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SeedChat Thanks for joining us tonight. Feel free to stick around and chat. See y'all next week off to make the schedule.#seedchat -9:00 PM May 30th, 2012
jchapstk Considering the distance some pollinators cover, I think ten feet is an illusion. Bagging, if I want to be sure.#seedchat -9:01 PM May 30th, 2012 SeedChat @SolakNC That's a tough one. So many critters it could be. What do you have roaming your garden? #seedchat-9:00 PM May 30th, 2012
CristinaGardens Gr8! RT @MorainePains: @SeedChat A minimum of 10 feet apart. Some say 3 feet is okay... but 10 feet has worked for me. #Seedchat -8:58 PM May 30th, 2012
SeedChat #seedchat RT @MorainePains: @SeedChat A minimum of 10 feet apart. Some say 3 feet is okay... but 10 feet has worked for me. -8:57 PM May 30th, 2012 SeedChat @jchapstk Never thought of seed tape as being a tool of enabling gardening. Cool! #seedchat -8:56 PM May 30th, 2012 jchapstk I know folks who like seed paper or seed tape because they have dexterity issues handling small seeds. So it works well. #seedchat -8:54 PM May 30th, 2012
HomeGrownFun RT @sky_christensen: On seed paper - Had fun creating seed paper kits and selling them over Christmas thru Mom's Day #seedchat -8:52 PM May 30th, 2012
MrBrownThumb @SolakNC @jchapstk Now that y'all mention it: my basil doesn't seem to cross even though I stuff them in the same spot. #seedchat -8:52 PM May 30th, 2012 jchapstk Peppers have so many fans and the race to make the hottest one has left few stones unturned. #seedchat -8:52 PM May 30th, 2012
jchapstk I'm thinking I should hand pollinate a few to see how it turns out. #seedchat -8:50 PM May 30th, 2012 CristinaGardens Crop-dependent, isn't? RT @SeedChat: Have any recommendations for spacing plants to minimize cross-pollinating? #Seedchat -8:50 PM May 30th, 2012
SolakNC So,what would eat all 12 of my Marketmore76 cukes at ground level, yet leave all 12 Straight 8's planted in the same row? #seedchat -8:49 PM May 30th, 2012 jchapstk @SolakNC Yeah, I was just thinking that some plants prefer to self-pollinate. Don't remember which ones. #seedchat-8:48 PM May 30th, 2012 SolakNC @jchapstk I may be wrong, but I think one time@xitomatl said that peppers come back 95% pure to their strain - self polinate well #seedchat -8:46 PM May 30th, 2012 MrBrownThumb @jchapstk A cross between a Russian Mammoth and something like a Chocolate Cherry would be striking!#seedchat -8:46 PM May 30th, 2012 MrBrownThumb @jchapstk I mean, in theory it should be super easy. But it doesn't seem to happen naturally in my garden. One day I'll try it. #seedchat -8:45 PM May 30th, 2012 jchapstk @MrBrownThumb I never thought about crossing sunflowers. So many varieties already. Stairstepped them one year. Nice effect. #seedchat -8:44 PM May 30th, 2012 jchapstk @Sky_Christensen turns out it's open forum tonight also, so off topic is cool. #seedchat -8:43 PM May 30th, 2012
Sky_Christensen @jchapstk Oh cool. Sorry if that was a bit off topic. First time chillin over with the #seedchat folks. -8:42 PM May 30th, 2012 jchapstk @SolakNC never seen any crosses. The seeds seem to always come true. #seedchat -8:41 PM May 30th, 2012 MrBrownThumb @SeedChat I always wanted my giant sunflowers to cross with the darker varieties. Don't know why giant & dark blooms not avail. #seedchat -8:40 PM May 30th, 2012 SolakNC @jchapstk You wouldn't notice the cross in the current crop. It would show up from plants of the saved seeds of this yr's crop #seedchat -8:40 PM May 30th, 2012 jchapstk I'm surprised my peppers don't cross. I do tend to grow many kinds. Hots, sweets, pretty colors, shapes.#seedchat -8:38 PM May 30th, 2012 SeedChat Gourds planted by @homegrownfun in same row is making me wonder: have you accidentally created any new crosses in your garden? #seedchat -8:38 PM May 30th, 2012 HomeGrownFun Love it! RT @mrbrownthumb: @jchapstk It will be a loofah with its own handle. #seedchat -8:35 PM May 30th, 2012 jchapstk @HomeGrownFun hahaha! How much wine will it hold? Sponges hold a lot of liquid. #seedchat -8:35 PM May 30th, 2012 MrBrownThumb @HomeGrownFun @jchapstk It will be a loofah with its own handle. #seedchat -8:34 PM May 30th, 2012 HomeGrownFun Thanks @jchapstk ~ now, why didn't I think of that! : ) Might result in a tall, bottle-shaped sponge!#seedchat -8:33 PM May 30th, 2012 SeedChat Have any recommendations for spacing plants to minimize cross-pollinating? #seedchat -8:33 PM May 30th, 2012