
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Had a Japanese sweet potato sprout on one end before I was ready to cook it, so I cut that end off, split it up between the slips, and stuck them in a pot of soil. I'm looking forward to seeing how they do in my garden this year!
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